Keywords: HMAS Vengeance with crew forming ships name.jpg The Royal Australian Navy aircraft carrier HMAS Vengeance R71 In late 1952 Vengeance was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy as a replacement for the delayed aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne She remained in Australian waters operating as an aircraft carrier and training ship for the majority of her three-year loan and was returned to the Royal Navy in August 1955 044783 ca 1952-1955 RAN Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia HMS Vengeance R71 Aircraft carrier crews spelling out messages on flight decks Black and white photographs |