&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Hr.Ms._vliegkampschip_Karel_Doorman_(R81)_(2158_005371).jpg) HNLMS Karel Doorman
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Venerable |
| Ordered | 7 August 1942 |
| Builder | Cammell Laird |
| Yard number | 1126 |
| Laid down | 3 December 1942 |
| Launched | 30 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 27 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | April 1947 |
| Identification | Pennant number R63 |
| Fate | Sold to the Netherlands, 1 April 1948 |
 Netherlands | |
| Name | HNLMS Karel Doorman |
| Namesake | Karel Doorman |
| Acquired | 1 April 1948 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1948 |
| Decommissioned | 29 April 1968 |
| Refit |
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| Identification | R81 |
| Fate | Sold to Argentina, 15 October 1968 |
 Argentina | |
| Name | ARA Veinticinco de Mayo |
| Namesake | Date of the May Revolution |
| Acquired | 15 October 1968 |
| Commissioned | 12 March 1969 |
| Decommissioned | 1997 |
| Out of service | Inoperable by 1990 |
| Refit | 1969 |
| Homeport | Puerto Belgrano Naval Base |
| Identification | V-2 |
| Fate | Provided spare parts for Minas Gerais and remainder was scrapped in 2000 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Colossus-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | 19,900 tons |
| Length | 192 m (629 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 24.4 m (80 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | 40,000 shp (30 MW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Complement | 1,300 |
| Armament | 12 x Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun Anti-Aircraft guns |
HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) (Dutch: Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman (R81)) was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Formerly the British ship HMS Venerable, she was sold to the Netherlands in 1948 as a light attack carrier. In 1960, she was involved in the decolonization conflict in Western New Guinea with Indonesia. In the mid 1960s, her role was changed to anti-submarine warfare carrier and only ASW aircraft and helicopters were carried. An engine room fire took her out of service in 1968. She was sold to Argentina in 1969 and renamed ARA Veinticinco de Mayo.