HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21)
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| Laid down: | July 1943 |
| Launched: | November 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 1946 |
| Status: | decomissioned 1956 |
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| Displacement: | 14,224 tons |
| Length: | 695 feet |
| Beam: | 80 feet |
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HMCS Magnificent was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Canadian Navy, in service from 1946 to 1956.
The third ship of the Majestic Class, she was built by Harland and Wolff, laid down 29 July 1943 and launched 16 November 1944. Purchased from the Royal Navy to replace Warrior, she served in a variety of roles, operating both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. She was generally referred to as the Maggie.
Her last role was as a transport during the Suez Crisis, carrying a large part of the Canadian peacekeeping force to Egypt, its vehicles parked on her deck. She was replaced by Bonaventure.
