| | Colossus Class Light Fleet Aircraft Carriers |
 | | Aircraft cranes, workshops, deck houses and defensive anti-aircraft weapons were added to the flight deck and although space was provided for aircraft deck parking, all equipment necessary to operate aircraft was absent, and consequently aircraft were hoisted aboard. |
 | | The requirement for afloat aircraft maintenance facilities, and the success of HMS Unicorn in this role, prompted her completion as an Aircraft Maintenance vessel and she was renamed Pioneer. |
 | | Upon completion in February 1945 Pioneer sailed to join the British Pacific Fleet and she was present at the Japanese surrender on Manus. |
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