The War Illustrated, Volume 8, No. 201, Page 646, March 2, 1945.
H.M.S. Indefatigable, Britain's newest Aircraft Carrier, was first reported in action off Sumatra on January 24 and 29, 1945, when battleships and aircraft-carriers of the British East Indies Fleet totally destroyed the Palembang refineries, source of 75 per cent of Japanese aviation fuel. The force was commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Vian, K.C.B., D.S.O., in the battleship King George V. An improved type of the Illustrious class, the Indefatigable was built at John Brown's Clydebank. With a length of over 800 feet, she is believed to carry at least 100 aircraft, besides about 2,000 officers and men. Her defensive armament is said to include sixteen 4.5-in. dual-purpose guns. Our first quadruple-screw carrier, 30,000 tons, her speed is computed at 32 knots. See also facing page. Photo, British Offical.