The Majestic class moved from a wartime program into Australian, Canadian, and Indian service, alongside the related Colossus family. Majestic became Melbourne, Terrible became Sydney, Hercules became Vikrant, and Powerful became Bonaventure. Magnificent retained her name, while Leviathan remained incomplete. Related hulls served the French, Dutch, Argentine, Australian, Brazilian, and Canadian navies, and some were converted for maintenance or repair work. This shared design gave regional powers an aviation capability that could join larger allied operations.
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The Majestic class across Commonwealth navies
Majestic-class hulls became Melbourne, Sydney, Vikrant, and Bonaventure, while Magnificent retained her name, showing how the wartime design spread across Commonwealth navies.