The reconstruction was completed on 21 February 1928 , and the ship spent the next several months on trials and training before she was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet to be based at Malta , in which she served from May 1928 to June 1930 . In August 1929 , the 1929 Palestine riots broke out , and '' Courageous '' was ordered to respond . When she arrived off Palestine , her air wing was disembarked to carry out operations to help to suppress the disorder . The ship was relieved from the Mediterranean by '' Glorious '' and refitted from June to August 1930 . She was assigned to the Atlantic and Home Fleets from 12 August 1930 to December 1938 , aside from a temporary attachment to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1936 . In the early 1930s , traverse arresting gear was installed and she received two hydraulic aircraft catapults on the upper flight deck before March 1934 . '' Courageous '' was refitted again between October 1935 and June 1936 with her pom-pom mounts . She was present at the Coronation Fleet Review at Spithead on 20 May 1937 for King George VI . The ship became a training carrier in December 1938 when joined the Home Fleet . She was relieved of that duty by her half-sister '' Furious '' in May 1939 . '' Courageous '' participated in the Portland Fleet Review on 9 August 1939
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
HMS Courageous (50)