"Eagle" was refitted at Devonport Dockyard from June 1954 to February 1955. In order to ease operations with jet aircraft, the ship was fitted with a 5.5 degree angled flight deck, which owing to the width of "Eagle"s flight deck, could be accommodated without major structural changes, although it required the ship's arrestor gear to be rearranged, and removal of nine Bofors guns (one Mark-6 six barrelled mount and three single mounts). A mirror landing aid was also fitted. Following work-up, "Eagle" deployed to the Mediterranean before taking part in the autumn NATO exercises in the North Atlantic. In May 1956, "Eagle" was deployed to Malta to work up for another stint in the Mediterranean Fleet.