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Five ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''Ark Royal''''': |
Five ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''Ark Royal''''': |
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* {{ship|English ship|Ark Royal|1587|3}}, the flagship of the [[England|English]] fleet during the [[Spanish Armada]] campaign of 1588 |
* {{ship|English ship|Ark Royal|1587|3}}, the flagship of the [[England|English]] fleet during the [[Spanish Armada]] campaign of 1588 |
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* {{HMS|Ark Royal|1914}}, |
* {{HMS|Ark Royal|1914}}, planned as freighter, built as seaplane carrier during the First World War, renamed ''Pegasus'' in 1934 |
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* {{HMS|Ark Royal|91}}, British [[aircraft carrier]] launched in 1937 |
* {{HMS|Ark Royal|91}}, British [[aircraft carrier]] launched in 1937 which participated in the [[Second World War]] and was sunk by a U-boat in 1941 |
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* {{HMS|Ark Royal|R09}}, an {{sclass |
* {{HMS|Ark Royal|R09}}, an {{sclass|Audacious|aircraft carrier|2}} launched in 1950, decommissioned in 1979 |
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* {{HMS|Ark Royal|R07}}, an {{sclass |
* {{HMS|Ark Royal|R07}}, an {{sclass|Invincible|aircraft carrier|2}}, launched in 1981, decommissioned in 2011 |
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==Battle honours== |
==Battle honours== |
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 7 May 2024
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ark Royal:
- Ark Royal (1587), the flagship of the English fleet during the Spanish Armada campaign of 1588
- HMS Ark Royal (1914), planned as freighter, built as seaplane carrier during the First World War, renamed Pegasus in 1934
- HMS Ark Royal (91), British aircraft carrier launched in 1937 which participated in the Second World War and was sunk by a U-boat in 1941
- HMS Ark Royal (R09), an Audacious-class aircraft carrier launched in 1950, decommissioned in 1979
- HMS Ark Royal (R07), an Invincible-class aircraft carrier, launched in 1981, decommissioned in 2011
Battle honours
[edit]- Armada 1588
- Cádiz 1596
- Dardanelles 1915
- Norway 1940
- Spartivento 1940
- Mediterranean 1940–1941
- Bismarck 1941
- Malta Convoys 1941
- Al Faw 2003
References
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