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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

Armada 1588
Cádiz 1596
Dardanelles 1915
Norway 1940
Spartivento 1940
Mediterranean 1940–1941
Bismarck 1941
Malta Convoys 1941
Al Faw 2003

References

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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 Five ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''Ark Royal''''':
-*[[English ship Ark Royal (1587)|''Ark Royal'' (1587)]], 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
-*{{HMS|Ark Royal|1914}}, merchant ship, converted to an aircraft carrier during the First World War
+* {{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 that participated in the [[Second World War]] and was sunk by a U-boat in 1941.
+* {{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|''Audacious''-class fleet aircraft carrier]] launched in 1950, decommissioned in 1979
+* {{HMS|Ark Royal|R09}}, an {{sclass|Audacious|aircraft carrier|2}} launched in 1950, decommissioned in 1979
-*{{HMS|Ark Royal|R07}}, an [[Invincible class aircraft carrier|''Invincible''-class aircraft carrier]], launched in 1981, decommissioned in 2011
+* {{HMS|Ark Royal|R07}}, an {{sclass|Invincible|aircraft carrier|2}}, launched in 1981, decommissioned in 2011
-==Battle Honours==
+==Battle honours==
-*[[Spanish Armada|Armada]] 1588
+* [[Spanish Armada|Armada]] 1588
-*[[Capture of Cádiz|Cádiz]] 1596
+* [[Capture of Cádiz|Cádiz]] 1596
-*[[Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign|Dardanelles]] 1915
+* [[Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign|Dardanelles]] 1915
-*[[Norwegian Campaign|Norway]] 1940
+* [[Norwegian Campaign|Norway]] 1940
-*[[Battle of Cape Spartivento|Spartivento]] 1940
+* [[Battle of Cape Spartivento|Spartivento]] 1940
-*[[Battle of the Mediterranean|Mediterranean]] 1940-41
+* [[Battle of the Mediterranean|Mediterranean]] 1940–1941
-*[[Operation Rheinübung|''Bismarck'']] 1941
+* [[Operation Rheinübung|''Bismarck'']] 1941
-*[[Malta Convoys]] 1941
+* [[Malta Convoys]] 1941
-*[[Battle of Al Faw (2003)|Al Faw]] 2003
+* [[Battle of Al Faw (2003)|Al Faw]] 2003
 ==References==
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-{{Shipindex}}
+{{Ship index}}
-{{DISPLAYTITLE:HMS ''Ark Royal''}}
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 [[Category:Royal Navy ship names]]