HMS Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal was a light aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy. She was the third and final vessel of the Invincible class. She was built by Swan Hunter on the River Tyne and launched by them in 1981. Ark Royal was christened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She followed sister ships HMS Invincible and HMS Illustrious into service in 1985.

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1985 — 2011  Wikimedia, Wikidata
IMO 8949575; R07; The Mighty Ark
length 210 metre, draft 7.5 metre, draft 8.5 metre, beam 36 metre, speed 30 knot, Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, Phalanx CIWS Km1992//0.33149874000/0482492-2, 
Invincible-class aircraft carrier, light aircraft carrier, Swan Hunter, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1985-11-01T00:00:00Z

2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

1985 — 2011 HMS Ark Royal

1981-06-02T00:00:00Z

1981-06-02T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1978-12-01T00:00:00Z

1978-12-01T00:00:00Z

order

2013-06-01T00:00:00Z

2013-06-01T00:00:00Z

ship breaking

2011-02-09T00:00:00Z

2011-02-09T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1978-12-14T00:00:00Z

1978-12-14T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1985-11-01T00:00:00Z

1985-11-01T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

port bow view of British light aircraft carrier HMS ARK ROYAL (R 07) underway during the International Naval Review

Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 05

Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 06

Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 04

Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 09

Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 02

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Global Integrated Shipping Information System page@		Wikidata
link	page		IMO number page@		Wikidata
commons	image		port bow view of British light aircraft carrier HMS ARK ROYAL (R 07) underway during the International Naval Review		Commons
commons	image		Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 05		Commons
commons	image		Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 06		Commons
commons	image		Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 04		Commons
commons	image		Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 09		Commons
commons	image		Flugzeugträger Ark Royal Hamburg 02		Commons