HMS Ark Royal

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), merchant ship, converted to an aircraft carrier during World War I
  • HMS Ark Royal (91), British aircraft carrier launched in 1937 that participated in World War II and was sunk by a U-boat in 1941.
  • HMS Ark Royal (R09), an Audacious-class fleet aircraft carrier launched in 1950, decommissioned in 1979
  • HMS Ark Royal (R07), an Invincible-class aircraft carrier, launched in 1981, decommissioned in 2011
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