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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 that 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
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