HMS Ark Royal, a 22,000-ton aircraft carrier built at Birkenhead, England, was completed in November 1938. After working-up during the months prior to the September 1939 outbreak of hostilities, she played an important role in the first two years of the Second World War. In December 1939 she was...
HMS Ark Royal, a 22,000-ton aircraft carrier built at Birkenhead, England, was completed in November 1938. After working-up during the months prior to the September 1939 outbreak of hostilities, she played an important role in the first two years of the Second World War. In December 1939 she was...
This is the Goalkeeper weapon system, seen here on the bow of HMS Illustrious (Ark Royal in the Background).
Goalkeeper is a Dutch close-in weapon system, which defends ships against incoming missiles and ballistic shells. The system consists of an autocannon and an advanced radar which tracks...
1937 ARK ROYAL was the most famous Royal Navy carrier and probably the best-known British warship to serve in World War I Her fame was owed partly to the German Propaganda Ministry, which repeatedly claimed to have sunk her.
An Apache attack helicopter from 667 Squadron Army Air Corps has been landed on an Invincible-class aircraft carrier for the first time, marking another milestone in the return to operational service of the carrier HMS Ark Royal.
The Apache was moved around the flight deck and lowered on one...
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