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'''HMS ''Ark Royal''''' was as an [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Royal Navy]] that served in the [[Second World War]]. The ''Ark Royal'' was completed in November 1938, and served in some of the most active naval theatres of the early stages of World War II. She was sunk on the 14th of November 1941, after being torpedoed by the [[German]] [[submarine|U-Boat]] U-18 the previous day.
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'''HMS ''Ark Royal''''' was as an [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Royal Navy]] that served in the [[Second World War]]. The ''Ark Royal'' was completed in November 1938, and served in some of the most active naval theatres of the early stages of World War II. She was sunk on the 14th of November 1941, after being torpedoed by the [[German]] [[submarine|U-Boat]] ''U-18'' the previous day.
   
 
==Ark Royal in [[The War That Came Early]]==
 
==Ark Royal in [[The War That Came Early]]==
The '''''Ark Royal''''' was sunk by the [[U-30 (The War That Came Early)|U-30]] in October, 1942, which proved a morale blow to the [[Britain (The War That Came Early)|British]].<ref>''[[Two Fronts]]'', pgs. 194-196.</ref>
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The '''''Ark Royal''''' was sunk by the ''[[U-30 (The War That Came Early)|U-30]]'' in October, 1942, which proved a morale blow to the [[Britain (The War That Came Early)|British]].<ref>''[[Two Fronts]]'', pgs. 194-196.</ref>
   
 
==Ark Royal in [[Southern Victory]]==
 
==Ark Royal in [[Southern Victory]]==

Revision as of 16:30, 24 August 2015

Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal was as an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that served in the Second World War. The Ark Royal was completed in November 1938, and served in some of the most active naval theatres of the early stages of World War II. She was sunk on the 14th of November 1941, after being torpedoed by the German U-Boat U-18 the previous day.

Ark Royal in The War That Came Early

The Ark Royal was sunk by the U-30 in October, 1942, which proved a morale blow to the British.[1]

Ark Royal in Southern Victory

The Ark Royal participated in the joint Anglo-Confederate capture of Bermuda, the main US base in the Atlantic, by luring two US carriers away from the islands and allowing Entente troops to land.[2]

References

  1. Two Fronts, pgs. 194-196.
  2. Return Engagement, pg. 95.