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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]] [[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 14 November 1941, the day after being torpedoed by the [[German]] [[U-boat]] ''U-18''.
   
 
==Ark Royal in [[Southern Victory]]==
 
==Ark Royal in [[Southern Victory]]==

Revision as of 07:41, 3 June 2016

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 14 November 1941, the day after being torpedoed by the German U-boat U-18.

Ark Royal in Southern Victory

The Ark Royal participated in the joint Anglo-Confederate capture of Bermuda, the main US base in the Atlantic Ocean, by luring two US carriers away from the islands and allowing Entente troops to land.[1]

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.[2]

References

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