She was used during a period that first saw the extensive use of naval air power several carrier tactics were developed and refined aboard Ark Royal.Īrk Royal operated in some of the most active naval theatres of the Second World War.
Designed to carry a large number of aircraft, she had two hangar deck levels. Ark Royal was the first ship on which the hangars and flight deck were an integral part of the hull, instead of an add-on or part of the superstructure. Her design differed from previous aircraft carriers. HMS Ark Royal ( pennant number 91) was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that was operated during the Second World War.ĭesigned in 1934 to fit the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, Ark Royal was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, England, and completed in November 1938.
1941: 36 × Fairey Swordfish, 18 × Fairey Fulmars.1940–1941: 30 × Fairey Swordfish, 12 × Blackburn Skuas, 12 × Fairey Fulmars.Deck: 3.5 in (8.9 cm) over boiler rooms and magazines.HMS Ark Royal in 1939, conducting flying operations with Swordfish biplanesĭesire n'a pas Repos – "Zeal Does Not Rest"
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