HMS Ark Royal (91)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Ark Royal
- Type
- Aircraft Carrier
- Class
- Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier
- Pennant Number
- 91
- Launched
- 1937
- Built at
- Cammell Laird
- Commissioned
- 1938
- Armament
- Carrier air group
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Aircraft carrier
- Notable for
- Famous WWII fleet carrier
- Fate
- Sunk in 1941
- Status
- Lost
HMS Ark Royal was one of the best-known British aircraft carriers of the Second World War and played a major role in Atlantic and Mediterranean operations.