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HMS Ark Royal
There have been 5 ships in the Royal Navy with that name. All of them, except the first, had been given the name Ark Royal at their first commissioning. The first Ark Royal was originally the Ark Raleigh, built in 1587.
commissioned on 1st November 1956 at Devonport
Santa MariaC.S.S. HunleyHMS VictoryU.S.S. MonitorU.S.S. MissouriBismarckU.S.S. ArizonaRMS TitanicMary CelesteHMS BountyAfrican QueenHMS AmethystArgoAdventure Galley (Pirate Ship)HMS Mary RoseHMS Ark Royal (Galleon from 1600's)HMS Ark Royal II (Aircraft carrier from 1980+)HMS BeagleUSS CairoQueen Anne's Revenge (Pirate Ship)RMS CarpathiaHMS ChallengerChampion of the SeasCosta ConcordiaYamato
It would have to have been June or July 1958 as she was in Med prior to that and started refit at Devonport on 1st August 1958
HMS Royal Arthur - shore establishment - was created on 1939-09-22.
HMS Royal Arthur - shore establishment - ended on 1950-04-01.
if you are referring to the Harrier carrier, it was under construction at the time. If you are referring to the conventional carrier, it was being scrapped at the time and was too far gone to be of any use.
Currently the HMS Illustrious, is now helicopter based assault carrier. The HMS Royal Ark was decomissioned spring of 2011. The Royal Navy has commissioned the Queen Elizabeth class super carriers and two are being built now, with the first expected to join service in 2016 and the second 2018. To give you an idea of the difference in the carriers, the Illustrious is 2,000 long tons (22,000 t) with4 Olympus gas turbine engines, 2 Shafts. The new carriers (first will be the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the second HMS Prince of Wales) will be 65,000 long tons (66,000 t) powered by 2 x Rolls-Royce MT30 Gas Turbines.
HMS is His Majesteys Ship, a ship of the Royal Navy, a warship.
HMS Shannon won the battle, capturing Chesapeake, which became HMS Chesapeake of the Royal Navy.