HMS Ark Royal

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    HMS Ark Royal is pictured participating during an Amphibious Exercise off the Eastern coast of the United States in 2008. She is the fifth vessel to bear the proud name. Ark Royal was built by Swan Hunters Ship Builders' yard at Wallsend in December 1978 and launched by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. HMS Ark Royal was accepted into service on 1 July 1985 and finally Commissioned, again by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on 1 November 1985. HMS Ark Royal is larger than her 2 sisters, Invincible and Illustrious, at 211.4 metres (693 feet) long. She has a maximum beam of 35 metres (114.7 feet) and a displacement of 20,235 tonnes. 4 Olympus gas turbine engines (like Concorde's) propel the ship, which give a maximum speed in excess of 30 knots. A steeper ski jump than in the other ships of this class is fitted at the forward end of the flight deck. The ship's motto is 'Zeal Does Not Rest'. This image is available for non-commercial, high resolution download at http://www.defenceimages.mod.uk" >www.defenceimages.mod.uk subject to terms and conditions. Search for image number 45151273.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photographer: POA(Phot) Jonathan Hamlet Image 45151273.jpg from http://www.defenceimages.mod.uk" >www.defenceimages.mod.uk
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    Defence Images
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    What does this mean? Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License
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    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/48399297@N04/5038787196/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years, 2 months ago
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