Aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is being sold for £3m for scrap metal by the Ministry of Defence to help tackle a multi-billion pound defence deficit. The removal of the Royal Navy's former ...

Plans to preserve the legacy of the Royal Navy's Invincible Class aircraft carriers have been outlined. HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal came into service in the early 1980s and ...

Britain's mightiest warship HMS Ark Royal ... aircraft carrier. Further along the wall members of the public told how they felt it was important for them to come and support the Navy, despite ...

A memorial service was held on board HMS Ark Royal today for three British ... crash and today's memorial service on the Navy's flagship aircraft carrier was being held for three of the men ...

The Esso Northumbria was the first in a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend in 1969. At the time, she was the largest vessel to have been built in Britain.

The air wing on both carriers was reinforced, bringing the number of Harriers above the twenty-six fighter and attack aircraft embarked by Ark Royal. 17. Thanks to the support of the United States, ...

Joining the Royal Navy in 1985, his early career saw him deployed across ... his commands at various ranks have included the Type 23 frigate HMS MONMOUTH, the strike carrier HMS ARK ROYAL, HMS ...