Ship wreck Ark Royal
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Thanks for that heads up. That was brilliant.
The footage of the Fulmars on the sea bed was particularly poignant as only one Fulmar exists today - the exanple on display at the Fleet Air Museum at Yeovilton. A truly unique documentary.
BBC at its best.
>> Edited by Eric Mc on Sunday 12th February 22:18
The footage of the Fulmars on the sea bed was particularly poignant as only one Fulmar exists today - the exanple on display at the Fleet Air Museum at Yeovilton. A truly unique documentary.
BBC at its best.
>> Edited by Eric Mc on Sunday 12th February 22:18
It was on at 8, before TG. The one on BBC4 was interviews with the survivors etc, or that is what it was advertised as, ended up watching top gear.
The 8pm Ark Royal program was amazing, glad they didn't start mentioning bringing things up etc, she should be left to rest where she sank.
Amazing that they found her at all, miles away from the 'official' last point, but then to search through the records and find the true story, wow.
The 8pm Ark Royal program was amazing, glad they didn't start mentioning bringing things up etc, she should be left to rest where she sank.
Amazing that they found her at all, miles away from the 'official' last point, but then to search through the records and find the true story, wow.
john75 said:
Was the Ark Royal sank by the Argentinains ?
Don't be so stupid! This was the first purpose built aircraft carrier which was built on Merseyside in 1937. The second and third Ark Royals were scrapped.
Perhaps you should get some books out from the libary about the Falklands War.
toweringeagle said:
Was the Ark Royal sank by the Argentinains ?
Don't be so stupid! This was the first purpose built aircraft carrier which was built on Merseyside in 1937. The second and third Ark Royals were scrapped.
Perhaps you should get some books out from the libary about the Falklands War.
No need to be so aggressive fellaThere have been four Ark Royal aircraft carriers.
The first one was a converted merchantman and was really a seaplane tender. She operated in WW1.
The second is the one featured in the programme last night. She was one of the first purpose built aircraft carriers and was launched in the mid 1930s. The Germans claimed to have sunk her quite a few times before they eventually succeeded.
The third was launched in the mid 1950s and served, after quite a few major modifications, up to 1978 when she was decommissioned. She was the Royal Navy's last "traditional" aircraft carrier.
The current Ark Royal is not an "aircraft carrier" in the true sense. Technically, she is classified as a "Through Deck Cruiser". She was the third of the three "Invincible" class ships - the other two being Invincible and Illustrious.
No doubt, when the two new proper carriers enter service in ten years or so, one of them will become the fifth carrier "Ark".
The first one was a converted merchantman and was really a seaplane tender. She operated in WW1.
The second is the one featured in the programme last night. She was one of the first purpose built aircraft carriers and was launched in the mid 1930s. The Germans claimed to have sunk her quite a few times before they eventually succeeded.
The third was launched in the mid 1950s and served, after quite a few major modifications, up to 1978 when she was decommissioned. She was the Royal Navy's last "traditional" aircraft carrier.
The current Ark Royal is not an "aircraft carrier" in the true sense. Technically, she is classified as a "Through Deck Cruiser". She was the third of the three "Invincible" class ships - the other two being Invincible and Illustrious.
No doubt, when the two new proper carriers enter service in ten years or so, one of them will become the fifth carrier "Ark".
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