HMS Ark Royal

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HMS Ark Royal was a renowned British Royal Navy aircraft carrier that played a pivotal role in early World War II naval operations, including the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck.

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Label Occurrences
HMS Ark Royal canonical 8
HMS Ark Royal (91) 2
British aircraft carrier Ark Royal 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy ship
aircraft carrier
fleet aircraft carrier
warship
airGroupSize about 60 aircraft
armament 16 × 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns
Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons
surface form: Oerlikon 20 mm cannons

multiple 2-pounder "pom-pom" guns
beam 28.98 meters
builder Cammell Laird
builtAt Birkenhead
casualties relatively few lives lost
commissioned 1938-12-16
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
crewComplement about 1,600 officers and men
dateOfSinking 1941-11-14
displacement 22000 tons (standard)
27000 tons (full load)
draught 8.8 meters
era early World War II
interwar period
fate torpedoed by German submarine U-81
foundWreck 2002
foundWreckLocation about 30 nautical miles from Gibraltar
laidDown 1935-09-16
launched 1937-04-13
length 244 meters
maximumSpeed 31 knots
namesake Ark Royal
notableAction contributed to disabling Bismarck's steering
launched Swordfish torpedo bombers against Bismarck
notableAircraftOperated Blackburn Roc
Blackburn Skua
Fairey Fulmar
Fairey Swordfish
operationalTheatre Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
operator Royal Navy
participatedIn Atlantic naval operations
Operation Weserübung
surface form: Battle of Norway

hunt for the German battleship Bismarck
pennantNumber 91
powerOutput 102000 shp
propulsion 3 shafts
steam turbines
role convoy protection
fleet air operations
strike carrier
serviceBranch Royal Navy
shipClass Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier
status wreck
sunkIn Mediterranean Sea
sunkOff Gibraltar

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Operation Substance includedShip HMS Ark Royal
Operation Rheinübung involvesShip HMS Ark Royal
Bismarck attackedFrom HMS Ark Royal
Cammell Laird built HMS Ark Royal
this entity surface form: HMS Ark Royal (91)
Cammell Laird built HMS Ark Royal
this entity surface form: HMS Ark Royal (R09)
Chatham Dockyard notableShipRepaired HMS Ark Royal
Force H notableShip HMS Ark Royal
Force H notableShip HMS Ark Royal
this entity surface form: HMS Ark Royal (91)
Battle of Cape Teulada shipClassInvolved HMS Ark Royal
this entity surface form: British aircraft carrier Ark Royal