HMS Ark Royal

E388603

Royal Navy ship aircraft carrier fleet aircraft carrier warship

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
HMS Ark Royal canonical	8
HMS Ark Royal (91)	2
British aircraft carrier Ark Royal	1
HMS Ark Royal (R09)	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 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cape Spartivento → shipInvolved → HMS Ark Royal ⓘ

Battle of Cape Spartivento → aircraftCarrierInvolved → HMS Ark Royal ⓘ

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 ⓘ

de Havilland Sea Vixen → aircraftCarrierOperatedFrom → 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