A Royal Navy spokesman said: “It is a chance for the cities linked to the ship to say farewell prior to the decommissioning.” The Ark Royal is to return to Portsmouth on December 3 before ...

A memorial service was held on board HMS Ark Royal today for three British servicemen who died when two Navy helicopters crashed. The accident happened on March 22 when two Royal Navy Sea King ...

HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal came into service in the early 1980s and have spent the last thirty years protecting the UK's interests across the world. The last of the ships to ...

The Ark Royal is the Royal Navy's biggest battleship and the service's flagship aircraft carrier. At 20,000 tonnes and 210 metres long, she is larger than sister ships HMS Invincible and HMS ...

Sharon Germy, 32, said she had mixed emotions about seeing her husband, Simon, a petty officer on the ship, leave for the Gulf. She said she first found out about him being posted on Ark Royal ...

The HMS Ark Royal gained a near-mythical reputation as ... causing catastrophic damage that led to the ship’s slow and dramatic sinking. Guggenberger was hailed as a hero in Germany, his victory ...