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HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier sold for scrap

London, United Kingdom - The unit will be sold through an official website

The Royal Navy Ark Royal aircraft carrier, the second carrier which has brought this name (the first Ark Royal aircraft carrier was sunk by German U-boots during the World War II, while the first unit carrying this name was a ship of the line which fought against the Spanish Armada in 1588), is going to be sold for scrap metal. The ship was removed from service in 2011, five years early, to help...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1145308
Rome, Italy, 09/10/2012 16:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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