The Sinking of HMS Ark Royal

HMS Ark Royal

Launched in 1937, the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal would see much distinguished service during the Second World War. She found herself involved in some of the earliest sinkings of German U-boats, supporting operations in Norway and the hunt for the mighty German battleship Bismarck. As the war progressed, she took part in the vital convoys to the besieged island of Malta. However, on 13/14 November 1941 her luck violently ran out.

In early November, Ark Royal had been...