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Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ark Royal: Ark Royal (1587) , the flagship of the English fleet during the Spanish Armada campaign of 1588 HMS Ark Royal (1914) , planned as freighter, built as seaplane carrier during the First World War, renamed Pegasus in 1934
Ark Royal was originally built to order by the shipbuilder R. Chapman, of Deptford, for Sir Walter Raleigh, who was approximately 32 years of age at the time.The ship was to be called Ark, which became Ark Raleigh, following the convention at the time where the ship bore the name of her owner.
Name: Ark Royal: Namesake: Ark Royal (1587) Ordered: 1934 build programme ... Ark Royal was the first ship on which the hangars and flight deck were an integral part ...
Ark Royal was christened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She followed sister ships HMS Invincible and HMS Illustrious into service in 1985. Affectionately known as The Mighty Ark, she is the fifth Royal Navy ship to have borne the name of the 1587 flagship that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. [8]
The Royal Navy had conducted trials in 1913 with a modified cruiser, Hermes, to evaluate the ability of seaplanes to work with the fleet.They were successful enough that the Admiralty allocated £81,000 in the 1914–1915 Naval Programme to purchase a merchant ship for a more thorough modification than had been possible with Hermes to better accommodate seaplanes.
Ark Royal was the sister ship to HMS Eagle, which was initially named HMS Audacious, hence the name of the class. Four Audacious -class ships were laid down, but two (HMS Africa and the original HMS Eagle ) were cancelled when the Second World War ended, and construction of the other two was suspended for several years.
Endeavour: Royal Navy research vessel commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery. Bounty: scene of the famous mutiny. Victory: Nelson's flagship. This ship is still officially in service and is the world's oldest commissioned warship and the flagship of the First Sea Lord. Beagle: carried Charles Darwin on his voyage.
Ark Royal 44 (built 1587) – Built 1587 as the Ark Ralegh as a private venture for Sir Walter Ralegh, but purchased for the Queen while building and renamed Ark Royal. Rebuilt 1608 when renamed Anne Royal; wrecked 1636. Popinjay (built 1587) – condemned 1601. Mary Rose 38 (rebuilt 1589 from ship of 1556) – condemned 1618.