HMS Ark Royal (91)
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HMS Ark Royal was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that was operated during the Second World War.
HMS Ark Royal in 1939, conducting flying operations with Swordfish biplanes
Ark Royal's flight deck overhung the stern. Her unusual height above the waterline is visible in comparison with the tugboat.
Ark Royal immediately after launching. The lifts on the flight deck and the anti-aircraft positions on the hull are visible.
The message sent to the ship informing her of the commencing of hostilities on 3 September 1939
Ducol
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Ducol or "D"-steel is the name of a number of high-strength low-alloy steels of varying composition, first developed from the early 1920s by the Scottish firm of David Colville & Sons, Motherwell.
Rodney bombarding German positions along the Caen coast, 7 June 1944
Hiyō at anchor
Three of the four Mogami-class cruisers of the Seventh Squadron
Kiyosu-bashi suspension bridge