November 13th 1941 Ark Royal Sunk

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November 13th 1941 Ark Royal Sunk

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She was torpedoed on 13 November 1941 by the German submarine U-81 and sank the following day. Her sinking was the subject of several inquiries; investigators were keen to know how the carrier was lost, in spite of efforts to save the ship and tow her to the naval base at Gibraltar. They found that several design flaws contributed to the loss, which were rectified in new British carriers.

Her wreck was discovered by a BBC crew in December 2002, approximately 30 nmi (35 mi; 56 km) from Gibraltar.


Ark Royal was reported sunk so many times even the German press gave up on her sinking,yet the day did come and many were furious over the actual reports of her demise,and the single Torpedo reported as her only damage.Yet the fact remains she did sink,yet for more reading on this very interesting ship and her career the following link is worth the time to read and explore some of the links including the wreck site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(91" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2585887.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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