HMS Ark Royal - another great ship that was built at Swan Hunter on the River Tyne
07-06-2026 18:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk

HMS Ark Royal - another great ship that was built at Swan Hunter on the River Tyne

Forty‐five years ago, in June 1981, the mighty aircraft carrier was launched at the Wallsend yard
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