HMS Ark Royal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HMS_Ark_Royal

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	gptkb:Blackburn_Skua gptkb:Fairey_Fulmar gptkb:Fairey_Swordfish
gptkbp:armament	16 × 4.5 in dual-purpose guns 32 × 2-pounder AA guns 8 × 0.5 in machine guns
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Ark_Royal-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned	1938
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crewComplement	1,580
gptkbp:displacement	22,000 tons
gptkbp:fate	Sunk by torpedo
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	HMS Ark Royal
gptkbp:launched	1937
gptkbp:length	800 ft
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Ark
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Attack_on_Bismarck gptkb:Malta_Convoys
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:pennantNumber	91
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:HMS_Argus
gptkbp:propulsion	Steam turbines
gptkbp:speed	31 knots
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)
gptkbp:sunkBy	gptkb:German_submarine_U-81 1941
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs gptkb:Swan_Hunter gptkb:Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5