HMS Ark Royal (R07)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried gptkb:Merlin
gptkb:Sea_King
gptkb:Harrier_GR9
gptkbp:armament 2 × Phalanx CIWS
2 × GAM-B01 20 mm guns
3 × Goalkeeper CIWS
gptkbp:awards Falkland Islands 1982 (battle honour, inherited)
gptkbp:badge Royal Ark badge
gptkbp:beam 36 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Swan_Hunter
gptkbp:class Invincible-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 1 November 1985
gptkbp:complement 685
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioned 11 March 2011
gptkbp:displacement 20,600 tonnes
gptkbp:draught 7.5 m
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Ark Royal (R07)
gptkbp:laidDown 14 December 1978
gptkbp:launched 2 June 1981
gptkbp:length 210 m
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)
gptkbp:nickname The Mighty Ark
gptkbp:notableEvent last fixed-wing aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
participated in Operation Telic
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:pennantNumber R07
gptkbp:propulsion COGAG, 4 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines
gptkbp:scrapped 2013
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Illustrious_(R06)
gptkb:HMS_Invincible_(R05)
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:website http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/aircraft-carriers/hms-ark-royal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Invincible-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5