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The Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950) seen from the Netherlands Navy aircraft carrier Karel Doorman (1943) while in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast (Roll film negative)
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950) seen from the Netherlands Navy aircraft carrier Karel Doorman (1943) while in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast (Roll film negative)
A distant starboard side view of the Royal Navy light cruiser Tiger (1945) anchored in line E for the Silver Jubilee Review of the Fleet at Spithead. (Colour transparency)
A port broadside view of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950) anchored at the head of line E for the Silver Jubilee Review of the Fleet at Spithead. (Colour transparency)
A distant starboard side view of the Royal Navy light cruiser Tiger (1945) anchored in line E for the Silver Jubilee Review of the Fleet at Spithead. (Colour transparency)
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Specifcation (electrical) for Ark Royal (1950), Eagle (1946), Eagle (cancelled 1946), Africa (cancelled 1945) (Manuscript)
Specification (hull - general) for Ark Royal (1950), Eagle (1946), Eagle (cancelled 1946), Africa (cancelled 1945) (Manuscript)
Specification (Arctic) for Ark Royal (1950), Eagle (1946), Eagle (cancelled 1946), Africa (cancelled 1945) (Manuscript)
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