Specification (hull - structural) for Ark Royal (1950), Eagle (1946), Eagle (cancelled 1946), Africa (cancelled 1945)

66 page specification for building Ark Royal (1950), Eagle (1946), Eagle (cancelled 1946), and Africa (cancelled 1945), large fleet aircraft carriers of the 1942 design. The Birkenhead stamp indicates that this relates to Ark Royal, which was launched at Cammell Laird's yard in Birkenhead in 1950 and completed in 1955. Note that Eagle (1946) was originally called Audacious until January 1946 when the ship of that name was cancelled.

Part 1 - Hull A - Structural

Stamped: 'Returned Cammell Laird & Co Shipbuilders & Engineers, Shipdrawing Office, 23 October 1956, Birkenhead'

Stamped: 'Return to Admiralty'

Some underlining in red pencil.

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ID:	ADT0849
Type:	Manuscripts
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Ark Royal (1950)
Date made:	1942
Credit:	© Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 340 mm x 220 mm x 10 mm
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Specification (hull - structural) for Ark Royal (1950), Eagle (1946), Eagle (cancelled 1946), Africa (cancelled 1945)

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