119938: HMS Ark Royal
HMS Ark Royal was built by Blyth Shipbuilding Company, Blyth, Northumberland in 1913. She was the first carrier ship designed and built as a seaplane carrier. She was renamed SS Pegasus in 1934 freeing the name for the new Aircraft Carrier ordered that year.
Details
- Record Type:
- Boat
- Also Known As:
- HMS Pegasus
- Type Of Boat:
- Aircraft Carrier
- Date Launched:
- 5 Sep 1914
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP