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Ark Royal

British aircraft carrier

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development of light aircraft carriers

  • USS Carl Vinson
    In warship: Light carriers

    Illustrious, and Ark Royal. These 20,000-ton ships carried eight Sea Harriers and about a dozen antisubmarine helicopters. They also incorporated a further British contribution to aircraft carrier design: an upward-sloping “ski jump” at the end of the short (170-metre, or 558-foot) flight deck to assist the Sea…

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  • USS Carl Vinson
    In warship: Light carriers

    …the immediate decommissioning of the Ark Royal. The remaining Invincible-class ship, HMS Illustrious, was decommissioned in 2014. These moves effectively removed the capability of the Royal Navy to launch fixed-wing aircraft from the sea until 2020, when the Queen Elizabeth entered service. The following year, the Queen Elizabeth was designated…

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