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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: USS City of Corpus Christi, HMS Ark Royal, MS Julia, USS Crommelin, USS Houston, USS Willamette, USS Aubrey Fitch, MS Normandy, Kapitan Khlebnikov, MS Thomson Destiny, USS Aries, Golar Spirit, MV Abegweit, USS Florida, MSC Melody, Asgard II, USNS Apache, RFA Argus, MV Queen of Oak Bay, MV Sea Isle City, USS Ticonderoga, USS Halyburton, Arahura, MS Nordlandia, MS Island Escape, MV Andrew J. Barberi, MV Paul R. Tregurtha, USS Aquila, RFA Diligence, Shirase, HMS Trafalgar, MV Ocean Life, Russian battlecruiser Admiral Lazarev, MV Queen of Surrey, USS Norfolk, MV Freedom Star, USS Jarrett, RFA Oakleaf, MV Liberty Star, USS Stephen W. Groves, RFA Bayleaf, List of ship launches in 1981, HMS Challenger, MS Saga Pearl II, USS John L. Hall, USS Reid, USS Mahlon S. Tisdale, ARA Almirante Brown, HMAS Wollongong, MV Cathlamet, French frigate Jean de Vienne, Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler, ARA La Argentina, HMAS Townsville, MS Madeleine, MV Chelan, MV Adriatica, USS Taurus, HMS Cattistock, Greek frigate Elli, French submarine Saphir, HMS Dumbarton Castle, MS Stena Vision, ARA Teniente Olivieri, HMS Boxer, MV Malaspina Castle, HDMS Gunnar Thorson, BAP Chipana, RMAS Bustler, MV Buccaneer, ORP Heweliusz, HMAS Launceston, HNLMS Jan van Brakel. Excerpt: HMS Ark Royal is a decommissioned light aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy. She was the third and final vessel of Invincible-class. Built by Swan Hunters on the River Tyne and launched in 1981 by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, she followed sister ships HMS Invincible and HMS Illustrious into service in 1985. Affectionately known as The Mighty Ark, she is the fifth Royal Navy ship to have borne the name of the 1587 flagship that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. Originally intended to be named Indomitable to match the rest of the class, this was chan...
