The Royal Navy flagship HMS Ark Royal, which was axed as part of the defence review, set sail yesterday for a farewell ... Government last month. The ship, which has a crew of about 750, sailed ...

A memorial service was held on board HMS Ark Royal today for three British servicemen who died when two Navy helicopters crashed. The accident happened on March 22 when two Royal Navy Sea King ...

Sister ship HMS Invincible was also sold for scrap last year to a Turkish scrap metal firm. The Ark Royal - which was in service for 25 years - was put up for sale on the Ministry of Defence's ...

Britain's mightiest warship HMS ... ships leave in the past for the Second World War and the Falklands War. A crystal clear day had brought many ordinary members of the public down to cheer the ...

Prince William cut the steel on the new HMS ... "The Royal Navy has always gloried in its traditions, none more so than the tradition of naming ships," said Mr Rumble. "Names such as Ark Royal ...