16 of the following year, and embarked on her maiden cruise from January to March 1939.
The ship launched on April 13, 1937, was commissioned on Nov. It was built by Cammell Laird Shipyard in Birkenhead, England. HMS Ark Royal had her keel laid down on Dec. She was less than three years in service with the Royal Navy, but saw a great amount of action during the first two years of World War II.” Rico on the KBismarck.Com website, “The World War II aircraft carrier Ark Royal was the third ship of her name in history, and the first to be planned and built as an aircraft carrier. Bond’s career, but also made a significant impact on real-world history: the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.Īrk Royal’s Real-World Beginnings and SpecificationsĪs noted by Jose M. With last year having been the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise, and with this year being the 70th anniversary of the 007 literary series – which started with Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale in 1953 – this a good time to discuss a warship that not only played a fictitious role in Mr. The other two are 1967’s You Only Live Twice (my personal favorite of the bunch) and 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies. It is one of only three films in the 007 franchise in which we see Mr. (We’ll ignore the inherent contradiction in that label). That snippet of dialogue comes from 1977’s The Spy Who Loved Me, Sir Roger Moore’s third appearance as Commander James Bond, C.M.G., R.N.V.R, The World’s Most Famous Secret Agent. Frederick Gray, Minister of Defence.” “Good morning, Commander.” “Admiral Hargreaves, Flag Officer, Submarines.” “Ark Royal, wasn’t it?” “Yes, sir.”
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