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Ark Royal by Philip West.
HMS Ark Royal IV - Flagship of the Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers - a mobile airfield and a most impressive sight as she launches a Phantom from one of her catapults. She had a standard displacement of 43,000 tons, a beam of 168 feet, and was 846 feet long. Ships company numbered 2,570 and her Air Group consisted of Phantom Interceptors, Buccaneer strike and Gannet AEW aircraft together with Wessex SAR and Sea King ASW helicopters. She served her Nation and the Royal Navy for 23 years and sailed 800,000 miles of valuable service, finally being decommissioned in 1979.
Signed by Vice Admiral Sir Edward Anson KCB,
Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi GCB,
Commander T J H Gedge AFC,
Lieutenant Commander D R George AFC RN,
Captain E M Hackett FCMI MNI RN,
Commander David Hobbs MBE RN,
Admiral Sir Michael Layard, KCB, CBE,
Captain Roy C Swales BSc RN
and
Tom Wilkinson MBE BEM.
Signed limited edition of 400 prints.
Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)
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Ark Royal by Philip West.