Image:HMS Ark Royal sinking.jpg

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Description

HMS LEGION moves alongside the damaged and listing HMS ARK ROYAL in order to take off survivors. The aircraft carrier was torpedoed by the German U-boat U 81 off Gibraltar. HMS ARK ROYAL sank the following day.
Source

IWMCollections IWM Photo No.: A 6333
Date

13 November 1941
Author

Beadell, S J (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer
Permission
(Reusing this image)
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File change date and time 13:27, 20 June 2005
Author Sean Carney
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