Ark Royal

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Type	Aircraft Carrier
Class	Ark Royal
Nation	UK
Voice	Katie Flamman
Level 1 HP	22000
Level 1 Weight Cap	3555
Vestures to Rescue	68 (61)
Traits	Witty Pleasant Beautiful

The first aircraft carrier whose hangars and flight deck were an integral part of her hull. She gained a reputation as a "lucky ship" and, together with Sheffield, successfully hunted down and destroyed Bismarck. She herself was sunk near Gibraltar by U-81 in November 1941.

— In-game description

Ark Royal is a British Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Flag with Caption "Desire n'a pas Repos"	400	Gun AA Damage: MB1	None
Good Luck Charm	Rabbit's Foot	1100	High Opportunity	None
Honor	Military Cross	1100	Scout Range	None
Library	Virginia Woolf, Mrs Falloway	1100	RDF Fragility: MB2	None
Music	Leslie Hutchinson "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)"	400	V Armor: Barbette	None
Recreation	Fruit Cake	400	[Ship] Crit Defense: Conn	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
95	The Andaman Push	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
130	Shaking the Corridor	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
140	The Sugar Blockade	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
140	Por la neutralidad!	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
50	The Thing at Majorca	Event Map	2023-04-08	2023-04-24
95	They Nest in Davao Gulf	Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24
110	The Machines in the Bay	Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-24
120	The Treasure of Svalbard	Event Map	N/A	N/A

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	22000
Speed	31
Refit Capacity	31
Weight capacity	3555
Reserves	5
Waterline Length	685.039
Mean Beam	75.84
Mean Height	103.75
Sortie Cost	18
Compartments	6
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	3.5
Horizontal Armor: Conn	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.5
Vertical Armor: Barbette	0.464
Vertical Armor: Citadel	4.176
Vertical Armor: Conn	0.464
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	0.464
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.464

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	HACS Mk III*c Ark Royal
Rangekeeper	HACT Mk III*c
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	2	8x 4.5"/45 QF Mk I

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	4x 3-pdr Hotchkiss QF Mk I
II	Wing	8x 2-pdr QF Mk VIII
III	Wing	8x 0.5"/62 MG Mk III No. 1

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	N/A
Torpedo #1	N/A
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	18x Blackburn Skua Mk.II
Hangar 2	27x Fairey Swordfish I
Hangar 3	9x Fairey Swordfish I
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	Drop-dead gorgeous. (Composed by A.R. herself before her death.)
Tragic	Her final battle was a grave affair. (Composed by A.R. herself before her death.)

Character Trivia

No trivia noted yet!

Voice Lines

See Ark Royal/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1938
Service	12.16.1938 - 11.14.1941
Namesake	Past Ark Royal Ships
Sisters	None
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Cammell Laird Birkenhead, England
Fate	Sunk

History Trivia

No historical notes yet--see if the historical ship is a museum, has a veteran's association, or has a Wikipedia page to find some!