File:HMS Ark Royal sinking 2.jpg

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IWM caption : View from HMS HERMIONE of HMS LEGION moving 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.

Date

13 November 1941

Source

This photograph A 6332 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 4700-01)

Author

Beadell, S J (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer

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	16:54, 8 June 2010	707 × 353 (28 KB)	Gonzosft	more pixels
	23:32, 12 July 2007	350 × 239 (31 KB)	Benea~commonswiki	{{Information \|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=[http://w