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PHOTO HMS ARK ROYAL [R09] ??? 1977 DURING ITS 1977 AUTUMN DEPLOYMENT [1-20 SEPTEMBER] HMS ARK ROYAL MOORED IN THE FIRTH OF FORTH FROM 15-20 SEPTEMBER AND OVER THE WEEKEND WAS OPEN TO VISITS FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WERE FERRIED FROM LEITH THIS ONE WAS THE FOURTH OF FIVE SHIPS TO CARRY THE NAME ARK ROYAL [THE FIRST WAS JUST ARK ROYAL THE REST WERE HMS ARK ROYAL]. THIS ONE WAS BUILT BY CAMMELL LAIRD AND LAID DOWN IN 1943 LAUNCHED 1950 COMMISSIONED 1955 AND IN SERVICE UNTIL 1978/9 [SOURCES DIFFER] AND SHORTLY AFTER THIS VISIT IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED AND SCRAPPED IN 1980 ALTHOUGH THE SECOND OF THE NEW QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IS SCHEDULED TO BE NAMED HMS PRINCE OF WALES IT MAY WELL BE RENAMED HMS ARK ROYAL. TAKEN FROM THE TENDER TAKING US AWAY. THE LOCATION IS ESTIMATED FROM A NOTE IN THE FIRST LINK THAT IT WAS MOORED AT BUOY NO.1 5-6 MILES FROM LEITH AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FIRTH OF FORTH AND FROM KNOWING THAT THE CLIFF IN THE BACKGROUND IS ON THE FIFE COAST BETWEEN HOPEWARD AND DOWNING POINTS AT DALGETY BAY. THE AREA ON THE TOP IS NOW COVERED WITH HOUSES. COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) M J RICHARDSONPHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS
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PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 x 4 inches
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