During the final cruise of the Audacious-class aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in 1978, the crew held a mock funeral in which the wardroom piano was lauched from the bow catapult and buried at sea. The piano hit 104 knots as it went over the end of the flight deck. #FunFactFriday | U.S. Naval Institute
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HMS Ark Royal (R08) was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Audacious class, one of Britain’s most famous post–World War II warships. | The History
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HMS Ark Royal (R09) HMS Ark Royal (R09) was an Audacious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and, when she was decommissioned in 1979, was the Royal Navy's last remaining conventional catapult and arrested-landing aircraft carrier. Her sister ship, HMS Eagle, was the Royal Navy's first aircraft carrier to be equipped with an angled flight deck. Ark Royal was the sister ship to HMS Eagle, which was initially named HMS Audacious, hence the name of the class. Four Audacious-class ships were la
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HMS Ark Royal (R09) was an Audacious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and, when she was decommissioned in 1979, was the Royal Navy's last remaining conventional catapult and arrested-landing aircraft carrier. She was the first aircraft carrier to be equipped with an angled flight deck at its commissioning; her sister ship, HMS Eagle, was the Royal Navy's first angle-decked aircraft carrier after modification in 1954. Ark Royal was the only non-United States vessel to operate the McDonnel
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Historical Medallion🎖️ on Instagram: "This wasn't a technical test, but a unique naval farewell ritual. In November 1978, the attack aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09) was on its final voyage before decommissioning. As part of the traditional "Crossing the Line" ceremonies, the crew decided to stage a satirical send-off for another symbol of shipboard life: the wardroom piano. Engineers mounted the instrument on the launch trolley of a steam catapult (Type BS-4), normally used to launch fight
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