Audacious Class Fleet Aircraft Carriers
Class Details
| Ship | Pennant | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
| Eagle | R05 | Harland & Wolff (Belfast) | October 24th 1942 | March 19th 1946 | October 5th 1951 |
| Ark Royal | R09 | Cammell Laird (Birkenhead) | May 3rd 1943 | May 3rd 1950 | February 28th 1955 |
Above: HMS Eagle (left) and HMS Ark Royal (right) were the only Audacious Class Aircraft Carriers completed- two additional units were cancelled. Photograph kindly provided by 'Will'.
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