Extras
The Last Farewell
HMS Ark Royal
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The Last Farewell |
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| Ark Royal at Cairnryan | |||||
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| On 22 September 1980, the
Ark made its final journey to
Cairnryan in Scotland. Cairnryan, at that time, had established itself as a centre for breaking. It had already broken up the Centaur and, the Ark's sister ship, the Eagle.
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Large crowds gathered to see the Ark
arriving at its last berth. Photo supplied courtesy of Cairnryan House |
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The Ark at its final destination. Photo supplied courtesy of Cairnryan House |
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The Eagle [foreground] and the Ark in happier days, although the Eagle, when the picture was taken, was itself awaiting recycling! |
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