Sunk - so why was HMS Ark Royal dubbed 'the lucky ship'? | Nostalgia
She served during a period that first saw the extensive use of naval air power; several carrier tactics were developed and refined aboard Ark Royal.
Ark Royal survived several near misses and gained a reputation as a 'lucky ship'. But she was torpedoed on November 13, 1941, by the German submarine U-81 and sank the following day.
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