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Monday, May 20, 2013

Farewell, Mighty Ark

Posted on 11:37 AM by Unknown
Alongside hundreds of other Portmuthians this afternoon, Tony Hicks bade farewell to aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy, HMS Ark Royal (known as "The Mighty Ark"), as she departed Portsmouth on her final voyage.  

All photographs taken by Tony Hicks






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