| A Visit to HMS Ark Royal Photographs © John H. Luxton 2008 |
| These photographs were taken during a World Ship Society visit to HMS ARK ROYAL during her first ever visit to Merseyside on Sunday June 08, 2008. |
 |  |  |  | Views of the carrier from the Liverpool Cruise Terminal Stage. |
The hangar deck (right). The nearest photograph shows the mechanism for one of the flight deck lifts. |  |  |  |  |
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| Views from the bridge, forward and starboard side. The presence of the vessel drew large crowds to the Liverpool waterfront during the weekend on June 07 /08/ |
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| Views of the flight deck. The Sea King helicopter on deck is from RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. The ship's bell is at a slightly odd angle - it isn't the camera! Finally at the bow (right) one can see one of the three "goalkeeper" guns which protect the ship. from air attack |
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