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Four ships of were laid down between 1942 and 1943 during World War II as part of the British Naval buildup - HMS ''Africa'' (D.06), HMS ''Ark Royal'', HMS ''Audacious'' (D.29) and HMS ''Eagle'' (94). At the end of hostilities ''Africa'' and ''Eagle'' were cancelled. Work on the remaining two was suspended. EAGLE (94) Ordered from Swan Hunter , Wallsend-on-Tyne in August 1942. Transferred to Vickers-Armstrong in December that year. Cancelled AFRICA (D.06) Ordered from Fairfield, Govan in July 1943. Cancelled AUDACIOUS (D.29) Laid down in 1942 at Harland And Wolff , Belfast Renamed at the start of 1946 as HMS ''Eagle'' after the carrier sunk in 1942. Launched in March 1946 and commissioned in October 1951 . ARK ROYAL (91) Named after the earlier ''Ark Royal'' lost in 1942. Work on ''Ark Royal'' started in 1943 at Cammell Laird , Birkenhead . Launched in 1950 launch and commissioned in 1955 . As the builds of ''Eagle'' and ''Ark Royal'' progressed they differed so much that they became the lead ships of each of their own classes. They formed the backbone of the postwar carrier fleet, and were much modified. |
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