The British Navy has three warships, all of which are named after the Ark Royal, and the current aircraft carrier Ark Royal is of cross-era significance to the British Navy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The reason is simple, the previous aircraft carriers were almost all refitted.

Originally, the first aircraft carrier, also known as the Ark Royal, was converted and built in 1913 using a cargo ship carrying coal, and belonged to the world's first real water aircraft carrier.

And now, as far as the active ones are concerned, the USS Fury aircraft carrier is a conversion of the cruiser Fury; The USS Cento is a converted merchant ship; The USS Eagle aircraft carrier was converted from a battleship; Both "Brave" and "Glorious" were converted from cruisers.

Only the USS Athletic was the first specially designed aircraft carrier, but unfortunately it was a small aircraft carrier with a small aircraft carrier and low speed, which could not meet the needs of war.

So, the British Navy needed a new, specially designed large aircraft carrier

The famous British designer W-A-D-Forbes, after several years of hard work, finally designed this aircraft carrier, and he was also the designer of the subsequent Tejas class aircraft carrier.

Although the aircraft carrier has been planned since the early 30s, due to economic problems, it was not until 35 that the construction of the aircraft carrier began at the shipyard in Birkenhead.

Launched in '37 and commissioned in November '38, this is definitely the newest British Navy aircraft carrier, and it is their pride.

Therefore, although it was originally built and planned to be named "Mercury", the British Navy found this very unhappy, so they renamed the "Ark Royal" aircraft carrier that was originally in World War I to "Bergasus", and vacated the name to the newly commissioned warship.

This alone can see the status of this aircraft carrier in the British Navy, its tall fully enclosed bow, the wide flight deck, and the maximum loading capacity of 72 aircraft are enough to show the strength of this aircraft carrier!

When the sky was just getting dark, a general who had only arrived on the aircraft carrier last night couldn't help but come out to do the activity.

Admiral Tom Phillips, a veteran admiral of the British Empire, joined the British Royal Navy in 1903, and it has been more than thirty years now.

Now he is the deputy chief of staff of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the expedition.

The navy must act immediately, at sea, put the greatest pressure on the Germans, and let the Germans know the price of disobedience to Britain!

He came from London last night, and went directly to this aircraft carrier, as a veteran admiral, he also likes the aircraft carrier Ark Royal quite a lot, and in this voyage, he will use this warship as a flagship.

Battleships, which look majestic, however, are not as agile as carrier-based aircraft, and in the Navy, Phillips is a faction that prefers aircraft carriers.

He wasn't very tall, and he looked quite short standing with the big officers and sailors, so he was also called Thumbs.

Of course, no one dared to call him this nickname to his face, and he walked on the wooden flight deck in a white naval uniform.

As a specially designed aircraft carrier, the first goal of this warship was to provide the largest flight deck area when designed.

Therefore, compared with other warships, the "Ark Royal" adopts an extended flight deck, which is very long, extending from the bow and stern, greatly increasing the flight deck area.

At the same time, the flight deck is divided into two, the front part is for take-off, and the rear part is for landing, which is the earliest British aircraft carrier that can take off and land at the same time on the flight deck.

It seems that this aircraft carrier is majestic enough, but for some reason, compared to the aircraft carrier of the Germans, it seems a little small.

The German aircraft carrier Count Zeppelin has a displacement of 30,000 tons, which is one circle larger than its own! At the same time, the aircraft carriers of the Germans, with a strange-looking flight deck, are puzzling.

Unlike in history, the development of the German Navy is now much stronger.

Not counting the ones built on the slipway, just into service, the Germans already had two Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers, two Bismarck-class battleships, and the Germans were almost emasculated after World War I, and I didn't expect that after a few years of work, the German Navy would already be so powerful!

Of course, the purpose of going to sea this time is to completely block the North Sea and make Germany lose its sea lanes, so that there may be a conflict with the German navy, and a naval battle may come.

The German Navy and the British Navy are also a pair of enemies, the Battle of Jutland was extremely fierce, this time, do you want to repeat it?

British Navy, will not lose!

The German Navy, after all, has just grown stronger, and their tactical use and their personnel are no better than that of Britain, a century-old naval power!

Pacing and walking on the wide flight deck, a morning workout for Phillips, he stepped out of the bridge to see several busy people on deck.

On the deck, a coat of paint is being sprayed, yesterday it has been painted for a day, and today, a small piece of the stern remains.

The deck is made of wood, and although it was relatively strong when it was first laid, after a few trips to the sea, the wood on the deck will be damaged, and the salt from the sea will also erode the deck.

If it takes a long time, such as mooring an aircraft carrier to the dock for several months, it can even grow moss on the deck.

So, every once in a while, the deck needs to be coated with a coat of paint.

The wooden deck, which can cushion the landing of aircraft, is the standard choice of this era, and they really don't understand why the flight deck of the German aircraft carrier is still made of iron.

Just as he was about to talk to the painted sailors, Phillips heard the roar of planes in the distance, and when he looked up, he squinted at the airliners flying from the east.

When he first saw it, he already felt that something was wrong, and when the passenger plane flew closer, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.

In the intelligence agencies, this kind of passenger aircraft jointly developed by Germany and the United States has been evaluated, and the results obtained are very annoying, this passenger plane can be easily converted into a bomber, and at the same time, because of the high flight altitude, the existing fighters of their own side cannot intercept it!

Their own anti-aircraft artillery is out of reach, so once a war with Germany starts, this kind of bomber is the most terrifying.

And now, is it considered a state of war?

Just when he was looking uneasily at the "airliner" flying in the sky, he saw something thrown under the belly of the airliner.

"Quick, sound the air defense siren!" Phillips shouted loudly. At this moment, his face turned pale.