Ark Royal was completed at the Swan Hunter shipyard at Wallsend, near Newcastle, in December 1978 and launched by the Queen Mother. She also accepted the carrier into service on July 1 ...

Swan Hunter in Wallsend closed ... High-profile ships like the Ark Royal and Illustrious were built at the site, and in 1907 it saw the launch of the Mauretania. No details about the amounts ...