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Chavez vows revenge for Falklands war
The Sunday Times Online (UK) ^ | September 2, 2007 | Martin Arostegui

Posted on 09/02/2007 1:51:41 PM PDT by Jeff Head

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To: Schwaeky
I cannot say if it was specifically named for the BB per sey, but it was named Ark Royal in honor of the other four vessels that had been named Ark ROyal, this being the fifth. If you go to this Invincible page on my World Wide Aircraft Carrier.com site:

INVINCIBLE CLASS

You can read more about the class in general. Here's the official Royal Navy site for the Ark ROyal:

HMS ARK ROYAL

321 posted on 09/06/2007 6:44:30 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: JasonC

HMS Queen Elizabeth scheduled to enter service in 2014

Defence secretary Des Browne confirmed the £3.8bn order for the two carriers on 25 July 2007.

322 posted on 09/07/2007 1:56:28 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: Steve Van Doorn
Yes I know. Now they just have to actually pay year after year for 7 to 9 years, to get a navy air capability back. For the CVFs and for the JSFs.
323 posted on 09/07/2007 5:17:00 PM PDT by JasonC
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To: UKrepublican

Go Hugo, Go Hugo, Go Hugo, Go Hugo, Go Hugo..............


324 posted on 09/07/2007 5:25:54 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (No tap dancing allowed in this restroom facility)
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To: ran20

A juvenile Ahmadinejad...the sore festers. Pus that does not drain will not heal.


325 posted on 04/04/2010 12:11:02 AM PDT by Atchafalaya (Atchafalaya Basin; when you're there , thats the best)
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