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World's Greatest Warships

How British experimentation led to Ark Royal's creation.

Series 1
The Dreadnoughts revolutionised the rules of the high seas.
Bismarck and Tirpitz threatened Britain's Atlantic convoys.
How British experimentation during WWI eventually led to Ark Royal, the first purpose-built carrier that would take on the mighty Bismarck when war broke out again.
How British experimentation during WWI eventually led to Ark Royal, the first purpose-built carrier that would take on the mighty Bismarck when war broke out again.
The big-gun Dreadnoughts revolutionised the rules of engagement on the high seas. From the mould breaking HMS Dreadnought, through Iron Duke, Koenig and the long-serving USS Texas, these were the ships that fought in the defining naval battle of the era at Jutland in 1916.
The big-gun Dreadnoughts revolutionised the rules of engagement on the high seas. From the mould breaking HMS Dreadnought, through Iron Duke, Koenig and the long-serving USS Texas, these were the ships that fought in the defining naval battle of the era at Jutland in 1916.
Bismarck and Tirpitz threatened Britain's Atlantic convoys.
The Dreadnoughts revolutionised the rules of the high seas.
How British experimentation led to Ark Royal's creation.
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