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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Fond farewell to Ark Royal
The last chance to visit HMS Ark Royal, the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, was expected to draw 6,000 people but at least twice that number could descend on Portsmouth’s historic docks this weekend.
Waiting to board was John Wetherill, 52, who served on Ark Royal as a Petty Officer in 1988 and whose daughter Grace was christened on her quarterdeck.
“We all wanted to come and see one last time,” he said, standing next to his wife Bev and Grace, now 20.
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