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We have a fantastic set of photos on Flickr showing Ark Royal's early days on Tyneside http://t.co/nBu2VWO5co

@TWArchives 4:05pm 21 May 2013

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@TWArchives 4:01pm 21 May 2013

Yet another sad day on Tyneside as HMS Ark Royal sets off on her final journey - to a scrap yard in Turkey http://t.co/jxR2Jfc492

@TWArchives 4:00pm 21 May 2013

We have a fantastic set of photos on Flickr showing Ark Royal's early days on Tyneside

http://www.flickr.com/photos/twm_news/sets/72157626879712905/

HMS Ark Royal
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HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th December 1978, she was launched on 20th June 1981 and completed in 1985. Major deployments incl...

3:43pm 21 May 2013

Yet another sad day on Tyneside as HMS Ark Royal sets off on her final journey - to a scrap yard in Turkey.

Ark Royal sets sail on final journey
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The Royal Navy's former flagship, the Ark Royal, leaves her home port of Portsmouth for the final time later, bound for a scrap yard in Turkey.

3:42pm 21 May 2013

Message in a bottle

The last message from Robert Mustard who died when the SS Princess of Sunderland sank in 1893. A short film made by Gateshead College with Tyne & Wear Archives.

Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology from the Great North Museum

Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology from the Great North Museum, tells us about his favourite Greek object in the museum's current exhibition.