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To: sphinx
Let me guess, the Ark Royal...
36 posted on 02/18/2024 4:13:47 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

The first friend I sent this to immediately identified it as one of the famed King George V class of aircraft carriers.

It is, of course, the Prince of Wales, which took Churchill to the Atlantic Charter meeting with FDR in August 1941. Along with Repulse, she was sunk by the Japanese on December 10.


37 posted on 02/18/2024 4:26:15 PM PST by sphinx
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