HMS Ark Royal entering Mombasa 1965

Very good drawing skills here Chris, the monochrome suits the subject, with the grey of the water and the ship.

I agree with Stephen. Very nicely done. What a coincidence- I was in a pub called the Ark Royal yesterday and in walked a man who had worked on her during the Falklands conflict . It's a very small world now. Lovely gallery :)

Excellent drawing, full of detail. I don't think this is the same ark royal that went to the falklands though. It doesn't have the sweeping deck for the harriers. Not sure how many, but there have been quite a few Ark Royals over years. must have been something to say you served on her!

Thank you for your encouraging comments. The drawing took ages! She is the fourth Ark Royal, commissioned in 1955 and paid off 1979, before the Falklands conflict. Her presence in the Falklands would have been a huge advantage, with her Phantoms, Buccaneers and airborne early warning Gannets. The fifth Ark Royal (half the size of her predecessor) was launched in 1981 so was still under construction in 1982. I was onboard 1964 to 66 and worked on the flightdeck. It was an exciting time but hard work! A very happy ship.

Nice one Chris!

1965? I used to visit a friend in the awful tower blocks overlooking the dockyard then and saw the Ark frequently. It seems like a ghastly mistake not to have an aircraft carrier of our own for a few years. But I would say that being a Plymouth girl. Really nice gallery of drawings. I will look out for your funny rocks on Dartmoor.

My dad was in the British Army (MP) and we lived in Mombasa... I remember watching the Ark Royal come into Mombasa in 1965; mum took a 8mm film which has since been converted to a DVD... great memory... and a great drawing.