HMS Ark Royal.

My husband went to watch the Ark Royal come into the River Tyne this afternoon. She was built by Swan Hunters Ship Builders yard at Wallsend in 1978. She is larger than her two sisters, Invincible and Illustrious and has gas turbine engines (like Concorde's) to propel the ship, giving a maximum speed in excess of 30 knots. A steeper ski jump than in the other ships of this class is fitted at the forward end of the flight deck.There is access to the public on Saturday. The ship's motto is 'Zeal Does Not Rest.'