Many years ago, the RN looked at decommisioning HMS Ark Royal and selling her to Australia to replace HMAS Melbourne. At the time, the Argentinians got a bit rowdy and it was decided to keep the Ark Royal and the sale fell through.
Now the RN is
again selling the Ark Royal, and once more the Argentinians are rattling sabres. It's plain to see that continued peace in the South Atlantic rests on Britain retaining "Noah's Warship". And we're still waiting for an aircraft carrier!
