Land Based Air Power or Aircraft Carriers?: A Case Study of the British Debate About Maritime Air Power in the 1960s by Gjert Lage Dyndal

Author:Gjert Lage Dyndal [Dyndal, Gjert Lage]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, General
ISBN: 9781317108405
Google: w2IGDAAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 15064603
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-04-28T00:00:00+00:00

Refit of the Existing Carriers

The HMS Ark Royal was in poor shape by 1963, and some modernisation was urgently needed. One or two new carriers were to be ordered, but some of the old carriers had to be kept operational into the 1970s. As for HMS Ark Royal, it was discussed whether the planned 1966/67 refit should be a full overhaul or whether only the most pressing needs should be tended to; in the end, only essential maintenance and small defects were fixed. The whole refit came only to £4 million.71 By 1965 it became clear that a major refit was needed in any case. HMS Ark Royal was needed to operate the most modern aircraft of the Royal Navy (except the Phantoms), to improve the ship’s radar to modern standards, and a refit would improve the general living conditions for the crew.

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