The British navy still celebrates a famous WWII aircraft carrier that gave Hitler fits 51 minutes ago - By [Business Insider] Sailors aboard HMS Dragon hold a ceremony honoring Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in December 2021. British Royal Navy In November 1941, a German U-boat sank the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. Ark Royal had been a thorn in the side of the German navy during the early years of World War II. Ark Royal is one of the Royal Navy's most famous ships, and British sailors still commemorate it. In December, as the British Royal...