Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ark Royal:
Ark Royal (1587), the flagship of the English fleet during the Spanish Armada campaign of 1588HMS Ark Royal (1914), merchant ship, converted to an aircraft carrier during the First World WarHMS Ark Royal (91), British aircraft carrier launched in 1937 that participated in the Second World War and was sunk by a U-boat in 1941HMS Ark Royal (R09), an Audacious-class fleet aircraft carrier launched in 1950, decommissioned in 1979HMS Ark Royal (R07), an Invincible-class aircraft carrier, launched in 1981, decommissioned in 2011