▁C air n ry an ▁near ▁Str an ra er ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September . ▁When ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁break ers , ▁her ▁sister ▁ship ▁E agle ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁process ▁of ▁being ▁broken ▁up ▁there . ▁Bre aking ▁up ▁of ▁Ark ▁Royal ▁took ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁many ▁ex ▁crew ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁break ers ▁jet ty ▁at ▁the ▁remote ▁corner ▁of ▁L och ▁Ryan ▁to ▁pay ▁their ▁last ▁respect s , ▁some ▁reduced ▁to ▁tears ▁when ▁seeing ▁the ▁ship ▁being ▁torn ▁to ▁pieces . ▁However , ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁remain ▁as ▁sou ven irs ▁or ▁mem orial s ; ▁for ▁instance , ▁an ▁anchor ▁( al ong ▁with ▁an ▁anchor ▁from ▁her ▁sister ▁ship ▁E agle ) ▁outside ▁the ▁Fle et ▁Air ▁Arm ▁Museum ▁at ▁R N AS ▁Ye ov il ton . ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁other ▁anch ors ▁is ▁in ▁Arm ada ▁Way , ▁P ly mouth ▁near ▁P ly mouth ▁H oe . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁While ▁Ark ▁Roy als ▁career ▁sp anned ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁commission ing ▁( her ▁name ▁was ▁a ▁household ▁word ), ▁she ▁spent ▁as ▁much ▁ ▁time ▁in ▁ ▁ref it ; ▁repair ▁and ▁reserve ▁and ▁modern isation ▁as ▁in ▁commission ed ▁service ▁( 1 2 ▁years ). ▁It ▁required ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁effort ▁from ▁her ▁engine ers ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁service able ▁between ▁yard ▁periods . ▁Ark ▁Royal ▁had