range ▁reconna issance ▁aircraft ▁with ▁bomb ▁bay - mount ed ▁camera ▁pack s . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁she ▁represented ▁Britain ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁C ele br ation ▁in ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁ab o ard ▁Ark ▁Royal ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁long - range ▁strike ▁mission ▁over ▁British ▁H ond uras ▁in ▁Central ▁America ▁shortly ▁before ▁its ▁independence ▁as ▁a ▁constitution al ▁mon archy ▁named ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Government ▁of ▁Bel ize ▁to ▁d eter ▁a ▁possible ▁Gu atem al an ▁invasion , ▁who ▁had ▁long - standing ▁territorial ▁claims . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁under ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Le ach ▁K CB ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁Fle et , ▁Ark ▁Royal ▁led ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁t ribute ▁to ▁and ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ' s ▁Silver ▁J ub ile e ▁at ▁Sp it head . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁ship ▁made ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁television . ▁A ▁major ▁BBC ▁document ary ▁series , ▁S ail or ▁was ▁made , ▁showing ▁life ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁ship ▁during ▁a ▁February ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Western ▁Atlantic ▁deployment . ▁Her ▁command ing ▁officer ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁was ▁Captain ▁Wil fred ▁Graham , ▁a ▁later ▁Flag ▁Officer ▁Port sm outh ▁and ▁the