<p>An aerial view of the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68)" class="extiw" title="en:USS Nimitz (CVN-68)">USS <i>Nimitz</i> (CVN-68)</a> and the British aircraft carrier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)" class="extiw" title="en:HMS Ark Royal (R09)">HMS <i>Ark Royal</i> (R09)</a> tied up at piers at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia (USA), maybe between 14 and 21 August 1978.<br></p>
Note: The photo may have been taken in 1975 when <i>Ark Royal</i> was having her catapults repaired. Also, <i>Nimitz</i> was having extensive flight deck work in 1978. In the National Archives description, the left hand carrier is wrongly identified as HMS <i>Hermes</i> (R12) on 26 June 1987.
U.S. Navy
1970s <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z/8</div>
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