HMS Ark Royal (91) listing after she was torpedoed by the submarine U-81 on November 13, 1941. Despite attempts to save her, she capsized and sank the next day. Her skipper, Captain Loben Maund, was court-martialed in February 1942 after a Board of Inquiry found him guilty on two counts of negligence. “Meanwhile, the Bucknill Committee, which had been set up to investigate the loss of major warships, produced a report that identified the lack of backup power sources as a major design failure that contributed to her loss; Ark Royal depended on electricity for much of her operation, and once the boilers and steam-driven dynamos were knocked out, the loss of power made damage control difficult.” US Navy photo Lot-3478-19 from the Office of Emergency Management.
"These things must be done delicately-- or you hurt the spell." - The Wicked Witch of the West.
"We've got the torpedo damage temporarily shored up, the fires out and soon will have the ship back on an even keel. But I would suggest, sir, that if you have to take any more torpedoes, you take 'em on the starboard side." Pops Healy, DCA USS Lexington.
