 Although the result of the sinking of the third Royal naval vessel named 'Ark Royal' which was Leeds's adopted ship the people of Leeds raised over £9 million in 1942 for a new ship, surpassing the £5 million target.Leeds escaped the worst of The Blitz, due mainly to its inland location and it not having any significant industrial targets.On the night of the 14 March and early hours of 15 March 1941, Leeds received its worst night of Luftwaffe bombing.