Designed in 1934 to fit the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, Ark Royal was built by Cammell Laird and Company, Ltd. at Birkenhead, England, and completed in November 1938. Her design differed from previous aircraft carriers. Ark Royal was the first ship on which the hangars and flight deck were an integral part of the hull, instead of an add-on or part of the superstructure. Designed to carry a large number of aircraft, she had two hangar deck levels. She served during a period that first saw the extensive use of naval air power; a number of carrier tactics were developed and refined aboard Ark Royal. Ark Royal served in some of the most active naval theaters of the Second World War. She was involved in the first aerial and U-boat kills of the war, operations off Norway, the search for the German battleship Bismarck, and the Malta Convoys. Ark Royal survived several near misses and gained a reputation as a 'lucky ship'. The Germans incorrectly reported her as sunk on multiple occasions. She was torpedoed in November 1941 by the German submarine U-81 and sank the following day. Her sinking was the subject of several inquiries; investigators were keen to know how the carrier was lost, in spite of efforts to save the ship and tow her to the naval base at Gibraltar. They found that several design flaws contributed to the loss, which were rectified in new British carriers.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/700
Skill Level: 3
Length: 13.7”
Beam: 1.7”
Parts: 310+
- Painting and assembly required
- 18 sprues
- One decal sheet
- One photo-etched fret
- Includes display stand and nameplate
- Two-piece hull
- One-piece deck with finely rendered wood pattern
- Includes Fairey Swordfish, Fulmar Mk.I and Blackburn Skua aircraft
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
*Cyanoacrylate glue is required for photo-etched parts*
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Paint Guide:
Flat Black
Sky
Dark Green
Dark Sea Grey
Tire Black
Hull Red
Grey
Dark Sea Grey
Tan
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