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Royal Navy Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier - HMS Ark Royal (R07) (1:700 Scale)
Royal Navy Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier - HMS Ark Royal (R07)

Forces of Valor Royal Navy Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier - HMS Ark Royal (R07)




 
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Forces of Valor FOV861017A Royal Navy Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier - HMS Ark Royal (R07) (1:700 Scale)

"First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can."
- Horatio Nelson

HMS Ark Royal was a light aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy. She was the third and final vessel of Invincible class. She was built by Swan Hunter on the River Tyne and launched by them in 1981. Ark Royal was christened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She followed sister ships HMS Invincible and HMS Illustrious into service in 1985.

Affectionately known as The Mighty Ark, she is the fifth Royal Navy ship to have borne the name of the 1587 flagship that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. Originally intended to be named Indomitable to match the rest of the class, this was changed due to the public reaction to the loss of the Ark Royal name after the scrapping of the previous Ark Royal in 1980, after 30 years' service.

Slightly larger than her sister ships, and with a steeper ski-jump ramp, Ark Royal carried the STOVL (Short Take Off and Vertical Landing) Harrier Jump Jet aircraft, as well as various helicopters. With a crew complement of over 1,000 sailors and aviators, she saw active service in the 1990s Bosnian War and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.

Originally due to be retired in 2016, Ark Royal was instead decommissioned on March 11th, 2011, as part of the Navy restructuring portion of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review. After Ark Royal's decommissioning HMS Albion replaced her as the Royal Navy flagship. Ark Royal was sold for scrap to the Turkish company Leyal Ship Recycling and left Portsmouth in May 2013.

Pictured here is a 1:700 scale replica of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R07). Pre-order! Price and ship date to be determined.

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Features
  • Diecast metal and plastic construction
  • Full draught model of a fighting ship
  • Comes with a full complement of aircraft
  • Comes atop golden pillars on a wood-like display plinth with etched metallic name plate

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