HMS Ark Royal

Victory at Sea: HMS Ark Royal

As one of the most famous aircraft carriers of the war, HMS Ark Royal received many battle honours during her service. The first enemy aircraft shot down by the Fleet Air Arm was by one of her Blackburn Skuas, whilst her bombers sank the German cruiser Königsberg, the first example of a capital ship being sunk by air attack. More famously, the Ark Royal’s role in the sinking of the Bismarck saw her Fairey Swordfish launch a torpedo attack that damaged the ship’s rudder, leaving her vulnerable to the rest of the fleet.

Other notable actions include convoys to Malta, the Norwegian Campaign and involvement in the first U-Boat kill of the war.

In 1941, she was torpedoed and sank whilst under tow.

1 metal and Warlord Resin model.
Models are supplied unassembled and unpainted