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Fujimi - 1/700 HMS Ark Royal No 91 Waterline Hull Model Kit #44123
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1/700 HMS Ark Royal No 91 Waterline Hull Model Kit
Model: 44123
Size: 1/700
Age Range: 12-99
Skill Level: 2 (out of 10)
Fujimi 1/700 Scale HMS Ark Royal Aircraft Carrier (Waterline Hull) Model Ship Kit. ETA February 2007.
HISTORY:
HMS Ark Royal #91 served in the World War II and was torpedoed on November 13, 1941 by the German submarine U-81, sinking the following day. The Ark Royal was involved in notable operations that sank the German battleship Bismarck.
Ark Royal was the first ship where the hangars and flight deck were an integral part of the ship's hull, instead of an add-on or part of the superstructure. Designed to carry a large number of aircraft, she was fitted with two hangar deck levels. Three lifts were to move aircraft between the hangars and the flight deck. Another major feature of the carrier was the length and height of the flight deck. At 800 feet (240 m), the flight deck was 118 feet (36 m) longer than the keel. Because hangar decks were contained within the hull, the flight deck rose to 66 feet (20 m) above the waterline. The ship was fitted with six boilers, which were used to power three Parsons geared turbines. The turbines were connected by three drive-shafts to three bronze propellers 16 feet (4.9 m) in diameter, to produce a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h).
Her main armament was sixteen quick-firing 4.5" anti-aircraft guns, located in eight double turrets, four on each side of the hull. The original design had the turrets located low on the hull, but the plans were later altered to place them just below the flight deck, which increased each turret's field of fire. Four 8-barreled 2-pounder (1.5 inch) pom-poms were located on the flight deck, in front of and behind the superstructure island, while eight 4-barreled .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns were installed on small projecting platforms to the front and rear of the flight deck.
Sixteen Fleet Air Arm squadrons were posted aboard Ark Royal during her service, with an average of five squadrons at any given time. On entering service, most of Ark Royal’s squadrons were equipped with either Blackburn Skuas, which were used in the fighter and dive bomber roles, or Fairley Swordfishes, which performed the roles of reconnaissance and torpedo bombing. From April 1940 onward, squadrons equipped with Skuas were upgraded to the newer Fairey Fulmars, these were used as fighters and bombers. On occasion, the carrier also operated Blackburn Roc fighter-bombers (from April 1939 to October 1940) and Fairey Albacore torpedo bombers (during October 1941).
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