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A new waterline kit of the Royal Navy's most active early war carrier.

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.

She met her fate early in the war on 13 November 1941 by the German submarine U-81 near Gibraltar.

This kit (No. AOS010181) is expected to be released in early January 2015 with an estimated sale price of $46.99 (US).