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Fearless was the first purpose built LPD used by the Royal Navy, launched in 1963 and commissioned in 1965. She served in the Falklands Islands War and even had a roll in a James Bond film.
In 1977 she appeared in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me as the ship which picks up Bond's escape pod. The Fearless was part of the British naval force committed to Operation Corporate, the 1982 Falklands War.

From 1991 until 1995 she supported the sea training phase of initial officer training. She was due to undertake an operation in the Gulf but that was instead given to the HMS Ocean in 2000. Her last major duty was to take part in amphibious exercises before being decommissioned in 2002.

This L'Arsenal waterline kit (No.70015) depicts her as she was during the Falklands War and is a comprised of resin and photo etch parts. The kit contains 4 Westland Wessex helicopters, 4 Sikorsky Sea King helicopters, 4 LCUs, 4 LCVPs and 2 boats and is listed for 80,00 € ($89.65 USD) plus shipping and handling and can be ordered through the L'Arsenal website.
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