1: 700 Scale HMS Ark Royal Aircraft Carrier. Brand: Forces Of Valor. Age Range (Description): 12. Item Dimensions LxWxH: 13.75 x 2 x 5.5 inches. Material: Wood, Plastic, Metal. Item Weight: 0.5 Kilograms. Number of Pieces: 1. Model Name: 1:700 Scale HMS Ark Royal Aircraft Carrier. Product Dimensions: 13.75 x 2 x 5.5 inches. Item Weight: 1.1 pounds. Item model number: 861009A. Release date: June 8, 2018. Die cast metal hull with detailed plastic features. Includes 14 separate aircraft. Wood-like display stand with die-cast metal pillars. Hand-painted finish with pad-printed details. Hms Ark royal (pennant number 91) was an aircraft carrier of the royal Navy that served during the WWII. Completed in November 1938, Her design differed from previous aircraft carriers. 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. Ark royal served in some of the most active naval theatres of WWII. She was involved in the first aerial and U-boat kills of the war and most famously the search for the German battleship Bismarck. She was Torpedoed on 13 November 1941 by the German submarine u-81 and sank the following day. Her wreck was discovered by a BBC crew in December 2002, approximately 30 NMI (35 mi; 56 km) from Gibraltar.