Spidernavy 1/1250 SN 1-07 HMS Ark Royal Aircraft Carrier in 1914
Ark Royal, sometimes referred to as Ark Royal (II), ia a metal, waterline, 1/1250 scale model of the seaplane tender of the Royal Navy in 1914 by Spidernavy, SN 1-07.
Ark Royal was converted from a commercial collier in 1914 to act as a seaplane tender for the Royal Navy. Her slow speed meant that she was unable to operate with the fleet but she operated to perfect aircraft handling, launch, recovery and repair of float planes and seaplanes and balloons at naval bases such as Scapa Flow throughout both world wars and the inter-war period.