KEEPIN' AN EYE
"OPERATION GRANBY"
Mediterranean Station circa Persian Gulf War - Jan 1991
HMS Ark Royal (R07) ['Invincible' class CVS Dragon/DML kit], escorted by HMS Manchester (D95) [Type 42 Batch 3 DDG Dragon/DML kit]


This ships are my 2nd & 3rd model. This is my first attempt on diorama.
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During the Persion Gulf War of 1991, 'Task Group 323.2' -- made up of HMS Ark Royal (R07), escorted by HMS Sheffield (F96), and supported by 2 RFA. HMS Exeter (D 89) and HMS Manchester (D95) later joined the group. The TG was designed to support US-led forces and allied communication lines in the Mediterranean; and to provide a credible force to assure Egypt, Turkey and other anxious states should the conflict spill over; and also to keep a watch on the activities of Libya.

a view from above