Sister ship HMS Invincible was also sold for scrap last year to a Turkish scrap metal firm.

BBC: HMS Ark Royal sold for scrap by Ministry of Defence

The strategic defence review included plans to scrap Harrier jump jets, the Navy's flagship HMS Ark Royal and Nimrod spy planes, as well as 42, 000 Ministry of Defence and armed forces jobs.

BBC: An aircraft lands at RAF Northolt

Ark Royal was recently sold for scrap by the Ministry of Defence, following its sister ship HMS Invincible.

BBC: Aircraft carrier section begins journey from Govan to Fife