ARK ROYAL Gone – the former Royal Navy Flagship, the Aircraft Carrier ARK ROYAL will be scrapped and leave Portsmouth in Mid May 2013.    Proposals to reuse the ARK ROYAL included turning the ship into a commercial heliport, a nightclub and school, or a casino - but ultimately the Government decided to sell the warship for recycling firm Turkish firm Leyal for just £2.9m.    The demise of the ARK ROYAL followed the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which saw the Nations HARRIER fleet (of 72 aircraft) sold to the USA for around £110m.    This brings a whole new (and low) meaning to the phrase value for money!!