It is an ignominious end for a ship that served in the Royal Navy from 1973 to 2005, and took part in the Falklands, Balkans and Iraq wars before being decommissioned in 2005. The Ministry of Defence ...

The guns of a sunken vessel loom eerily into view, as divers explore the remains of a famous First World War Battleship. Fascinating footage, captured by the North Shields-based Darkstar diving team, ...

HMS Illustrious, the last of the Royal Navy’s Invincible-class carriers, has set sail from Portsmouth to meet her doom at a Turkish scrapyard. The British government chose to sell her for scrap in ...

Famous aircraft carrier HMS Invincible has been stripped of equipment and is unfit for service despite official claims that she is still ready for action. The ship which led the 1982 Falklands task ...

Aircraft carriers have been a dominant naval asset for nearly a century. Their high cost and sturdy construction means those flattops often serve for decades. One of the longest-serving was HMS Hermes ...

HMS Illustrious – the last of the Royal Navy’s Invincible-class aircraft carriers – was decommissioned at Portsmouth Naval Base today, marking the end of her 32-year career. The ship’s White Ensign ...

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British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious is due to retire in 2014 & Defence seek proposals from organisations interested in preserving the warship. The last of the ships to be decommissioned, HMS ...