Hms illustrious

HMS Illustrious - Aircraft Carrier - Launched 05/04/1939 - End of service December 1954

HMS Illustrious (87) the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers built for the British Royal Navy before World War II. (google.image) 04.18

HMS Renown and HSM Illustrious in Trincomalee Harbor, Ceylon in early 1944.

HMS Illustrious was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy She fought in the Mediterranean and Far East

Royal Navy Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06), and Nimitz-class carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in 2007. US Navy Unable to find permanent home for retired Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious, U.K. MoD announced it would sell ship for scrap to Turkish firm. Illustrious sold to LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd. for around $2.64 million (£ 2 million), read statement. Commissioned in 1982 and decommissioned 2014.

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Action reports and battle damage for the armoured aircraft carriers HMS Illustrious, Formidable, Victorious, Indomitable, Indefatigable and Implacable in World War II, 1940-1942

HMS Illustrious (87) British Royal Navy Pre-WWII Aircraft Carrier (L) April 5, 1939. (google.image) 07.2021 (Color Diagram)

The Royal Navy Ark Royal Class Aircraft Carrier. The mighty flagship of the Royal Navy has now been decommissioned leaving the fleet without a carrier until the replacement, expected 2020, is ready.