Unable to find a permanent home for the retired Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious, the U.K. Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday it would sell the ship for scrap to a Turkish firm. Illustrious ...
A British warship that served in the Falklands conflict could soon become a floating museum under plans lodged by Hull City Council. Council bosses have spent £540,000 on a bid to bring the recently ...
Hundreds of people turned out to honour the Royal Navy helicopter carrier, HMS Illustrious, as it retired following a 32-year career. The ship's White Ensign was lowered for the final time during a ...
SAILORS of all ranks from ratings to admirals joined the crowds to wave off the Royal Navy’s former aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious as it was towed away to a Turkish scrapyard. The 22,000 tonne ship, ...
Demolition work on the former British aircraft carrier, known as Lusty, is underway at a site in Aliaga, Turkey - turning it into cooking utensils and bridge foundations BLEAK images show the Royal ...
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The aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious stood down today after thirty-two years as a flagship in the Royal Navy. The Portsmouth-based helicopter and commando carrier has clocked up nine hundred thousand ...
HSM Illustrious has sailed into her home port of Portsmouth for the final time. In the waters of the Solent, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ocean sailed alongside each other. HMS Illustrious and HMS Ocean ...
The iconic aircraft carrier, nicknamed Lusty, will be turned into saucepans and razor blades after 32 years defending the UK THE Navy’s former flagship HMS Illustrious is being flogged for scrap in a ...
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