Sailed 900,000 miles on operations across the globe over 32 years HMS Illustrious was rushed into service in 1982 in the aftermath of the Falklands conflict "Sad day" for veterans who served on board ...

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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 ...

The former aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious will be recycled after 32 years of service, announced the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) who sold the ship to Turkish company LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd for ...

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HMS Illustrious just made its final voyage out of Portsmouth harbour. The ship is bound for Turkey where it has been sold to a recycling plant for £2.1 million. HMS Illustrious was put into service in ...

Thousands looked on as HMS Illustrious, a potent symbol of the skill, pride and hard graft of the River Tyne’s shipyard workers, was launched on December 1, 1978 at Swan Hunter, Wallsend. When our ...

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People are starting to gather along the shoreline in Portsmouth to wave off HMS Illustrious. Simon Jones first served on HMS Illustrious in the Falklands in 1982. He went on to become her flight deck ...