HMS Illustrious was laid down at Swan Hunter on the River Tyne in 1976, and launched in 1978. As the ship neared the end of its fitting out period, the Falklands War broke out and as a consequence ...

Aircraft carrier and Royal Navy fleet flagship HMS Illustrious is currently moored in London, her affiliated City for the Remembrance celebrations. Next Monday she will host the Ministerial launch ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 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 a light Royal Navy aircraft carrier - one of the three Invincible-class carriers. Commissioned in 1982, ...

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS in the commando carrier role, and the on-call United Kingdom Task Group, which included a COUGAR deployment to the Gulf. He has also had the privilege of being the Captain of Britannia ...