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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious is being sent to the Philippines to help victims of typhoon Haiyan, David Cameron has announced. Speaking during a visit to India, the prime minister ...

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THOUSANDS of people flocked to Liverpool’s waterfront for a glimpse of the Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Illustrious. The aircraft carrier was in port as part of Fly Navy 100 celebrations marking 100 ...

HMS Illustrious has been escorted through the Strait of Hormuz by frigate HMS Montrose as she continues on her Gulf deployment. The carrier is due to start exercises in the Gulf of Oman as part of ...

Crowds wave farewell as Britain’s last working aircraft carrier makes its last journey from Portsmouth SAILORS of all ranks from ratings to admirals joined the crowds to wave off the Royal Navy’s ...