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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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 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 ...

The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is to be retired next month after 32 years of service. The Portsmouth-based warship is to be replaced by HMS Ocean, which has just received a £65m ...

HMS Illustrious – the last of the Royal Navy’s Invincible-class aircraft carriers – was decommissioned at Portsmouth Naval Base today, marking the end of her 32-year career. The ship’s White Ensign ...

The Royal Navy's last operational fixed-wing aircraft carrier has begun sea trials following a £40m upgrade to convert it into a helicopter carrier. The 20,000-tonne warship is now capable of carrying ...

HUNDREDS of people are expected to flock on board HMS Illustrious today as it visits Liverpool for the first time in its 26-year history. The 22,000-tonne aircraft carrier berthed at Liverpool’s ...

One of Malta’s special naval friends, the strike carrier HMS Illustrious, will leave Grand Harbour this morning for a two-month stint in the Indian Ocean. The Illustrious, or Lusty as she is known to ...