The Centaur class aircraft carrier was the final iteration of the 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier developed by the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They were designed in
HMS Centaur in 1965
HMS Eagle, HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion during the Suez Crisis.
The Invincible class was a class of light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Navy. Three ships were constructed: HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal. The vessels were built as aviati
Centaur-class aircraft carrier
…carriers during NATO Exercise Polar Express. The carrier was reduced to reserve in April 1976. In 1978, HMS Ark Royal (R09) was retired before the Invincible-class aircraft carriers entered service; Bulwark was refitted in 1977-1979 and returned to service on 23 February 1979 to fill the gap. The ship suffered a…
HMS Ark Royal in 2008
HMS Invincible in 1991
HMS Illustrious (right) with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis
Invincible undergoing overhaul and modernisation