HMS Illustrious (R06)
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HMS Illustrious was a light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and the second of three Invincible-class ships constructed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She was the fifth warship and second aircra
HMS Illustrious in 2012
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Illustrious (r) and the American USS John C. Stennis in the Persian Gulf in 1998
Illustrious undergoing maintenance at Portsmouth during 2005
HMS Ark Royal (R07)
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HMS Ark Royal was a light aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy. She was the third and final vessel of the Invincible class. She was built by Swan Hunter on the River Tyne and launche
HMS Illustrious (R06)
…October 2009. As part of Strategic Defence and Security Review, and in addition to the retirement of the Harrier force and Illustrious's sister ship Ark Royal, it was announced that a short study would be carried out to determine whether Illustrious or Ocean was the most viable helicopter platform. The decision…
HMS Ark Royal alongside at Portsmouth in 2007
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HMS Ark Royal at Wallsend during construction, 10 March 1981
HMS Ark Royal being launched on 2 June 1981.