HMS Illustrious, the last of the Royal Navy’s Invincible-class carriers, has set sail from Portsmouth to meet her doom at a Turkish scrapyard. The British government chose to sell her ...

With them I joined HMS Illustrious and was with her for the capture of the harbour of Diego Suarez at the northern tip of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean in 1942.

The story of my time on HMS Illustrious can be found on my personal page on this website. ...

In 1941, HMS Victorious, a mighty Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, entered the fray to help bring down Nazi Germany’s most feared battleship - the Bismarck. At 766 feet and 23,000 tons ...

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.

After more than 25 years of searching, Kostas Thoctarides uncovered the location of the World War II British submarine, the HMS Triumph, which disappeared in 1942.

Illustrious, nicknamed Lusty, is the last of the Invincible class of aircraft carriers which included the Ark Royal and Invincible which were introduced into the navy in the 1980s.

Invincible-class HMS Illustrious has been decommissioned at a service at Portsmouth Naval Base after 32 years.

Illustrious is the last of the Invincible class of aircraft carriers which included the Ark Royal and Invincible which were introduced into the navy in the 1980s.

Unable to find a permanent home for the retired Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious, the U.K. MoD announced it would sell the ship for scrap.

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.