How the Wargame Occured: Aircraft Carrier vs. Navy Submarine . According to the UK’s Ministry of Defence, the 2013 exercise was broken down into three phases, and the HMS Illustrious, RFA Fort ...

Released by the UK Ministry of Defense, this image shows the periscope of the American submarine USS Dallas cutting through the surface as UK aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious sails past. Both ...

HMS Illustrious was built at Swan Hunters Ship Builders Yard on the Tyne, and subsequently commissioned in her base port of Portsmouth in 1982. The ship is 209 metres long and weighs 22,000 tonnes.

HMS Illustrious has been deployed to conflict zones including Bosnia, Iraq and Sierra Leone The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is to be retired next month after 32 years of ...

Britain’s last working aircraft carrier is to be sold for scrap after schemes to save her for the nation as a floating museum, or attraction fell through.

Bosses at Hull City Council have spent £540,000 on a bid to bring the decommissioned HMS Illustrious to the city. The proposal is being considered by the ministry of Defence.

HMS Illustrious Company members prepare to lower the ships White Ensign for the last time during her decommissioning ceremony on ... FT Photo Diary Add to myFT. Financial Times Add to myFT.

US Navy Photo. 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.

Aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious has returned to its home port in Hampshire after a four-month tour of duty. The crew was welcomed at Portsmouth Naval Base by cheering family members on Friday morning ...

The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious has returned to Portsmouth for the final time. Crowds lined the port to welcome the warship, which will retire after 32 years of service. The ...

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 £ ...