HMS invincible bows out

Kapitan · 09-06-05, 10:51 AM

after 22 years of service 3 wars and almost sailing the world its time for the british navys aircraft carrier HMS invincible to make her last stop.

as of now the ship has been decommissioned and is mothballed pending sale or scrap her last duty as british navys flag ship was to be flag ship at the international fleet review now she is laid up.

holding battle honours for the falklands afghanistan and iraq (twice) its time to go.

she has handed her flag ship status to her sister HMS illustrious as HMS ark royal is in refit

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005350347,00.html
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publ...cle_002808.php

09-06-05, 10:51 AM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	HMS invincible bows out after 22 years of service 3 wars and almost sailing the world its time for the british navys aircraft carrier HMS invincible to make her last stop. as of now the ship has been decommissioned and is mothballed pending sale or scrap her last duty as british navys flag ship was to be flag ship at the international fleet review now she is laid up. holding battle honours for the falklands afghanistan and iraq (twice) its time to go. she has handed her flag ship status to her sister HMS illustrious as HMS ark royal is in refit http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005350347,00.html http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publ...cle_002808.php __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/