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...
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months. She was launched in 1907 and scrapped in 1922. HMS Indomitable (92) was an Illustrious-class armoured fleet aircraft carrier launched in 1940...
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operated by the Royal Navy. Three ships were constructed: HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal. The vessels were built as aviation-capable anti-submarine...
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She followed sister ships HMS Invincible and HMS Illustrious into service in 1985. Affectionately known as The Mighty Ark...
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United Kingdom. There are two carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, currently in service. HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and...
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combined two actual warship names. He chose the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, lead ship of the British Royal Navy's class of the same name, for...
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of Performance in H.M.S. Hood, H.M.S. Illustrious, H.M.S. King George V and Smaller Vessels of RDF279". www.hmshood.org.uk. H.M.S. Hood Association....
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CVA-02 were intended to replace HMS Victorious and HMS Ark Royal, while CVA-03 and CVA-04 would have replaced HMS Hermes and HMS Eagle respectively. The planned...
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scrap 1946 HMS Unicorn fleet maintenance carrier (1943) - sold for scrap 1959 Illustrious class HMS Illustrious (1939) HMS Formidable (1939) HMS Victorious...
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frigate and then a destroyer before taking over the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and then achieving higher command in the Navy. He served as First Sea...
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