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HMS Invincible was the Royal Navy's lead ship of her class of three light aircraft carriers.She was launched on 3 May 1977 as the seventh ship to carry the name. She was originally designated as an anti-submarine warfare carrier, but was used as an aircraft carrier during the Falklands War, when she was deployed with HMS Hermes.
The Invincible class was a class of light aircraft carrier 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 warfare (ASW) platforms to counter the Cold War North Atlantic Soviet submarine threat, and initially embarked Sea Harrier aircraft and Sea King HAS.1 anti-submarine ...
The UK Carrier Strike Group (UKCSG) is a carrier battle group of the Royal Navy.It has existed in various forms since the mid-2000s. [1] [2] Between 2006 and 2011, the formation centred around the Royal Navy's Invincible-class aircraft carriers until the retirement of their Harrier GR9 strike aircraft in 2011 as a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
HMS Invincible: 1993–2005 HMS Ark Royal: 2005–2007 HMS Illustrious: 2007–2009 HMS Ark Royal: 2009 – 13 December 2010 [7] HMS Albion: 13 December 2010 – 11 October 2011 [8] HMS Bulwark: 11 October 2011 – 1 June 2015 [9] HMS Ocean: 1 June 2015 – 27 March 2018 [10] HMS Albion: 27 March 2018 - 27 January 2021 [11] HMS Queen Elizabeth
Invincible was significantly larger than her armoured cruiser predecessors of the Minotaur class.She had an overall length of 567 ft (173 m), a beam of 78.5 ft (23.9 m), and a draft of 30 ft (9.1 m) at deep load.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... HMS Invincible (1747) M. Mary Rose; N. HMS Newcastle (1653) R. HMS Royal George (1756) W. West Bay Wreck
HMS Invincible in the South Atlantic. Invincible-class aircraft carriers. HMS Invincible (†3) 2 SHAR pilots. Captain J.J. Black RN; 801 Naval Air Squadron (8 BAE Sea Harriers including 5 absorbed from 899 training squadron)) Lt Commander N.D. Ward; part 809 Naval Air Squadron (4 BAE Sea Harriers absorbed into 801 Squadron))
HMS Invincible (1747) was originally the French 74-gun ship of the line L'Invincible, captured off Cape Finisterre in 1747. She was the first purpose-built 74-gun ship of the line to serve in the Royal Navy. The ship sank in February 1758 when she hit a sandbank in the East Solent. HMS Invincible (1765) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1765 ...