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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 ...
HMS Invincible (R05) 20 22,000 long tons (22,353 t) 4 Olympus gas turbine engines combined gas and gas, 2 Shafts July 1973 July 1980 Sold for scrap 2010 HMS Illustrious (R06) 20 22,000 long tons (22,353 t) 4 Olympus gas turbine engines combined gas and gas, 2 Shafts October 1976 June 1982 Sold for scrap 2016 HMS Ark Royal (R07) ex-Indomitable
HMS Invincible (R05) was a light aircraft carrier, the first of three in the Invincible class. She served from 1980 to 2005, including service in the Falklands War. [1] She was scrapped in Turkey in 2011.
HMS Illustrious (R06) HMS Invincible (R05) This page was last edited on 13 April 2021, at 14:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
HMS Invincible (1977) HMS ... Invincible Royal Navy: R05 Invincible: Aircraft carrier STOVL: 1980–2005 Irresitible
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 1980s. She was the fifth warship and second aircraft carrier to bear the name Illustrious , and was affectionately known to her crew as "Lusty" .
HMS Active (F171) HMS Alacrity (F174) HMS Ambuscade (F172) HMS Andromeda (F57) ... HMS Intrepid (L11) HMS Invincible (R05) J. HMS Junella; L. HMS Leeds Castle (P258) M.