WORLD OF WARSHIPS HMS Illustrious Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier RO6

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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".

Following the retirement of her fixed-wing British Aerospace Harrier II aircraft in 2010, Illustrious operated as one of two Royal Navy helicopter carriers. After 32 years' service, the oldest ship in the Royal Navy's active fleet was formally decommissioned on 28 August 2014 even though she would not be replaced until HMS Queen Elizabeth's commissioning in 2017. Despite the UK Ministry of Defence's announcement in 2012 that, once decommissioned, Illustrious would be preserved for the nation, in 2016 she was sold and towed to Turkish company Leyal for scrapping.

Armament:
3 Goalkeeper CIWS
2 GAM-B01 20 mm close-range guns

Aircraft carried:
Up to 22 helicopters with the combination of:
Chinook
Apache
Merlin
Lynx
Sea King
Before her retirement, HMS Illustrious could operate up to 22 Sea Harriers/ Harrier II

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Following the retirement of her fixed-wing British Aerospace Harrier II aircraft in 2010, Illustrious operated as one of two Royal Navy helicopter carriers. After 32 years' service, the oldest ship in the Royal Navy's active fleet was formally decommissioned on 28 August 2014 even though she would not be replaced until HMS Queen Elizabeth's commissioning in 2017. Despite the UK Ministry of Defence's announcement in 2012 that, once decommissioned, Illustrious would be preserved for the nation, in 2016 she was sold and towed to Turkish company Leyal for scrapping.

Armament:
3 Goalkeeper CIWS
2 GAM-B01 20 mm close-range guns

Aircraft carried:
Up to 22 helicopters with the combination of:
Chinook
Apache
Merlin
Lynx
Sea King
Before her retirement, HMS Illustrious could operate up to 22 Sea Harriers/ Harrier II 4.2