The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Invincible which had a leading role in the recovery of the Falkland Islands in 1982 has been sold to a Turkish scrap-yard which specialises in recycling ships.
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Labour accused of selling off Royal Navy ships for cheap despite spending millions on repair costsLast month, Defence Minister Maria Eagle said that since 2010, £132.7million had been spent on refits to HMS Albion and Bulwark. The decision to scrap the vessels is “short-sighted”, military ...
Replacements are years away and still Britain’s last aircraft carrier, ‘HMS Illustrious,’ has set sail to be scrapped in Turkey. The vessel, known as 'Lusty,' came into service in 1982 and ...
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