Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

Lead Ship,Light Aircraft Carrier HMS Invincible pictured in 1982.

in my uneducated opinion ships of this size, and more of them, represent better value than the two behemoths we have now?
tim

They would have far less operational capability for nearly the same cost.

I was surprised to learn that QE Class only have 29 more crew than the Invincibles, not including the air element.

Jim

HMS Illustrious pictured at Liverpool,Merseyside,February 2013.

Invincible Class Carrier HMS Illustrious pictured in Norway during Exercise Cold Response 2012.

HMS Illustrious.....2007.

A look back at the life of a Portsmouth aircraft carrier | Nostalgia

Portsmouth-based aircraft carrier HMS Invincible played a major role in the Falklands war.
She was launched in May 1977, the seventh ship to carry the name.
She was built as an anti-submarine warfare carrier, but worked alongside HMS Hermes during the south Atlantic conflict as an aircraft carrier.
She was also deployed in the Yugoslav wars and Iraq war. She was decommissioned in 2005 and sold for scrap to a Turkish company in 2011.
Continues at:
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/heritage-a ... ia-2960658

Two clear views of INVINCIBLE........another victim of the scrapper's torch....... DFO

HMS Illustrious at Valletta in November 2012.