Friday, March 25, 2011

HMS Invincible And The HMS Ark Royal Together For The Last Time

Sailing into history: HMS Invincible is towed past HMS Ark Royal (right) - which has also been decommissioned - on her final journey to a Turkish scrapyard

Rule Britannia? With Ark Royal In The Background Awaiting A Similar Fate, HMS Invincible Yesterday Embarked On Her Final Voyage... To The Knacker's Yard -- The Daily Mail

As dawn breaks over the home of the Royal Navy, one modern maritime legend sets sail for the last time and another awaits her fate.

In the foreground, we see HMS Invincible, flagship of the Falklands War, leaving Portsmouth for good.

Behind her, Britain’s most famous aircraft carrier, HMS Ark Royal remains in her berth until a new owner is found: either a second-hand buyer or a scrapyard.

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My Comment: This is truly the end of an era.

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