The U.K. Royal Navy Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06), and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in 2007. US Navy Photo
USNI News: U.K. Carrier HMS Illustrious Sold for Scrap
Unable to find a permanent home for the retired Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious, the U.K. Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday it would sell the ship for scrap to a Turkish firm.
Illustrious was sold to LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd. for around $2.64 million (£ 2 million), read the statement.
Commissioned in 1982, Illustrious was deployed at the conclusion of the first Gulf War and provided aid to the Philippines in response following Typhoon Haiyan.
The carrier was decommissioned in 2014.
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WNU Editor: No one wants it .... so off to the scrap yard.
2 comments:
I'm surprised the Russians...or even the Egyptians weren't interested.
Only works with helecopters and Harriers.
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