One of Britain's most famous warships of modern times will be towed away for scrap tomorrow after many years of service. I first went aboard the light aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, when I was a schoolboy at Kings College in Genova. She was a frequent visitor to Palma during the 1990s and many members of the local community will have been aboard. It is such a shame that this great ship should meet with such a sad end. Attempts had been made to preserve her as a "floating museum". Even the Gibraltar government submitted a bid. But the Ministry of Defence, in their wisdom, decided that she should be sold for scrap. Her sister ships, the flagship of the Falklands task force, HMS Invincible, and HMS Ark Royal, have already suffered the same fate.
The end for Illustrious
Palma06/12/2016 00:00
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No problems though,as the RN are having two new carriers being built....Shame there are no aircraft for them yet !!!