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 ...

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious has begun sea trials following a £40m maintenance and upgrade program. 'Lusty' left Rosyth after 16 months during which she was converted into a ...

During the exercise, the HMS Illustrious, a British aircraft carrier, was pitted against the USS Dallas, an American Los ...

HMS Illustrious just made its final voyage out of Portsmouth harbour. The ship is bound for Turkey where it has been sold to a recycling plant for £2.1 million. HMS Illustrious was put into ...