Thursday, July 17, 2014

Retirement date for HMS Illustrious

HMS IllustriousThe Royal Navy's helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is to be retired next month after 32 years of service.

The Portsmouth-based warship is to be replaced by HMS Ocean, which has just received a £65 million refit.

A decommissioning ceremony will be held later in the year and Illustrious's final return to base could be as early as next Tuesday.

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