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HMS Invincible was the Royal Navy's lead ship of her class of three light aircraft carriers.She was launched on 3 May 1977 as the seventh ship to carry the name. She was originally designated as an anti-submarine warfare carrier, but was used as an aircraft carrier during the Falklands War, when she was deployed with HMS Hermes.
The Invincible class was a class of light aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Navy.Three ships were constructed: HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal.The vessels were built as aviation-capable anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platforms to counter the Cold War North Atlantic Soviet submarine threat, and initially embarked Sea Harrier aircraft and Sea King HAS.1 anti-submarine ...
She was the fifth warship and second aircraft carrier to bear the name Illustrious, and was affectionately known to her crew as "Lusty". In 1982, the conflict in the Falklands necessitated that Illustrious be completed and rushed south to join her sister ship HMS Invincible and the veteran carrier HMS Hermes. To this end, she was brought ...
HMS Invincible (1747) was originally the French 74-gun ship of the line L'Invincible, captured off Cape Finisterre in 1747. She was the first purpose-built 74-gun ship of the line to serve in the Royal Navy. The ship sank in February 1758 when she hit a sandbank in the East Solent. HMS Invincible (1765) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1765 ...
HMS Invincible (R05) 20 ... June 1982 Sold for scrap 2016 HMS ... British Aircraft Carriers: Design, Development and Service Histories. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
The aircraft carrier HMS Invincible returning to the UK after the end of the war, September 17, 1982. Politically, the sinking of the General Belgrano had significant consequences for the UK, as the attack was perceived by some as disproportionate and the circumstances raised questions about whether the British followed their own rules. [32]
HMS Invincible in the South Atlantic. Invincible-class aircraft carriers. HMS Invincible (†3) 2 SHAR pilots. Captain J.J. Black RN; 801 Naval Air Squadron (8 BAE Sea Harriers including 5 absorbed from 899 training squadron)) Lt Commander N.D. Ward; part 809 Naval Air Squadron (4 BAE Sea Harriers absorbed into 801 Squadron))
Invincible-class – Invincible, Illustrious, [Note 1] & Ark Royal. [Note 2] The carriers Hermes and Invincible were deployed to the Falkland Islands in April 1982 as the centre piece of Rear Admiral Woodward's Carrier Battle Group. [2] [3] [4] [5]