These have included three Invincible-class aircraft carriers used by the U.K. and an array of U.S. aircraft carriers such as ...

HMS Invincible was decommissioned in 2005 and later recycled. The 31-year-old HMS Ark Royal was withdrawn from service last year, following the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review.

Nicknamed Lusty, HMS Illustrious is the last of the Invincible class of aircraft carriers, which included the Ark Royal and Invincible, introduced into the Navy in the 1980s. Its entry into ...