HMS Invincible
Historic carrier · 22 aircraft
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.
She took over as flagship of the British fleet when Hermes was sold to India. Invincible was also deployed in the Yugoslav Wars and the Iraq War. During the Falklands Conflict, Argentinian media reported Invincible as sunk on several occasions. In 2005, she was decommissioned and was eventually sold for scrap in February 2011.
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- Until December 2010, 22 aircraft
- Multi Mission - Strike, ASuW and ASW
- 12 x Harrier GR.7/9
- 10 x Sea King ASaC and Merlin HM Mk.1 helicopters
- Multi Mission - Strike and ASuW
- 18 x Harrier GR.7/9
- 4 x Sea King ASaC and Merlin HM Mk.1 helicopters
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