HMS Illustrious

HMS Illustrious was a light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and the second of three Invincible-class ships constructed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 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 forward by three months for completion at Swan Hunter Shipyard, then commissioned on 20 June 1982 at sea en route to Portsmouth Dockyard to take on board extra stores and crew. She arrived in the Falklands to relieve Invincible on 28 August 1982 in a steam past. Returning to the United Kingdom, she was not formally commissioned into the fleet until 20 March 1983. After her South Atlantic deployment, she was deployed on Operation Southern Watch in Iraq, then Operation Deny Flight in Bosnia during the 1990s and Operation Palliser in Sierra Leone in 2000. An extensive re-fit during 2002 prevented her from involvement in the 2003 Iraq War, but she was returned to service in time to assist British citizens trapped by the 2006 Lebanon War.

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IMO 8949563; Lusty; R06
speed 30 knot, beam 36 metre, draft 8.5 metre, length 210 metre, draft 7.5 metre, 
Invincible-class aircraft carrier, light aircraft carrier, Swan Hunter, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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1982 HMS Illustrious

1976-10-07T00:00:00Z

1976-10-07T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1982-06-20T00:00:00Z

1982-06-20T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

scrapping

2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1976-05-14T00:00:00Z

1976-05-14T00:00:00Z

order

1978-12-14T00:00:00Z

1978-12-14T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

HMS Illustrious docked in Royal Quays, Northe Shields, November 2007

Osprey lands on HMS Illustrious 130916-M-BS001-009

Osprey lands aboard UK vessel 130916-M-BS001-006

Osprey lands aboard UK vessel 130916-M-BS001-011

Osprey lands aboard UK vessel 130916-M-BS001-012

Illustrious docked in Malta

Osprey lands aboard UK vessel 130916-M-BS001-010

HMS Illustrious and INS Kharg, Walker Naval Yard 1982

HMS Illustrious steams past HMS Hermes, 20-07-1982 (35286420990)

Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Illustrious Returns To Portsmouth Folllowing Refit MOD 45152941

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Global Integrated Shipping Information System page@		Wikidata
link	page		IMO number page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Illustrious docked in Royal Quays, Northe Shields, November 2007		Commons
commons	image		Osprey lands on HMS Illustrious 130916-M-BS001-009		Commons
commons	image		Osprey lands aboard UK vessel 130916-M-BS001-006		Commons
commons	image		Osprey lands aboard UK vessel 130916-M-BS001-011		Commons
commons	image		Osprey lands aboard UK vessel 130916-M-BS001-012		Commons
commons	image		Illustrious docked in Malta		Commons
commons	image		Osprey lands aboard UK vessel 130916-M-BS001-010		Commons
commons	image		HMS Illustrious and INS Kharg, Walker Naval Yard 1982		Commons
commons	image		HMS Illustrious steams past HMS Hermes, 20-07-1982 (35286420990)		Commons
commons	image		Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Illustrious Returns To Portsmouth Folllowing Refit MOD 45152941		Commons