Последний авианосец тип Инвинсибл - R06 Illustrious был выведен позавчера, 28 августа, из состава Royal Navy.
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HMS Illustrious , the last of the UK Royal Navy's Invincible-class aircraft carriers, was decommissioned on 28 August in Portsmouth.
The decommissioning means that the newly refitted helicopter carrier HMS Ocean will be the RN's sole dedicated flat-top until the entry into service of the new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier in 2017.
HMS Illustrious , launched in 1978, was the second of three 20,000 tonne Invincible-class aircraft carriers and saw service supporting UK military action in Bosnia and Sierra Leone.
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