On December 7, 2016, the illustrious (HMS Illustrious) aircraft carrier sailed out of pucimaosigang.
United Kingdom Ministry of defence said prior to that illustrious aircraft carrier had to sell it at the price of £ 2 million a Turkey for ship dismantling plant. This may was the last light aircraft carrier left United Kingdom ports, a large number of United Kingdom citizens on both sides of the port waving farewell.
Although there were plans to use the carrier as a permanent historical landmarks, but for some reason forget about it.
Source: BBC News
这艘光辉号航母是无敌级(Invincible)航母的二号舰，也是第五艘以"光辉"命名的军舰——Her predecessor was neutral in World War II the first ship at the illustrious class aircraft carriers illustrious military exploits. Ships at this level is the United Kingdom during the cold war, because the Soviet submarine threat in the North Sea and built a number of light aircraft carriers, and three, respectively, was the first ship to invincible, illustrious and Ark Royal (HMS Royal Ark).
According to United Kingdom Ministry of defence data, aircraft carrier glorious 22000 tons gross tonnage, 685 members, 210 meters long, 32 years of service, sailing more than 900,000 miles (about 1.44 million kilometers).
Although the United Kingdom aircraft carrier glorious shine, but her successor, United Kingdom is building a new level of aircraft carrier——Queen Elizabeth (HMS Queen Elizabeth) and the Prince of Wales (HMS Prince of Wales)——Will take over her role.
BBC 新闻：Former aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious sails out of Portsmouth
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