Old ships - educate me please

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Interesting to read the spec which served to confirm the info on wiki:-

"On 6 June 2005 the Ministry of Defence announced that HMS Invincible would be inactive until 2010, available for reactivation at 18 months' notice. She was decommissioned on 3 August 2005, just 14 months after an extensive modernization/refit (even the propulsion gearboxes were replaced) which had been intended to give her ten more years of service. According to Jane's, however, because she was stripped of some parts for her sisters it would require not only 18 months but also the removal of systems from the other ships to bring her to a state of operational readiness. Invincible was struck off the Naval Reserve List on September 10th, 2010"

BTW the SDR stated that the UK would maintain an Ice Patrol Ship to guard our South Atlantic interests. Until a new one is built (unlikely) or leased (possible but not yet confirmed) HMS Endurance is that ship and she is unlikely to leave Port under her own power again either.