HMS Invincible Departing Portsouth For The Last Time

[Skipness One Echo]

Hi all, does anyone know when beyond "end of March"? Would be keen to take the camera down just to see her go. Plenty of time if she's under tow I guess...

Thanks!

[Not_a_boffin]

Current plan is 08:00Z Thursday depending on weather. Time will be slip from pre-tow berth. She's being moved into C lock today.

[BOAC]

Off to the Med, is she.........?

[draken55]

Yes, she is on her way to Turkey

To be scapped

[Rigga]

Scapping...the unkindest Kut of all!

[RetiredSHRigger]

Rigga

Dont mok the aflikted

[draken55]

My aplogies

[NutLoose]

There is BTW a rather good looking oil painting of her on a well known auction site by a Captain Rodger Roland Sutton Fisher C.B.E., D.S.C., R.N., R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. ( 1919-1993) of the Invincible.

Scapping

Please Gentlemen, it is well known the Navy save up all of their R's for Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Jim Lad.....

I'll get my coat

[Navaleye]

Will be interesting to see if she makes it after 6 years in 3 basin. Am in Gib till Friday and Gib Sqn plan to pay a tribute as she passes through the Straits. 29 years after the Falklands.

[Not_a_boffin]

On MSJ now, last chance to get a shot of her and the Ark together...

[draken55]

Posting a few pics from my collection on Thursday to mark the passing of a ship that served her Country so well in both war and peace

Keep an eye on this thread.

[minigundiplomat]

Can some naval type PM me when Ocean sets sail for the last time. I wouldnt want to miss that party.

[Double Zero]

Take any CVS...

" Captain, we've just received orders to return to port for decomissioning "---

Ist Officer; " if I were human, Captain, my response might be...'Go To Hell' - if I were human...

[draken55]

Farewell Invincible and thank you

Warship HMS Invincible leaves Portsmouth for the final time - East Hampshire - The News

[Wyler]

Had a very rewarding 2 weeks on her in the early 80s. A major exercise followed by 3 days in Copenhagen. Almost wished I had joined the Navy......almost.

[airsound]

Wonderful pix, draken, thanks. The last one caused a little beery tear to course its way down the seamed old cheek.....

And I'm a crab (well, ex)

Thanks,
airsound

[Navaleye]

I along with many others helped Invincible store for war in Aoril 82. Sad to see her go. Hail andfarewell.

[Roadster280]

Navaleye - that must have been a very interesting time. Was there a plan for the war stores, ie a proper war scaling, or was it a case of "well we're supposed to take 5 Pegasus engines, but let's make that 10, just in case".

I can only imagine the amount of beer that got loaded on all the ships!

[Navaleye]

Didn't have much to do with the aviation side. We were shifting dry stores, mostly bog roll and beans!

[PPRuNe Pop]

Draken55

Please re-size your pics to no more than 850x850. Thanks.