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“Just when you think you’ve found everything, on a quick return to Invincible we located the 11.5m-long rudder,” reported Bournemouth University Maritime Archaeology, after Rachel Bynoe and Heather Anderson from its diving team had discovered the rare item and fellow-divers Tom Cousins and Lee Hall had followed them down to record it.It was HMS Invincible’s rudder that had been responsible for the sinking of the warship in the Solent, 264 years earlier.Built by the French Navy in 1744, Invincible was captured by the Royal Navy at the battle of Cape Finisterre three years later and sailed to Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.Her...

Britain's last working aircraft carrier and the final surviving warship from the Falklands War is heading for the scrapyard. At least three proposals to preserve HMS Illustrious for alternative uses have failed due to her size and the cost of maintenance. The ship, decommissioned in 2014, is now likely to follow its sister carriers and be sent to Turkey for scrap. HMS Ark Royal was scrapped for £2.9 million in 2013 and HMS Invincible fetched around £2 million in 2011. It is thought the ship, which was rushed in to service for the Falklands War and went on to sail...

Chinese bid for UK carrier fails Created: 2011-2-2 Author:Yang Jian BRITAIN has rejected a 5 million pound (US$8 million) bid for a junked aircraft carrier from a UK-based Chinese businessman. The offer was more than double the expected price but Lam Kin-bong, from south China's Guangdong Province, said yesterday he was told he had "failed to provide all the necessary information." The light aircraft carrier HMS Invincible was decommissioned in 2005 and stripped of engines and weapons. The 17,000-ton hull was sold by the Disposal Services Agency, an online auction platform under the UK Ministry of Defence. A Turkish ship...

HMS Nightclub: Pride of the Fleet may become a Chinese disco By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:44 AM on 8th January 2011 Nearly 30 years ago she was at the heart of the Royal Navy task force that drove the Argentine army from the Falkland Islands. Harrier jets roared from the flight deck of HMS Invincible to wrest control of the skies from the invaders’ Mirage fighters. Soon, however, the vast hanger of the aircraft carrier that once echoed to the clatter of planes is being rearmed for their next sortie, may well be throbbing to the beat...

Former HK chef in bold bid for British aircraft carrier Warship wanted as floating international school in Zhuhai Niall Fraser, Greg Torode and Minnie Chan Updated on Jan 07, 2011 A UK-based Hong Kong businessman has made an audacious bid to buy one of Britain's most famous aircraft carriers - HMS Invincible - which he plans to tow to China and convert into an international school. Chef-turned-entrepreneur Lam Kin-bong, who is also a Zhuhai lawmaker, has offered £5 million (HK$60 million) for the 30-year-old, 200-metre long carrier, which is being sold in an internet auction by Britain's Ministry of Defence...

It is an ignominious end for a ship that served in the Royal Navy from 1973 to 2005, and took part in the Falklands, Balkans and Iraq wars before being decommissioned in 2005. The Ministry of Defence is understood to be hoping to raise £2 million after they put the 17,000 ton vessel up for sale on edisposals.com. But so far no bids have been received for Invincible, which is listed on the site as 'in stock'.

Aircraft carrier HMS Invincible is put up for sale After 32 years of service in the Royal Navy, the carrier Invincible is up for sale on the Disposal Service Authority website – the government equivalent of eBay. By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent 2010 It is an ignominious end for a ship that served in the Royal Navy from 1973 to 2005, and took part in the Falklands, Balkans and Iraq wars before being decommissioned in 2005. The Ministry of Defence is understood to be hoping to raise £2 million after they put the 17,000 ton vessel up for sale on...