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Monday 28 July 2014

HMS Illustrious



HMS Illustrious is seen here arriving under the world famous Forth (Rail) Bridge on Tuesday 1st July at around 23:30.  This was her final visit to The Firth of Forth before heading back to Portsmouth three weeks later to decommission.

Her visit was to tie in with the naming of the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, “Lusty” entered in to the dock adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth for the naming ceremony.    

HRH Queen Elizabeth named the carrier on Friday 4th July 2014 with a flyover from both the Red Arrows and a mixture of modern helicopters including a Merlin, Chinook, Lynx and the Wildcat.  

Hms Illustrious sailed under The Forth Road Bridge on Thursday 17th July just before midnight for the very last time before retiring, her future remains unclear.