The ship's company paraded on deck as yachts and local ferries blasted fog-horns in tribute to the 28-years HMS Invincible spent travelling around the oceans to some of the world's military hotspots.

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Invincible which had a leading role in the recovery of the Falkland Islands in 1982 has been sold to a Turkish scrap-yard which specialises in recycling ships.

HMS Invincible - built by the French in 1744 and captured by the British in 1747 - is believed to be one of the most significant warships ever built. The first part of a major excavation of the ...

HMS Invincible - built by the French in 1744 and captured by the British in 1747 - is believed to be one of the most significant warships ever built. Teams of archaeologists have already dived on ...