Is Illustrious an aircraft carrier or not?

[tommo]

Edited for mongness

 

[tommo]

Edited not what I was trying to do. Tapatalk won't give me delete

 

[TheCommunicator]

There are two davits in the starboard side with LCVP's

Hmm, I'd be interested to see a picture of that..... Can you provide?

 

[Jonah6622]

Here is a picture of the Stbd side of lusty taken this year. Where would you put an LCVP? ocean carries 4 on Davits, 2 port and 2 stbd, are you confusing illustrious with ocean thommo?


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[tommo]

I can't provide a pic so I am more than likely mistaken therefore my apologises.

 

[Jonah6622]

No worries Thommo.


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[Waspie]

I thought the 'through deck cruiser' title was a political decision of the day as we were down sizing or something like that.

Logic would dictate that irrespective of what the politico's called it, it carried FW aircraft, therefor is an 'aircraft carrier'.

As for it's LPH role, not in the true sense, more a spec ops platform with no provision for an amphibious assault!

 

[Jonah6622]

You're right waspie originally the RN was drawing up a cruiser programme which is where the hull came from, then the government stated that after Ark Royal was decommissioned there would be no need for aircraft carriers. However the harrier enabled the advent of the light aircraft carrier, which is what the Invincible class really is, however to prevent political embarrassment they coined the term through deck cruiser.


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[Handler]

No doubt you are aware there was a carrier named Illustrious, a proper carrier, In 1956 she was scapped at Faslane.

 

[WreckerL]

It carries petrol pigeons that fly, doesn't matter if the wings stick out the sides or whirl around on top, therefore it carries craft of the air so logically a carrier of aircraft ergo an aircraft carrier.

But to quote Blackadder, even if they do go up diddly up, they're still gits

 

[WreckerL]

No doubt you are aware there was a carrier named Illustrious, a proper carrier, In 1956 she was scapped at Faslane.

Many an Illustrious career has been scrapped at Faslane!

 

[metocman]

No doubt you are aware there was a carrier named Illustrious, a proper carrier, In 1956 she was scapped at Faslane.

There's rumours of this Illustrious being sold to someone but I guess this one will go the same way as the last Lusty!