With all the talk of HMS Ark Royal being decommissioned and her unknown future it was a shame to hear about HMS Invincible leaving Portsmouth this morning for the scrapyard, all with very little fanfare. HMS Invincible was the first of the Invincible class (the others were HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal) and was the key vessel in the Task Force that went to the Falklands.

Charlie Thompson’s Dad took these photos from the Round Tower as HMS Invincible left Portsmouth Harbour for the last time. A sad sight.