Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier - Construction Programme

Construction Programme

Pennant Name Hull builder Ordered Laid down Launched Accepted
into service
Commissioned Decommissioned Estimated
building cost
R05 Invincible Vickers Armstrong, Barrow. 17 April 1973 20 July 1973 3 May 1977 19 March 1980 11 July 1980 3 August 2005 £185,500,000
R06 Illustrious Swan Hunter May 1976 7 October 1976 1 December 1978 18 June 1982 20 June 1982 planned 2014 £215,400,000
R07 Ark Royal Swan Hunter December 1978 14 December 1978 2 June 1981 2 July 1985 1 November 1985 11 March 2011 £332,900,000

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