HMS Illustrious and Others

A right murky day but wanted to get a few images of HMS Illustrious as she departed the Clyde as this may well be her last visit.

Caught a few others as I waited.

 Arklow Field - Off Cloch Lighthouse

Arklow Field and Argyll Flyer

 Argyll Flyer - Off Cloch Lighthouse

HMS Illustrious - Off Cloch Lighthouse

HMS Illustrious Passing Cloch Lighthouse
 

HMS Illustrious - Cloch Lighthouse

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HMS Illustrious - Glen Mallan

HMS Illustrious arrived at Glen Mallan on a beatiful calm and sunny morning.

All berthed with a minimum of fuss.

Great weather for the first day of March.

 Sailing Past Finnart Oil Terminal

 Looking Great in the Sunshine

Lovely Backdrop of Scottish Hills

 So Near the Shore

 Splendid Morning

 Tugs Assist

 Tied up at Glen Mallan Jetty

Work Boat 


HMS Illustrious and New Mexico from Dougie Coull.

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HMS Illustrious - Loch Long, Scotland

HMS Illustrious preparing and departing Loch Long this morning - albeit a little later than planned.

She's off to Norway for Military exercises.

HMS Illustrious - Loch Long

 HMS Illustrious - Loch Long

 HMS Illustrious - Loch Long

HMS Illustrious - Loch Long

 HMS Illustrious - Loch Long

HMS Illustrious - Departs Loch Long

HMS Illustrious - Departs Loch Long



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HMS (Lusty) Illustrious at Glen Mallon, Scotland

 HMS (Lusty) Illustrious arrived at Glen Mallon Jetty in Loch Long this morning.

She will be there for a number of days before heading to Norway for a military exercise.

She is sadly the only Carrier currently serving in the Royal Navy fleet thanks to severe government cut-backs in the Ministry of Defence.

She also has no Fleet Air Arm or RAF jets to fulfil her function due to the same cuts.

Rule Britannia? - I think perhaps not as we would wish.

HMS Illustrious Approaching Glen Mallon - Loch Long

 HMS Illustrious Arriving Glen Mallon - Loch Long

 HMS Illustrious Arriving Glen Mallon - Loch Long

HMS Illustrious Berthing - Glen Mallon - Loch Long

HMS Illustrious Assisted with SD Impetus and SD Dependable to Berth

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