HMS Illustrious (R87) was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy before World War II. She was the fourth ship to bear the name Illustrious and was succeeded postwar by a pair of nuclear powered supercarriers.
HMS Illustrious (R87) was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy before World War II. She was the fourth ship to bear the name Illustrious and was succeeded postwar by a pair of nuclear powered supercarriers.