HMS Illustrious
(asked on 22nd November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on assessing the relative merits of (a) scrapping and (b) preserving the aircraft carrier Illustrious for the nation; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 29th November 2016
HMS Illustrious retired from service with the Royal Navy on 1 August 2014. In October 2013 the Disposal Services Authority (DSA) announced a competition to seek innovative reuse bids to retain the ship in the UK, with part or all of it developed for heritage purposes. This competition was completed in November 2015, but no suitable bidder was identified. Recycling was the only remaining viable option.