HMS Invincible is the oldest of the Invincible class of aircraft carrier. She was built by Vickers at the Barrow-in-Furness yard. She was finished 11 July 1980. Her flight deck recognition letter is N

Her stats are as follows.

Dimensions
Displacement: 20600 tons
Length: 209m (685ft)
Beam: 35m (118ft)
Draught: 8m (26ft)

Propulsion
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Olympus TMB3 Gas Turbines
Shafts: 2
SHP: 94,000
Top Speed: 28 knots
Range: 5,000 Nautical Miles at 18 knots

Radars
Air Search: Type 1022
Surface Search: Type 992R
Navigation: 2 Type 1006
Fire Control: 2 Type 909

Ship's Complement
Ship's company: 686
Air Group personnel: 366

Armament
Guns
Goalkeeper 30mm (CIWS): 3
GAM-B01 20mm (AA): 2

Aircraft
Harrier FA2: 9
Harrier GR7: 3
Sea King HAS6: 9
Sea King AEW2: 3

Battle Honours
Falkland Islands 5 April to 17 September 1982
Bosnia 1993-1996

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