It began the journey to Brazil with a stopover at Lisbon the beginning of August from the UK. The ex HMS Ocean was once one of Britain’s biggest warships. Commissioned in 1998, ...

Read HMS Illustrious on routine visit to Lisbon latest on ITV News. All the Thursday 26th June 2014 news Portsmouth based war ship HMS Illustrious has just visited Lisbon after taking part in ...

Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious has just paid a routine visit to Lisbon after completing Exercise Deep Blue. Exercise Deep Blue was an Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise involving ...

The "flagship of the Royal Navy" is to be decommissioned after a multi-million pound refit. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed the move would happen in 2018, when HMS Ocean, external "reached ...

HMS Ocean, built in the mid 1990s, is designed to support amphibious landing operations. Its secondary roles include training, anti-submarine warfare and a base for anti-terrorist operations.

HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy's largest ship, moored on the River Thames outside Greenwich where it stayed during the 2012 Olympic games. Dan Kitwood via Getty Images.

The "flagship of the Royal Navy" is to be decommissioned after a multi-million pound refit. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed the move would happen in 2018, when HMS Ocean, external "reached ...