THE QUEEN LAUNCHES HMS 'INVINCIBLE' - COLOUR 

I rcall the occasion clearly. Just before the launching ceremony, a Harrier appeared, slowed and hovered over Walney channel, nose facing the slipway. As Her Majesty launched 'Invincible', the plane slowly dipped its nose so that it appeared to be bowing to the ship, then levelled off again and sfter a few sconds, shot up vertically into the clouds.

Cool vid! ... my mate served on this ship during the Falklands War.... HMS Invincible visited NZ in 1983.. thanks from down under👍🇳🇿

My dad worked on the invincible. He was a welder. RIP dad.

I was at Achool this day May 1977, had a ticket for the launch but clashed with a Maths exam, a couple of years later though I had joined the RN and crossed her path up in Scotland on her sea trials, I was serving on HMS Bacchante ,

I was there that day working, serving lunch to the VIPs. The Queen and Prince Philip shook the hands of all the staff as they left. I’ll always treasure the moment. Thanks for posting this and reminding me.

My Dad was on this ship and I had friends that had been on it when I served. This is fun to see it being called an ASW Cruiser. Prior even to Through Deck Cruiser, and then just Carrier. Shows how small she was with being quoted at 16000 tonnes. A T45 is nearly 9000 tonnes so not far off displacement wise. I know she got heavier as life went on, but even though they were still big ships, they were babies by the standards of true Carriers.

Thanks for sharing - my school was in Barrow, and we all had the day out to watch.

Allies Forever from America 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧

An "anti-submarine cruiser" because Britain was shrinking and aircraft carriers were deemed a bit too much.

167 million quid for vince! Crazy how much ships now cost the RN, consolidating all shipbuilding to BAE no doubt helped this further

Got to admit, they were lovely looking skimmers/targets!!

I didn't they both do just great!

Great video. What year was this ship launched?

They should still do this just for tradition

This was 20 years before my brother was born 11 years after my mum was born

There and back with J.J .Black , 6 E starboard mess .next reunion ?

Gape and gurn taylor

quien diría que 5 años después lo atacariamos?! 👀

Back when patriotism wasn’t smeared upon by the left