The Ark Royal - which was in service for 25 years - was put up for sale on the Ministry of Defence's edisposals. The ship, which led the UK's naval forces during the invasion of Iraq, is the fifth vessel to carry the name - the first saw battle in against the Spanish Armada.
The decision to bring forward its decommissioning was criticised because it leaves the Navy without the capacity to launch fixed-wing aircraft until replacements are brought in.
But the MoD said last year that it had access to "a range of international bases which allow us to project our air power around the world". One of the unsuccessful proposals had been to strip and sink the carrier for a diving site, put forward by Torbay-based dive group Wreck the World. The sale of the Ark Royal in saw public outrage as Britain was then left without any carriers for fixed-wing planes. When the Illustrious, that can only carry helicopters, was hit by a fire, officers realised they had no replacement parts for the ship.
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