HMS Illustrious

Illustrious-Class Aircraft Carriers are Premium Ships in our game, and were built for the Royal Navy during the years of 1937 to 1940. the Illustrious class relied on their anti-aircraft armament and the passive defence provided by an armoured flight deck for survival; resulting in a reduced aircraft complement. There were 6 of this class planned, only 4 were built.

Illustrious-Class Aircraft Carriers served between the years of 1940 to 1969.

Preceded by:  HMS Ark Royal

Succeeded by: Implacable class

Illustrious-Class Aircraft Carriers pioneered the use of Radar to vector carrier borne fighters onto attacking or shadowing aircraft, and a Fairey Fulmar fighter from Illustrious achieved the first radar directed kill on 2 September 1940.