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HMS Invincible R05 (wallpaper 2). HMS Invincible R05 ship images wallpaper gallery 2. HMS Invincible R05 ship pictures and images collection 2. Aircraft Carrier Ship. On 25 February 1982 the Australian government announced after several months of negotiations that it had agreed to buy Invincible and a number of Sea King and Wessex helicopters as embarked airpower for £175 million. The sale was confirmed by the Ministry of Defence. The ship would have replaced the Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Melbourne and would have been renamed HMAS Australia. On 2 April 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and three days later a naval task force headed by Invincible and Hermes left Portsmouth bound for the South Atlantic. On 20 April 1982 the British War Cabinet ordered the repossession of the Falkland Islands. In the commemorative booklet for the launch by the Queen on May 3, 1977, the yard said: “Vickers are proud that one more prototype – ‘the difficult ships to build’ – takes to the water from their Barrow shipyard, giving to the Royal Navy a ship which is in every way designed and equipped for naval operations in the 1980s, a ship that is not only another first of class, but the best which British technology can give the Senior Service.” HMS Invincible R05 (wallpaper 2). HMS Invincible R05 ship images wallpaper gallery 2. HMS Invincible R05 ship pictures and images collection 2. The new carrier’s crest was the crown and trident emblem. The brochure also said: “When commissioned and in service, Invincible will have the ability to exercise command and tactical coordination of ships, aircraft and submarines in operational Task Group at Sea.” Little did anyone know that within two years of delivery to the Royal Navy in 1980, Invincible would, with another Barrow carrier, HMS Hermes, be playing a risky but crucial role in the Falklands War. During the 1982 Falklands conflict, the task force had accomplished two of its main tasks by mid-May: the movement of the troops safely to the South Atlantic and the establishment of control of the seas around the Islands. The role of the carriers, HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible, was crucial at this and subsequent stages in providing air defence and the means of attacking enemy ships and ground positions, while their helicopters provided constant anti-submarine protection. The Falklands conflict proved the need for carriers and so the Invincible class were here to stay. HMS Invincible R05 (wallpaper 2). HMS Invincible R05 ship images wallpaper gallery 2. HMS Invincible R05 ship pictures and images collection 2.