The Invincible Class ships - Illustrious, Invincible, and Ark Royal - will be replaced by larger Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers which will enter service in 2017, the MoD said.

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The vessels, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, will be the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy, nearly three times the size of the current Invincible-class carriers.

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