HMS Illustrious to return to Portsmouth for final time Posted on July 20, 2014 by alert5 HMS Illustrious will return to Portsmouth for the final time next week before its decommissioning. [thumb]http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/royal-navy-aircraft-carrier-hms-illustrious-to-make-final-entry-to-portsmouth-1-6188695[/thumb] Related posts (Automatically Generated): HMS Illustrious underway for cold weather training HMS Illustrious departs for Mediterranean with Apaches and Chinooks RN bought parts back from Ark Royal Royal Navy pilot lands MV-22 on HMS Illustrious HMS Ark Royal farewell parade on Jan. 22 HMS Illustrious heads home after accident in Norway