HMS Invincible TV programme 1992.

This is a 50 min TV programme from 1992 about HMS Invincible, presented by Mary Goldring.
I found this on an old VHS cassette.
Check out my other videos for more Air Show footage from the 1980s/1990s/2000s.

[@SteelyDavey]

Mary Goldring is the gold-standard battle-axe c/w pearl necklace. Watching this makes you nostalgic for when people used to speak properly.

[@bobg1069]

No, she was not, she was irritating

[@spankflaps1365]

I saw HMS Ark Royal (R07) in 2011 in Portsmouth when it was decommissioned. It looked to be in excellent condition. I’ve seen other 30 year old warships that looked knackered. Shame they didn’t keep one as a museum, or floating helipad.

[@Mishima505]

It could have been used to complement the QE & PoW as a commando carrier or ASW helicopter carrier.

[@petittrainguernsey3297]

@@Mishima505Ark commissioned 85 so would be 38 years old now…

[@Mishima505]

@@petittrainguernsey3297 I know, she was getting on a bit but the current carriers are designed to last 50 years.

[@overlook237]

Yes if they can get out of Portsmouth Harbour for more than 10 minutes.

[@helicoptersauce]

@@petittrainguernsey3297 38 year old is not that old some carriers can go to 50+ years in service

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

This is crazy,I'm glad we've got the new carriers at last.

[@imazeu2]

Loved my time on her, joined in guz during refit 1987 until pompey 1992, what a wonderful time had, great team, better nights out all over the world.

[@mattgrant9479]

Mary Goldring or Invincible.

[@fletcherchristian1611]

@@mattgrant9479 🤣👍

[@flightsim481]

Thank for posting. This was one of several documentaries and programmes I devoured shortly before I joined the Navy in 1993.

[@mikehumphs1124]

Filmed when I was onboard

[@tonesw6957]

Mrs Bucket goes to sea.

[@Jeffybonbon]

Its interesting to watch this in 2024 and see the changes which have been made its very differnt Navy today and thats good but we just dont have the size we had in 1992

[@jonathanlegg4308]

Definitely a good looking ship, looked larger than what it was also.

[@chrismoon7518]

Just wondering what makes Teresa May's grandmother an expert......!

[@maotseovich1347]

Bits of this feel like a hit piece.

[@1981MJD]

Those shoes were a bold choice

[@GoogleAccount-zu8yp]

WOW this is old. Welcome to February 2021

[@williamhutchinson7]

well that was interesting, such a calm doco, well presented and to the point, none of the usual dramatics

[@somethingelse516]

Interesting to compare this to a QE class carrier (three times as large) + F35s (one or two generations ahead of the harrier). Even with the strains on the national budget there has been no question of cutting the new carriers unlike the sentiment post Cold War. Also lol about the computer literate captain.

[@jerrydowse5061]

Excellent.I did two weeks on her in 1985.RAS'ing was always the highlight of Navy trips.Capt Layman was the boss,nice man.Thanks.

[@robwilton9539]

Two weeks?

[@Cous1nJack]

@@robwilton9539 ^^salty bastard.

[@jerrydowse5061]

@@robwilton9539.Sorry,just found it again,yes i was part of 1[F] Sqn,RAF.Out in the south west approaches on Exercise.Lovely ship,great fun.

[@allandavis8201]

Who the hell is this presenter, she seems intent on making the Royal Navy look incompetent, ineffective and outdated, she asks some really inane comments and gives the impression that she hasn’t got a clue what the navy, and more importantly, HMS invincible, is in operation to achieve. As a military veteran I find her approach offensive and demeaning. 🤬😔😡🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@JeepWrangler1957]

Much easier for VSTOL aircraft to take off and land than using a catapult and arrestor cable

[@robwilton9539]

I take offence at the 849 bags being described as lash-ups. The radar was super reliable and way ahead of anything Ivan had. Maintenance on the radar was super simple and I can only remember two faults from three aircraft over two years.

[@chrismoon7518]

Quite agree: I am not entirely convinced she knows what she is talking about.....

[@deeremeyer1749]

Probably because that was about how many aircraft she operated every two years "on average". Three. And I love your British "math". 3 aircraft. 2 faults. How do three aircraft fail twice total?

[@robwilton9539]

@@deeremeyer1749 If you don't have anything in your life, better to do than troll, I suggest you learn some elementary mathematics and basic English skills.

[@ajm2212]

Invincible was known as the 'Love boat.'

[@customspoons]

Was it? Never heard that before. (I lived on it)

[@seltaeb9691]

@@customspoons Ha! Probably because of the Wrens or hadn't you noticed them skipping by. Didn't one Captain get sacked for meddling with the birdlife?

[@MaxRank]

“A real shooting war” oh that had me rolling. Great documentary, but this interviewer has zero idea what’s she’s asking or why. Lol.

[@hull294]

As opposed to the "Cold War "which wasn't a "shooting war".....she knows exactly what she's asking....she's asking about the capabilities of the ships & aircraft to prosecute a real war in a modern battlefield not some deterrent. You are obviously too young to know about the "Cold War" The Falklands war exposed the short falls of the navy, army & airforce.....it was a close run thing...closer than people knew at the time...victory was not guaranteed & that was largely due to the type/age/availability of the equipment & the reliance on civilian ships with very little RN amphibious ability. Maggie Thatchers cut backs had done a lot of damage ....other British governments had some responsibility too but she & her cronies were the worst .I know...I was in the army at the time....we had to jump though ridiculous hoops to save money in her moratorium. One small example I remember quite clearly was the 3 darns in the wooly pully fiasco.....you could not exchange a threadbare sweater unless it had 3 darns in it.Their were bigger ones like the Shah 1 tank...that was laughable or it would have been if she hadn't have made the development of the Challenger tank dependant on it & wasted billions in the process.

[@MaxRank]

@@hull294 it was simply a joke based on a play on her words. The Cold War absolutely was a shooting war, you don’t need battlefield conflict to achieve that status. I watched Hermes sail back into Portsmouth at the ripe age of 7 that with some simple math will provide my age. Maggie had her short falls, but she had balls of solid brass. Tony Blair was a whimpering little coward which defined Britain at the time. The irony here is that he himself tried to use Maggie’s tactic in Iraq and failed miserably.

[@patricktyler84]

Luv these oldschool navy videos

[@ianstewart2335]

If you want old skool then check out Sailor from 1976 - my Dads old war canoe - Ark Royal R09

[@JRJunior8624]

She goes on about its ability to evade a torpedo, even in 1992, there were many more potent weapons, to which "being able to stop at 30 knots," wouldn't mean beans..

[@05017351]

It also means that she could avoid anti ship missiles (of the day) with the aid of countermeasures.

[@theoccupier1652]

@@05017351 Chaff works as well as anything in the last moments :)

[@chrismoon7518]

With that plumey narration I thought it was from 1932 not 1992!

[@graemehunter5403]

Why do the royal navy not build 2 larger invincible class carrier similar us marine carriers and ring back the harriers

[@johnnunn8688]

I simply refuse to believe, that from 32 kts, she can….could…..stop in 3 X her own length.

[@robwilton9539]

I think this will be stopping in the turn. I was on deck for plenty of those. Got aerial photos showing it too.

[@johnnunn8688]

@@robwilton9539, I imagine that by the time she’s got the rudder hard over she would have already travelled her own length, at least. I’m still calling bull-dung, on that statement.

[@ronaldmcmurray6274]

I'm ex Royal Navy 85/92 and they could stop on 3 times there length, just.

[@9256steven]

9:30 Do you mean 1 petrol tanker a minute?

[@elrjames7799]

The almost incomparable Mary Goldring: contrast her utmost quality to the media mediocrities that sponge off us now.

[@customspoons]

Old ships! 96 2KP mess

[@markhaughton9563]

WAFU - 2H

[@customspoons]

@@markhaughton9563 next to other Comms mess 2G. Would be interesting to see the new carrier's.

[@imazeu2]

Stoker, 6FSA and then 6EP

[@kevinduffy80]

6GSI messdeck (comms ratings) along with 6GSO and 6GP. 1982 - 1984 happy days.

[@Ladygrey072]

I thought it was renamed HMS Inservible

[@efeunoalot]

Minute 20:54, it is interesting that they mention only the fires in the Sheffield, the Galahad, and the Conveyor, but no word from the Invincible. Later, 35:40, they are seen practicing a direct air attack from a Super Etendard and the impact of an EXOCET (not another missile ... an exocet !!) on the ship, but the Invincible was never attacked huh !! Nerd. He was 30 miles from Ureta and Isaac's attack, and these two were two toddlers who mistook a frigate for an aircraft carrier. In addition, Harriers are seen passing flush with the aircraft carrier, pretending to be enemy planes, such as Isaac's story when he had to dodge the stern of the Invincible and escape to the starboard side. What a coincidence, right? Incredible material by the way. Very revealing!! Thanks for sharing.

[@admiralmallard7500]

Invincible was never attacked. Otherwise Hermes wouldve stayed in the south Atlantic for longer

[@laverdadsobreelhmsinvincib3992]

Digan la verdad del ataque del 30 de mayo de 1982!!!

[@cristianeduardoguerralobos3458]

😅😅😅 Otro mito, tal como las mentiras del embaucador Poltronieri.

[@charlesbulsara981]

@@cristianeduardoguerralobos3458 siempre hay un chileno im b eci l merodeando...

[@karmpuscookie]

Strange woman.

[@mohdmus7040]

Not documentary live

[@seltaeb9691]

Good solid British tv doc. Simple & unfussy. Mary Goldring was here for her intellect & not model looks (no offense Mary!) "Spin the ship on a dime"! Just a little over egged. In fact the constant scripted analogies becomes cringing.

[@expatexpat6531]

The (British) English term is "to turn on a sixpence". No need to use American English here IMO.

[@robwilton9539]

It is unfortunate that Britain still has the price to pay for being an empire, even though most tax payers today never had a taste of it. Unless we are willing to give up our remaining outposts, for which we have protection obligations, we will permanently be burdened with the costs of being ready to fight invaders. As we continue our 120 year decline, from being the richest country in the world, it is inevitable that one day we will be humiliated through lack of money and will have to cede territories. If politicians thought more than five years ahead, maybe they would decide to issue a standing threat of automatic nuclear retaliation on any country who attacks our dependencies.

[@admiralmallard7500]

Nuclear threats are a bluff that many will ignore

[@robwilton9539]

We should have ended the gambling in 1982 and nuked a sparsely populated military installation in Argentina. It was the perfect opportunity to set the precedent.@@admiralmallard7500

[@robwilton9539]

@@admiralmallard7500 Nuclear retaliation is reality though and it is what has prevented a nuclear war so far. I can't imagine anyone trying to attack or invade a dependency if mandatory nuclear retaliation was on the statute books. We missed an opportunity in 1982.

[@ABernalCastillo]

Do you remember when HSM Invencible was attacked by Argentina?

[@tommiatkins3443]

She was sunk. The British covered it up for propaganda. Malvinas is Argentina 🇦🇷

[@robwilton9539]

@@tommiatkins3443 Yeah, I did a few deployments on her after she was sunk.

[@littleshep5502]

No attack happened

[@Curepaa]

@@littleshep5502 It was damaged by an Exocet missile, but the Invincible was not sunk.

[@littleshep5502]

@@Curepaa no, that didn't happen either

[@markhaughton9563]

Ha! A real Navy hater! Couldn't be much more condescending.

[@lonnietoth5765]

Shush ! Don't tell them its weaknesses ! Tell them its weaknesses are back at Portsmouth ?

[@ronaldmcmurray6274]

I'm ex Royal Navy 85/92 and this women is talking crap. She doesn't know what she is talking about.