HMS Eagle glides along in Plymouth Sound on its journey to the Cairnryan breakers yard near Stranraer in Scotland. The ship was towed to Devonport in 1972 and held in reserve and used as spare parts for HMS Ark Royal, flagship of the Royal Navy. On the 14 October 1978 Eagle was finally officially decommissioned. Here the vessel is on tow by the Clyde tug Rollicker assisted by two Devonport based tugs Robust and Roysterer and accompanied by well-wishing craft.