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Newest UK Carrier Arrives At Home Port

Friday, August 18th, 2017

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The U.K.’s newest and largest naval craft, the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, arrived at its homeport of Portsmouth on Aug. 16 during a ceremony.The carrier sailed to Portsmouth after completing training and sea trials in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland in June. The Queen Elizabeth was under construction in Rosyth since 2014.The trials had hundreds of sailors and contractors testing the ship’s engines, propulsion systems, ability to produce fresh water, cope with sewage, feed the crew,…

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