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Newest UK Carrier Arrives At Home Port

Wednesday, August 16th, 2017

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Newest UK Carrier Arrives At Home Port

UK Prime Minister Theresa may visited the HMS Queen Elizabeth after the aircraft carrier's first entry to its home port in Portsmouth. Photo: U.K. Ministry of Defence.

The U.K.’s newest and largest naval craft, the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, arrived at its homeport of Portsmouth Wednesday 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 (Defense Daily, June 27). 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…

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