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The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has taken over responsibility as the flagship of the fleet. Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd, who was the first seagoing commanding officer of the £3 billion warship, was received onboard at Portsmouth Naval Base to mark the transfer of the role from assault ship HMS Albion which has held the title for nearly two years. The transfer was announced to the Royal Navy’s ships and shore establishments by a signal at 1.30pm. The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (Gareth Fuller/PA) First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin said: �...

HMS Queen Elizabeth took over responsibility as the flagship of the fleet at 1.30pm following a signal  The MoD said the £3bn aircraft carrier 'will lead the most ambitious Royal Navy deployment in decades'  Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd received the signal onboard the vessel at Portsmouth naval base  She will lead a carrier strike group deployment to the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean and east Asia