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HMS Queen Elizabeth to leave for first deployment early due to bad weather HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives back at Portsmouth Naval Base (Andrew Matthews/PA) Heavy winds forecast for the weekend have forced the Royal Navy to bring forward the departure of its flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth for its first operational deployment to the Far East. The £3 billion aircraft carrier made an unscheduled stop at its home base in Portsmouth on Wednesday after taking part in a major exercise off the coast of Scotland. The 65,000-tonne warship had intended to carry out its final preparations for the deployment ...

Jessica’s grandfather, Gerald, served for 22 years as a welder in the army’s Royal Engineers, and was ‘thrilled’ that his daughter was on the cusp of a round-the-world deployment. The 76-year-old said: ‘It’s a tremendous thrill that she is following in the tradition of serving in the armed services. Steve McLenaghan and Gerald McLenaghan came out to support Steve's daughter, Jessica, who is serving onboard the aircraft carrier. ‘I know what a great life I had for 22 years in the army.’ But the veteran recognised the risks and sacrifices those in the services face. He added:...

The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed into its home base for an unscheduled stop ahead of its first operational deployment to the Far East. The £3 billion aircraft carrier has just taken part in a major exercise off the coast of Scotland and had intended to carry out its final deployment preparations while in the Solent along with the other ships of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG). We met ships from �������������������� Alongside, we're friends. At sea, we're Allies – we are stronger than the sum of our parts. ����#Stronge...

Huge warships seen off North Wales coast drop anchor ahead of 'largest military exercise in Europe' The ships are understood to be taking part in a NATO exercise this month 05:00, 7 MAY 2021 (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo) Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslett...

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