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HMS Queen Elizabeth

HMS Queen Elizabeth weighs in at a whopping 65,000 tonnes and is the biggest warship ever to be built in Britain.

Built in Scotland, below are some of the articles about her arrival to Portsmouth.

hms queen elizabeth - ais tracking cropped

15, August 2017·1 min read

HMS Queen Elizabeth: Watch its arrival. Now, live and tomorrow

Britain’s new aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, isn’t far off the south of the Isle of Wight. We’ve got a map so you can track its position in real time. Also details of where to watch it from tomorrow.

14, August 2017·1 min read

HMS Queen Elizabeth coming to Portsmouth sooner than expected

It was expected that the new huge aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was to arrive at the end of this week. We've just learnt that this has been brought forward. It should be quite an event.

8, August 2017·1 min read

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier: Portsmouth arrival due

Britain's biggest and most powerful warship ever built will arrive in Portsmouth Harbour next week. OnTheWight has more detail and videos of HMS Queen Elizabeth.

7, December 2016·1 min read

HMS Illustrious given a fond farewell in Portsmouth (Photos)

The former aircraft carrier set sail for Turkey this morning. Jeff Morgan was on hand to take some great shots.

Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier Portsmouth harbour - MOD

25, November 2016·2 min read

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier coming to Portsmouth in 2017 (Video)

Look at the size of what will be coming into Portsmouth Harbour next year. The video in the article gives you a good idea of what it'll look like. No wonder they had to dredge with equivalent of 200 football pitches.

30, September 2016·1 min read

Unexploded bomb to be detonated this morning

The unexploded bomb was discovered on the seabed by a dredger carrying our works prior to the arrival of the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier next year. It will be detonated this morning.

23, December 2015·3 min read

The future of Isle of Wight Internet access has just been secured

A worrying situation has been brewing of the Isle of Wight for a while. It's one that had the potential to threaten the long term future of the Island. Fear not - it's now in hand, as of last week. All thanks to the MOD.

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