Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

[serge750]

Excellent updates people ! QE makes the awesome Chinooks look small, the apache's are going to look tiny but great! hopefully the next few weeks of rotary trials will throw up some great publicity shots

[The Armchair Soldier]

Those pics are brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

[SKB]

QE's AIS went off at 21:14 last night, SW of Torquay. Earlier, at around 15:00, SW of the Isle of Wight, she'd been doing 24 knots.

[CameronPerson]

A nice tweet showing Ponpey’s connection with the carrier throughout the years

[QEC Eye in the SKY]

[SKB]

QE's AIS still switched off since Friday (2/2/2018) night.

[CameronPerson]

[QEC Eye in the SKY]

[QEC Eye in the SKY]

[hovematlot]

Live webcam feed of her conducting flying operations in Mounts Bay

http://blog.through-the-gaps.co.uk/p/ne ... s.html?m=1

[inch]

just been looking at r09 ark royal ,she and eagle had double hangars about 110mts x 20 mts upper and 66 mts x 16 mts lower ,I could be wrong but about them sizes ,totally willing to be told different .was just wondering why qe class not designed the same idea seems you get a lot more hangar space with 2 decks or was there something totally wrong with the idea with new carriers designs not adopting it .ie qe hangar with also a smaller lower deck say 50-60 mts deck would be similar capacity to a Nimitz class or have been great for amphib deck storage ?

[QEC Eye in the SKY]

[Pongoglo]

QE from inside the HMNB Portsmouth at around noon, berthed at Princess Royal Jetty.

QE 2Feb2018 01.jpg

At 12:40, QE came out, Pics taken from Gunwharf Keys, Portsmouth. Very cold and windy. 2 blasts from the horn, first near Gunwharf and second near the Round Tower.

QE 2Feb2018 2.jpg

I also have HMS Ocean photos in the HMS Ocean thread: https://www.ukdefenceforum.net/viewtopi ... 558#p61558

When's she going to get some guns ??

[ArmChairCivvy]

When's she going to get some guns ??

In March... cheer up!

[CameronPerson]

[serge750]

Looks like she has 4 merlins onboard then, is the plan still 9 merlin? does that include the crowsnest version? I looked and couldn't find the exact number in 820nas.

[abc123]

Looks like she has 4 merlins onboard then, is the plan still 9 merlin? does that include the crowsnest version? I looked and couldn't find the exact number in 820nas.

Is Crowsnest version even finished?

[serge750]

I don't think so..been posted a few times but...well good info.


http://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/timelin ... er-strike/

[SKB]

QE off St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall.

[QEC Eye in the SKY]

[QEC Eye in the SKY]

[hovematlot]

Short time on AIS last night entering the TSS southbound west of Brest 25kts, course 205. At that speed she could in the straits of Gibraltar by Thursday morning!

[dmereifield]

Is she without escorts?

[inch]

its ok we asking the Italians or the French for the escorts they got loads so no drama here folks so move along please, mmh just a thought maybe the Russians at a push they seem to have a load of ships in the channel lately im just kidding folks we got plenty of archers

[hovematlot]

Is she without escorts?

Not from what I have seen she hasn't. But why would she? She's only conducting Sea Acceptance Trials, not going on operations. I believe she has 2 845 Sqd Merlins embarked for force protection amongst other roles, along with a couple of the 820 Merlins and 2 Chinocks embarked for trials if needed.