Just to clarify, marine F-35s on the POW?Bring Deeps wrote:Navy Lookout said in a tweet VMFA-211 embarking on board next week, presumably at sea.SKB wrote:QHM Portsmouth for Friday 30th April 2021:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/qhm/portsm ... 30/04/2021
Didn't see that coming... Might be a two carriers at sea photo op coming, although theres no sailing day listed for QE... yet?
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Sadly not, she is not yet certified for F35 ops but will be doing further helicopter trials after passing FOST I guess.Jdam wrote:Just to clarify, marine F-35s on the POW?
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QNLZ is sailing on Saturday from what I've heard in the dockyard, likely around an hour later as it coincides with high tide.SKB wrote:Didn't see that coming... Might be a two carriers at sea photo op coming, although theres no sailing day listed for QE... yet?
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(Forces News) 28th April 2021
The Royal Navy’s largest deployment in more than a decade is to begin next week, taking in more than 40 countries and lasting more than six months. The Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, will include American and Dutch ships, and will also carry British and US F-35 fighter jets.
(The Telegraph) 29th April 2021
The final preparations are being made as the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth as she is readied to set sail on Saturday from Portsmouth Naval Base for exercises off Scotland before heading to the Indo-Pacific region.
The £3 billion warship, with eight RAF and 10 US Marine Corps F35B stealth fighter jets on board, will depart for Asia accompanied by six Royal Navy ships, a submarine, 14 naval helicopters and a company of Royal Marines.
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All the optional extras...well, some of them...Bring Deeps wrote:Surely now we will get the long awaited family photo of the two carriers presumably with the added bonus of 'planes' and 'escorts'.
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Decent article explaining why the Marines are keen to deploy 10 aircraft on QNLZ and what they want to get out of it for themselves
https://news.usni.org/2021/04/29/blende ... 26asaNznro
https://news.usni.org/2021/04/29/blende ... 26asaNznro
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QHM website confirms 1500 departure on Saturday for QNLZ.PhillyJ wrote:QNLZ is sailing on Saturday from what I've heard in the dockyard, likely around an hour later as it coincides with high tide.SKB wrote:Didn't see that coming... Might be a two carriers at sea photo op coming, although theres no sailing day listed for QE... yet?
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Got to say I think this is a fantastic idea...well done the NAAFI.
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Very nice, I wouldn't have believed that was on a ship
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Well like I said after the deployment the USMC might really like the qe class and really ask to borrow HMS POW ,lol
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Will they take US dollars?Jdam wrote:Very nice, I wouldn't have believed that was on a ship
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Thanks @SKB, got to me in time to watch the Warrior webcam as she sailed away
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Some nice closeups in these videos. Best viewed full-screen (f).
(Navy Lookout) 30th April 2021
(Mechanicalheartbeat) 30th April 2021
(Navy Lookout) 30th April 2021
HMS Prince of Wales returns to sea, for the first time since March 2020. The ship will undergo brief trials and a training period for the ship's company.
(Mechanicalheartbeat) 30th April 2021
Slightly overcast afternoon at the hot walls to see aircraft carrier
HMS Prince of wales leaving Portsmouth
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Tugs are positioning to start the wind of QE for her departure. Ship''s company are assembled for Procedure Alpha.
http://www.hmswarrior.org/webcam
CSG escorts HMS Defender (D36), HMS Diamond (D34) and HMS Kent (F78) have already left today.
(Navy Lookout)
http://www.hmswarrior.org/webcam
CSG escorts HMS Defender (D36), HMS Diamond (D34) and HMS Kent (F78) have already left today.
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For the first time since November 2019, IIRC.
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Correct, 16th November 2019 when PoW arrived for first time (and commissioning), and was then joined on 4th December 2019 by QE, back from WESTLANT19.
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Carrier less for the right reasons tho
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There really ought to be a 3rd QEC, sitting in a 3rd Berth/Dry Dock situated where No. 2 Basin is currently located, Thus enabling 2 x Carriers to be at sea whenever required.
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Ooh, found a live stream, which can be wound back. Feed from HMS Warrior's camera.
(The National Museum of the Royal Navy) 1st May 2021
Now I wonder when and where the QE PoW rendezvous is..?!
(The National Museum of the Royal Navy) 1st May 2021
Now I wonder when and where the QE PoW rendezvous is..?!
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The BBC documentary is also something to look forward to, so we can see the CSG working close up
Almost worth paying the licence fee for that alone
Wonder if the strike group will occasionally pop up on the marine traffic web site
Almost worth paying the licence fee for that alone
Wonder if the strike group will occasionally pop up on the marine traffic web site
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(@HMSQNLZ) 1st May 2021
And so it begins....
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Anyone live on the IOW? AIS for both carriers appear to be off but there is an abundance of warships congregating in that area.