Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

[PhillyJ]

QNLZ sneaking back in early tomorrow morning...

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[SKB]

QE's home!

(Dylsterat) 21st July 2023

[PhillyJ]

Still in dock, maybe today?

[hovematlot]

Still in dock, maybe today?

Seems to be quite a bit of tug activity on AIS, so hopefully so..

[PhillyJ]

Still in dock, maybe today?

Seems to be quite a bit of tug activity on AIS, so hopefully so..

According to her AIS she is now in the basin.

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[PhillyJ]

Have video of her in the basin, I have no idea how to post it here.

She is going through the basin gates as I type.

[Jdam]

[bobp]

I see the bottom has been repainted. Good to see that she is afloat after almost a year.

[bobp]

https://twitter.com/RoyalNavy?ref_src=t ... 96046.html


Waiting for the right tide conditions

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... es-departs

[new guy]

I see the bottom has been repainted. Good to see that she is afloat after almost a year.

As we thought, the bottom has been painted, very shiny. After all, this was not only the repair of the ship but also the moving forward of the planed very big maintance thingy.

[PhillyJ]

Indeed, but she is still missing a 'few bits' which makes nippers job even more redundant.

[bobp]

Indeed, but she is still missing a 'few bits' which makes nippers job even more redundant.

The Phalanx were returned to depot I assume they will be refitted at some point back in her home port.

[PhillyJ]

Indeed, but she is still missing a 'few bits' which makes nippers job even more redundant.

The Phalanx were returned to depot I assume they will be refitted at some point back in her home port.

As my boatbuilder lecturer told us on our course, assume, makes an ass out of u and me.

Nipper wasn't sure when they were to be returned to ship, he will be off by then anyhow.

[Jdam]

never mind

[Little J]

As my boatbuilder lecturer told us on our course, assume, makes an ass out of u and me.

Or to quote a film "assumption is the mother of all f***-up's"

[Scimitar54]

new guy wrote:-

also the moving forward of the planed very big maintance thingy.

I knew she was fast, but I did not realise that she could reach “planing speed” with “Pompey Revs”;on.

[SKB]

[bobp]

Hope they remember to drop the mast before going down river.

[Jdam]

Good video here.

Nice to see POW on the move in Rosyth, they usually wait for the bad weather so we dont see a thing.

[SKB]

(Navy Lookout) 22nd July 2023

They've repainted PoW's lift shafts black like QE's

[bobp]

Good video here.

Nice to see POW on the move in Rosyth, they usually wait for the bad weather so we dont see a thing.

Hats off to the tugboat skippers for a job well done. Great video and soundtrack.

[bobp]

Looks like Monday before she moves again.

[PhillyJ]

Indeed, Monday under the bridges is what I've heard. FOST has been going on whilst at anchor on the Forth, nipper was involved in compartment clearances for fire and flood and was noted for going 'above and beyond'

[PhillyJ]

Not today, maybe tomorrow now.

[PhillyJ]

Looks like today's the day then.