(Click Image to Enlarge)Dwarfing the harbour’s buildings, the Royal Navy’s newest warship entered her home port of Portsmouth for the first time this week
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Britain’s New £1Bn Super-Ship …. But The Missiles Do Not Work
Posted by Bookyards on December 5th, 2009
(Click Image to Enlarge)Dwarfing the harbour’s buildings, the Royal Navy’s newest warship entered her home port of Portsmouth for the first time this week
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Comments OffBritain’s Two New Aircraft Carriers May Be Cancelled
Posted by Bookyards on September 20th, 2009
(Click Image to Enlarge)Ministry of Defence computer generated image of how a controversial future giant aircraft carrier would look in its home base was unveiled today by the Royal Navy.
Posted in World News Tags: Admiral, Aircraft Carrier, British Navy, Clauses, Conservatives, Defense Budget, George Osborne, Groundwork, Hms, Hms Prince Of Wales, Ministry Of Defence, New Aircraft Carriers, Portsmouth, Prince Of Wales, Procurement, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, Shadow Chancellor, Sir Mark, Stanhope, World News Comments OffRevealed: The Awesome Aircraft Carrier That Will Be Britain’s Most Powerful Warship Ever (If It Is Actually Built)
Posted by Bookyards on September 19th, 2009
(Click Image to Enlarge)Ministry of Defence computer generated image of how a controversial future giant aircraft carrier would look in its home base was unveiled today by the Royal Navy.
Posted in World News Tags: Aircraft Carrier, Armed Forces, Computer Generated Image, Daily Mail, Deck Area, Flight Deck, Football Pitches, Hms, Hms Prince Of Wales, Jetties, Ministry Of Defence, Money, Portsmouth, Prince Of Wales, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, Ships, Tennis Courts, Warship, Warships, World News Comments OffNew UK Carriers To Dwarf Naval Base
Posted by Bookyards on September 15th, 2009
The ships will be 70 metres wide and the flight deck area is equivalent to 49 tennis courts or three football pitches and large enough to take up to 40 aircraft.
From The BBC:
The Royal Navy has unveiled an image of how a giant aircraft carrier will look in its base when it is completed.
The computer-generated image was created to give an impression of the scale of the next generation of warships due to enter service in 2015.
It shows one of the carriers alongside Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, where it will take up three jetties.
The government gave the go-ahead for the new HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales vessels last year.
The move came despite criticism the £5bn cost would be better spent elsewhere in the armed forces.
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My Comment: I do not know if the U.K.
Posted in World News Tags: Afghanistan, Ahead, Aircraft Carrier, Armed Forces, Bbc, British Soldiers, Computer Generated Image, Deck Area, Flight Deck, Football Pitches, Hms, Hms Prince Of Wales, Naval Ships, Next Generation, Portsmouth, Prince Of Wales, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, Tennis Courts, Warships, World News Comments OffIs The U.K. Ministry Of Defense Lying About The Readiness Of The HMS Invincible?
Posted by Bookyards on June 29th, 2009
HMS Invincible Is Dead In The Water — Portsmouth
The government claims she is part of the fleet, ready to be called upon to defend the country if needed.
But today The News can reveal the truth about how HMS Invincible – supposedly in a state of ‘extended readiness’ – is in fact a warship far from ready for action.
The Ministry of Defence claims she is available for action until September 2010, when she will leave the fleet.
But a Freedom of Information request by The News reveals she is crewed by just four people as she languishes in Portsmouth’s dockyard.
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My Comment: If this report is true, one has to question if there are other ships in the UK Navy that are in the same state as the HMS Invinsible.
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