HMNB Portsmouth
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His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy. Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is located on the eastern sho
An aerial view of HMNB Portsmouth taken in 2005
The then First Sea Lord, Sir George Zambellas, disembarking from HMS Victory in 2014.
Type 45 destroyers HMS Dauntless and HMS Diamond.
Former MCMV HMS Chiddingfold on the South Railway Jetty
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)
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HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy. Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicl
HMNB Portsmouth
…but this again ceased in 2014. Today, Portsmouth is the home base for two-thirds of the Royal Navy surface fleet, including the two aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. Naval logistics, accommodation and messing are provided on site, with personnel support functions (e.g. medical and dental…
HMS Queen Elizabeth, February 2018
Queen Elizabeth alongside Illustrious on the day of her naming ceremony
Queen Elizabeth at sea on 28 June, two days after her departure from Rosyth, in company with frigates Sutherland (foreground) and Iron Duke (background)
A pair of Super Hornets from USS George H.W. Bush overfly Queen Elizabeth during Exercise Saxon Warrior in 2017.