HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH TAKES TO THE WATER AS NEW CARRIER IS MOVED FOR FIRST TIME

http://globalaviationreport.com/2014/07/17/hms-queen-elizabeth-takes-to-the-water-as-new-carrier-is-moved-for-first-time/ ^

[Smartisan]

Britain’s biggest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth took to the water for the first time today as she was moved out of dry dock.

Rosyth, UK – With just two metres to spare at either side of the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier, a flotilla of tugs inched the ship from the dock where she was constructed at Rosyth, near Edinburgh, to a neighbouring jetty where she’ll be completed over the next two years.

After a two-day operation to flood the cavernous dry dock, tugs began the delicate task of moving the leviathan in her entirety for the first time at dawn today.

It took just three hours to complete the ‘float out’ – an operation which took place 13 days after Her Majesty the Queen officially named the vessel in a spectacular ceremony.

[skinkinthegrass]

they said, that about the F-4, too...until the N. Vietnam came callin'
the F-4 needed some non- missile firepower..no criticism indended.

[moose07]

Quite agreed.
The F35A comes with a 25mm cannon, so presumably the B does as well.
If not the Aden 30mm should fit underneath just nicely. The Harrier used to carry two with ease.

[skeeter]

Agree. Its kind of a clumsy looking thing.

Britain used to make elegant warships.

[Smartisan]

http://c69011.r11.cf3.rackcdn.com/b5306960e671493db55e5085d80edb45-0x0.jpg

[skeeter]

True the front quarter is the best view.

But any ship looks good from that angle:)

[Smartisan]

Go on, I’ll give you that ;)

[SkyDancer]

Promptly sank.

[mikrofon]

Queen Elizabeth took to the water for the first time today as she was moved out of dry dock

[Natufian]

Your first post and that is the best you could come up with? Pretty pathetic, dude.

[OldNavyVet]

65,000 lbs.

Oops ... that's only 32.5 tons.

[BIV]

Welcome to FR.
I take it you’re cool with the remaining 143,234,000 lbs.

[Mears]

“I take it you’re cool with the remaining 143,234,000 lbs.”

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:-)

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[BIV]

I was using metric tonnage, one of which weighs 2,204.6 lbs.

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

Nope, they got sold to the USMC for spares back in 2011...

[moose07]

At least they went to a good home.

[aumrl]

I thot the Germans had the elegant ships ?

[aumrl]

I was wondering how many of the subs in the pictures are operational ?

[M Kehoe]

When will the quals begin for the a/c?

5.56mm

[ROCKLOBSTER]

what a waste of 65,000 lbs.

Pounds?

[BIV]

I know this is family hour, but according to zero, the “unmentionables” are called the Maldives, a group of islands off the coast of India. So, in an attempt to snub the UK, zero, once again, showed his ignorance.