They have yet to stock it with 24 F-35s and it is not scheduled to be deployed or operational until 2020 now.
Posted on 10/27/2018 5:43:28 AM PDT by C19fan
Britain's biggest ever warship, the incredible HMS Queen Elizabeth has enjoyed a royal voyage to New York harbour as it dropped its anchor near the Queen Mary 2, in preparation of a mammoth journey. HMS Queen Elizabeth was greeted by Lady Liberty as she pulled into the harbour to mark the start of a week long journey. The two huge ships cruised past each other during the massive aircraft carriers first ever visit to the US.
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Hmmm, just looked at the pics.
Big Lizzie, sweetie, methinks you’re missing something....
Mayor DeBlasio could not be reached for comment.
What’s she missing?
Planes. Problem is Big Liz purports to be an aircraft carrier.
Aircraft.
The purpose of an aircraft carrier is to project power.
The UK has none to project.
Why did the UK waste billions of £ on a carrier it refuses to equip properly for a function it has no intention of serving.
looks like the Brits can still manage to scrape a few shekels out of their massive entitlement funds to put together a couple of aircraft carriers ...
Did the UK fund that floating empty parking lot in an attempt to meet its NATO spending obligation in the most wasteful way possible?
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That’s the only thing which caught my attention not the emaciated British navy.
And, my God, the optics.
Note to the UK: Your empress is wearing no clothes, folks. She’s bloody buck nekkid.
I just figured they were down on a lower deck.
What’s with the two islands? Coming and going? Which one does the Capt use? Confusing......
Aren’t the F-35’s grounded? This ship is meant have a few of them.
Yes, I considered the source, but it’s handy...
Tin Lizzie ?
UK and power and separate ways decades ago.
Cruised past? Journalists! Gee, it sure looks like the aircraft carrier is ANCHORED! (For what it’s worth, I know a lot about motorcycles and airplanes, but nothing about seafaring craft.)
Big warship; rapidly shrinking country.
They have yet to stock it with 24 F-35s and it is not scheduled to be deployed or operational until 2020 now.
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