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Great aerial picture of us, taken this afternoon. Photo credit: @GuyG_Boffin
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With the programmed serials now successfully complete we now leave #mountsbay to continue our trials.
Thank You #penzance #cornwall for your views and best wishes from ashore!
We leave with some cracking imagery from @ManOnaPlanet
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And @GillAJones has done it! For the more nervous reader this is entirely a computer generated picture, it’s not real!
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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH
🌊 42 Metres 🌊
RFA TIDESPRING
Capability further increased ✅
#replenishmentatsea
Details and video: bit.ly/2K6amKz
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Time-lapse of Portsmouth ‘in’ showing a flight deck FOD plod.
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Best photo of the day, and probably some of the best ones ever, goes to @ShaunRoster ..... WOW 😮 We looked at a CGI for years but here it is for real.
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So after stretching our sea legs we have hit dry land with our legs running, preparing for #westlant18 & #firstdecklanding
It’s going to be hard work, but all worth it to see those #f35 wheels touch down safely on our flight deck for the first time!
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365 days ago we left Rosyth, since then:
We came home✔️
Raised the White Ensign✔️
Went Overseas✔️
Sailed 16,000 nautical miles✔️
Operated Chinook & Merlin✔️
Conducted a RAS✔️
Cooked 394,200🥚’s 😳
Next?
🇬🇧 #Westlant18 🇺🇸
🇬🇧 #f35ondeck 🇺🇸
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All 3 parts of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces are represented on @HMSQNLZ this #ArmedForcesDay We have the @RoyalAirForce @GrenadierGds and the @RNReserve working with us. 3 after all is the perfect number 🔱
#ArmedForcesDay2018 #SaluteOurForces #lifeisgreatonR08
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4 years ago our Lady Sponsor, Her Majesty The Queen, named 65k tonne HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH.
In the words of then First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Zambellas: “The naming of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH heralds a new dawn not only for the Royal Navy but for the delivery of our Nation’s security”.
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.@England expects that every man will do his duty. #Eng #WorldCup #ThreeLions #ENGSWE #theTWEETOisScottish 😳
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We have seen it go vertical, seen it in the hover and seen it impressively pull vapour @airtattoo However, in an ‘slightly’ biased view, we just want to see #F35ondeck Tick, Tock.....
Photo Credit @DuncanMonk
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Did you enjoy #BritainsBiggestWarship Series 1? If so, we are excited to announce that @ChrisTerrill will be back onboard filming #Westlant18 and #F35ondeck for Series 2 to be aired on the @BBC Reminds us of watching Sailor back in the day though we can’t promise a marriage!
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#tbt to Rosyth just over two years ago; two #F35 fly over an unfinished flight deck. In just over two months this will be a familiar sight over a fully prepared flight deck. #F35ondeck⚡️ #Westlant18 🇬🇧🇺🇸
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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH has now been formally accepted into class by @lloydsregister
This is truly a defining moment not just for QNLZ, but for @GREATBritain Shipbuilding and Design.
All those who designed and built #BritainsBiggestWarship your work is now officially certified.
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This weekend brings the last opportunity for most of our Ships Coy to see their loved ones before we deploy. It’s a heart wrenching moment to say goodbye however making them, and 🇬🇧 proud is what we must do. Keep the home fires burning 🔥#Westlant18 #F35ondeck
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The busiest week of the year begins!
So much going on to get #BritainsBiggestWarship to sea for #Westlant18 and to achieve the aim of #F35ondeck
But in true Navy tradition; approximately 40,000 onions 😂
⚡️ is getting real!
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A year ago today we entered our Homeport @HMNBPortsmouth for the first time.
With not much notice, Pompey and 🇬🇧 still managed to fill the Round Tower, Southsea Seafront and the water to set the benchmark for 50 years of homecomings; and what a sight it was.
#TeamPortsmouth
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🌊 The Sea is calling us 🌊
We are absolutely ecstatic to announce we will sail for #Westlant18 tomorrow @ 1800.
Come and give us a 👋 as we depart for 🇺🇸 to get #F35ondeck If that’s not an option, we will be live streaming from the Ship onto @HMSQNLZ
#SuperCarrierSaturday
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What an articulate and true article this is; especially in today’s environment. BZ, thank you. portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/h…
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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH departing her homeport for #Westlant18 and #F35ondeck 🇬🇧🇺🇸 pscp.tv/w/bkhFbjFkdkVP…
The @RoyalNavy's flagship and first Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. ⚓️🇬🇧