23 historic photos of Royal Navy and international aircraft carriers in Portsmouth
By Deborah Croker
Published 18th May 2020, 12:36 BST
Updated 18th May 2020, 12:37 BST
Portsmouth Harbour has played host to many of the navy’s biggest warships over the years – including its huge aircraft carriers.
Foreign vessels have also visited the city over the years, including a historic trip by US aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman back in 2018.
We have had a look back through our picture archive, and Getty Images, to find some historic pictures of Royal Navy and foreign aircraft carriers visiting Portsmouth over the years.
A Fairey Firefly carrier-borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft landing on the flight deck of the Royal Navy Audacious-class fleet aircraft carrier HMS Eagle during exercises in the English Channel on 19 March 1952. Photo: The News archive
The US warship USS Harry S. Truman anchored in The Solent on October 8, 2018 near Portsmouth. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier, named after the 33rd US President with a crew of more than 5,000, had been at sea since August. Photo: The News archive
L-R, Lieutenants D Lang, D Price and D Rawbone, pilots of Fleet Air Arm 800 Squadron Supermarine Attacker FB2 fighters after landing on the flight deck of HMS Eagle during exercises in the English Channel on 19 March 1952. Photo: The News archive
Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Firebrand TF MkV single-engine strike fighters of 827 Naval Air Squadron at readiness on the flight deck of HMS Eagle during exercises in the English Channel on 19 March 1952. Photo: The News archive
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