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.
Naval officers check the new mirror deck landing aid for aircraft on HMS Victorious after the warship was extensively reconstructed and modernised in January 1958, while HMS Victory sits in her dry dock as a museum ship. Photo: The News archive
A Fleet Air Arm de Havilland DH 110 Sea Vixen, twin boom, twin-engined two-seat jet fighter of 899 Naval Air Squadron on the flight deck of HMS Eagle during exercises in the English Channel on 3 June 1969. Photo: The News archive
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