HMS Queen Elizabeth through the yearsHMS Queen Elizabeth through the years
HMS Queen Elizabeth through the years

Royal Navy: 33 photos charting HMS Queen Elizabeth's journey from construction to first operational deployment

HMS Queen Elizabeth is on her first operational deployment.

She has already been on a number of adventures, from her first arrival in Portsmouth through to her deployment to the east coast of the U.S, through to becoming the fleet flagship and finally departing on her maiden operational deployment.

Here are pictures of the aircraft carrier over the years.

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