Tuesday, January 18, 2011

New navy aircraft carrier work begins in Portsmouth

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH AND HMS PRINCE OF WALESWork on the Royal Navy's two new 60,000-tonne aircraft carriers - HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales - has reached another milestone.

Shipyard workers in Portsmouth are beginning the second major phase of construction - building the massive stern section of HMS Elizabeth.

The ships were saved from defence cuts under the Coalition government, but HMS Prince of Wales will not enter service.

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