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Friday, July 18, 2014

Successful first float for HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier


The largest warship ever built in the UK has been successfully floated out of the Rosyth dock in which she was assembled for the first time.

The 65,000-tonne Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was formally named by the Queen earlier this month in a ceremony at the Fife yard, where she was assembled and fitted out.

In an operation that started earlier this week, the dry dock was flooded for the first time to allow the vessel to float.

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