HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier arrives on the Clyde

The vessel is making its way to Glenmallan, where it will restock its ammunition supply

Author: Chloe ShawPublished 5th Feb 2023

If you saw a huge ship arriving the Firth of Clyde this morning it was HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.

The vessel is making its way to Glenmallan, where it will restock its ammunition supply.

HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy.

Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicles, she is named in honour of the first HMS Queen Elizabeth, a World War I era super-dreadnought, which in turn was named after Queen Elizabeth I.

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