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Mars
 Post subject: HMS Queen Elizabeth
PostPosted: 16 Aug 2017, 10:06 

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Impressive looking ship.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4794340/HMS-Queen-Elizabeth-reach-Portsmouth-morning.html

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 Post subject: Re: HMS Queen Elizabeth
PostPosted: 16 Aug 2017, 13:51 

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Every ship which cost 3 Billion will look impressive, you are right ship presenting really nice, look massive.
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 Post subject: Re: HMS Queen Elizabeth
PostPosted: 16 Aug 2017, 22:29 

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According to my highly classified information source,..... Wikipedia.

HMS Queen Elizabeth cost USD 4 bil.
USS Gerald R. Ford cost USD 10 bil.

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 Post subject: Re: HMS Queen Elizabeth
PostPosted: 18 Aug 2017, 14:19 

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Weird looking ship. Very wide and why the twin superstructures ? Anyway, there's no ways the pilot's going to miss that deck when compared to the old Invincible class carriers.
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 Post subject: Re: HMS Queen Elizabeth
PostPosted: 18 Aug 2017, 14:28 
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Mistral wrote:
Weird looking ship. Very wide and why the twin superstructures ? Anyway, there's no ways the pilot's going to miss that deck when compared to the old Invincible class carriers.


There's a great article on the Reasons why this Aircraft Carrier has 2 Islands.....makes a lot of sense having digested the article...

http://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/the-rea ... o-islands/
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 Post subject: Re: HMS Queen Elizabeth
PostPosted: 18 Aug 2017, 15:10 
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Fantastic article on the reasons for the two islands, thanks for the link.

Seems the RN is still at the forefront of carrier design, having introduced the angled deck and ski-ramp which are now copied by everyone.

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