Part of the bow section was made elsewhere in the UK (maybe Appledore?) and I crewed the barge into one of the ports, I’ve got a photo of me and my mate standing on the bulbous bow, that must have been 5 years ago now I would think... brilliant to see her sailing now and I hope she keeps her crew safe!

@PillSharks

4 жыл бұрын

Wal Leece well wherever it was made it left on a barge and hit bad weather so was diverted to another port in the Bristol Channel, it had a large crest on it from memory which looked temporary... like I say I’ve have photos of it.. I’m sure we were told it left appledore but I might have that wrong

She is the most beautiful aircraft carrier, a masterpiece!

@bh8671

3 жыл бұрын

Capable yes. Beautiful? That’s questionable. Lol. I guess beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. Haha

Procedure Alfa is the highest ceremonial state for a warship to leave harbour. All personnel except vital crew, mann the upper decks in no1 uniform. So it was with concern that it was noted the rabble on the lower decks in overalls on the well decks with no hats acting like ordinary seamen (OD's). A further alarm was that one was in white overalls which donate an officer, heaven forbid it was a Warrant Officer. STANDARDS

Beautiful ship, no doubt about that. Good voyage and excercise.

Do us proud and thank you for keeping us safe

@wrightypegz8997

4 жыл бұрын

Wal Leece Anything tbh. Current and future threats that this country may face.

🇬🇧Godspeed, Good Luck, 🍀👍 Fair Winds & Safe Voyages Always to the Officers & Crews of this Wonderful Ship, the Queen Elizabeth (“Big Lizzie”)! 🇬🇧

kakes my heart pound to see this, build ten more plus all the support ships..

God bless the Royal Navy 😘😘.

@123-NORTH-STREET

4 жыл бұрын

Amen

52% of the nation are very proud of you 👍🇬🇧

@simonhool3073

4 жыл бұрын

muppetnumpty65 What a stupid comment. There is no correlation between voting remain or leave and approving of an aircraft carrier. When the carrier was planned the EU wasn’t even in question for years to come.

@bluenote2412

4 жыл бұрын

@@samajbckt swept off this planet ? ....... nice

@paulhiggins6024

4 жыл бұрын

Samuel Beckett famous lefty tolerance.

@stevetaylor5933

4 жыл бұрын

@@samajbckt with a comment like that me thinks it's you who are right wing!

@stevetaylor5933

4 жыл бұрын

@@samajbckt if your referring to the undemocratic EU, why on earth would we want to be united with them? This country has fought two world wars because of the dictators of Europe and spent the accumulated wealth of this nation for there freedom, do they care? No!, so for me they can go to hell God bless great Britain 🇬🇧🇬🇧

Have a nice trip hope all goes well for all aboard thank you 👍

Truly, she is a magnificent ship. I can only imagine how lucky her compliment must feel to be sailing aboard her.

Absolutely fantastic piece of kit 🤘👌

Great to hear the cheer from the crowd get answered by the big girl's voice at 2:01.

Personally i would've gone for a number of smaller carriers, that can carry 12 F-35's as well as helicopters. But you can't argue with the result. Fair winds and following seas guys and girls, make Britain proud!

@trainboyben7718

4 жыл бұрын

wEt SpOnGe if we had gone with smaller carriers we wouldn’t have the amount of escort ships with only 5 type 45s and 12 type 23s for the whole fleet

@RR-us2kp

4 жыл бұрын

@@trainboyben7718 good point

@MK-rr7cg

4 жыл бұрын

@@trainboyben7718 Its 6 Type 45's and 13 Type 23's. And smaller vessels dont require a huge amount of escorts, like HMS Ocean. Not to mention NATO have also committed into deploying warships along with British Warships to protect QE, this would no doubt be the same with smaller carriers.

@jayspik6498

4 жыл бұрын

@@MK-rr7cg Smaller is not cost effective and wouldn't bring enough aircraft to attain the sortie rates needed in a sustained situation.. Bigger is the only way to go..

@MK-rr7cg

4 жыл бұрын

@@jayspik6498 In a crisis, large aircraft carriers can take up to a month before they are operationally ready, smaller aircraft carriers can be ready in a fraction of the time. HMS QE is hugely undermanned, with just 870 personnel compared to 1,200 for FS Charles De Gaulle and 3,200 for USS Nimitz. This means that not only will the crew need to be top of their field. It is also estimated the crew numbers for QE will need to rise, and since the RN only have 22,000 trained crew, for every one hundred they take out to crew the QE and PoW, thats bye bye to another escort. The RN needed crew so badly that was part of the reason HMS Ocean was decommissioned and sold to Brazil. Building my proposed Aircraft Carriers that operate 12 F-35 not only complete the role that the navy had in mind for QE anyway, there would have also been more money to build more escorts. Edit: Fixed 2 Typo's.

Very impressive ship! May God bless her and all who sail her!!

We need 4 more building asap!

@ScienceChap

4 жыл бұрын

After the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906, the British people lobbied Parliament for more. "We want eight and we won't wait" was a popular cry in the lobbies as people demanded that number of Battleships. The result? As then Home Secretary, Winston Churchill noted at the time: "The Admiralty had demanded six ships; the economists offered four; and we finally compromised on eight." How times have changed... Fair winds and following seas!

@mrfrisky2997

4 жыл бұрын

@MercyReaper - India?? 🤣🤣🤣 They cant even provide running water and sanitation for their people ffs.

@mjguerin63

4 жыл бұрын

@Brett Mitchell no thanks.

@bitTorrenter

4 жыл бұрын

@MercyReaper Especially Post Brexit.

@bitTorrenter

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrfrisky2997 And we're still sending them Aid when it could be spent here.

A thing of beauty, suppose RAN needs to wait 50 years before you offer it to us.

@leighsoft

4 жыл бұрын

@Artful Dodger Yes, but Helicopters are a poor exchange for F35's, have you seen the size of our coastline..

Britain needs a bigger stronger navy after years of it being run down through budget cuts .

@wrightypegz8997

4 жыл бұрын

david hunt A bigger navy needs more sailors. When more people join, more ships will be built. There’s no point in building more ships if they don’t have the sailors to crew them.

@UAPJedi

4 жыл бұрын

WrightyPegz well that is an obvious statement with an obvious answer that we recruit more sailors. The reason we don’t have them at the moment is; 1) no recruitment offices 2) better pay 3) better pensions 4) better in service housing 5) better forces ‘in service’ care and bonuses like better discounts 6) better family support 7) better post service support and retraining 8) better attitude from the public to support and respect veterans This is how it used to be, this is how it needs to be. But firstly we need recruitment on the streets, we need those lads and lasses with little prospects to be given a chance in service. This is not happening with the removal of high street recruitment.

A Magnificent Beast!

Godspeed Queen Elizabeth!

We are so proud of her what a aircraft carrier

Save and successful voyage please God 👍👍

Bonvoyage guys Safe sailing and GOD speed. The spirit of peace and joy of our Lord Jesus be upon you and your Loved ones this voyage and all others eternally Amen.

Bit of a Toys 'r Us Procedure Alpha there.

How long was Procedure Alpha for this please?

I see they kicked the mad vicar off the skijump.

@louisgunn

4 жыл бұрын

he has been promoted to skypilot

@louisgunn

4 жыл бұрын

@Dan The car guy couldn't be the padre, he knows where the stepping stones are!

Nice looking boat.

@ScienceChap

4 жыл бұрын

(Ship)

Godspeed Queen Elizabeth,and all who sail on her.

Has it tested been on Time; the amount of time it takes not theoretically but practically to reach different destinations, for example Suez, Persian gulf, northern hemisphere and others?

What a sight!

Good looking ship. Serious looking ship. Will probably go to Grand Bahama. Serious storm damage.

@daleeasternbrat816

4 жыл бұрын

@Wal Leece thanks for the information. I live in Miami and remember HMS Ark Royal At Current Island after Hurricane Andrew. I knew the Royal Navy would be there, quickly too. I hope I get to see this ship personally , soon . Best wishes from the Sunshine State!

Beautiful

God I wish I was there.

She's furkin' HUGE! (And beautiful, by the way.)

Wow...futuristic looking....looks like it can operate in space

Wounder how many mpg for cruise?

Just wish we would have fitted her cats instead of the ski jump we are very limited to what aircraft we can carry

Good luck

Whats with the old school rotating radars? US Ships have passive arrays that do not need to rotate

@Benjd0

4 жыл бұрын

There's still pluses and minuses for both styles of radars, the type 45 destroyer uses a rotating radar like this and is considered one of the best air defence destroyers in the world. Its radar is smaller than Aegis used by arleigh burke destroyers, so it can be mounted much higher, giving it better visibility hover the horizon.

which way is the garage ?

Un saludo desde Argentina muy lindo bote se lobamos a mandar a fondo nos gustan mas los submarinos.

Do you think there is any brittish F35s on board? Because I thought they had like 17 allready?

@FallenPhoenix86

4 жыл бұрын

Unlikely, her first operational deployment isn't till next year and the fast movers would generally join the ship at sea anyway.

@MK-rr7cg

4 жыл бұрын

On this deployment yes, she will embark UK owned F-35's.

@MK-rr7cg

4 жыл бұрын

But departing Portsmouth, no.

@adamdaher2292

4 жыл бұрын

She will have a British F-35 squadron on board

@MK-rr7cg

4 жыл бұрын

@gilburton I know that.

A sheep in wolfs clothing. David Cameron’s cut price wonders. If it had been built as originally planned with angle deck like US carriers it could have carried some real firepower. But as usual we get the cutdown bargain basement model. Its never the people who have these good ideas sons and daughters in the firing line.

@Drizit13

4 жыл бұрын

Arthur Baldwin the f35 are the only type 5 fighter..... why would you want cata and arrest gear??? More things can go wrong

@arthurbaldwin1804

4 жыл бұрын

If this design is so bloody marvellous why is no other blue water navy building them. All that ship for a handful of jump jets. The answer to you is take a look at what the US carriers have in their hangers. I am a patriot but believe in giving or sailors the best, so we don’t have to go begging and borrowing from others.

@Drizit13

4 жыл бұрын

Arthur Baldwin we are the only 1st grade partner in the creation of these jets, not any country can have them as they are a prized asset... think only France German and Italy can have, but we help make them... also usa generals have stated that they should follow our lead after numerous cata malfunctions stopping the Gerald Ford class even being able to launch air craft... we absolutely made the right decision and this is considered the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world... also the new type 6 tempest project that the uk is solely participating in will fly from these too

@Drizit13

4 жыл бұрын

Also you can build 5 of these for the same cost as a nuke powered one

@arthurbaldwin1804

4 жыл бұрын

Andy Ashcroft So now we’re back to Joe Stalin’s philosophy. Quantity has a quality all of its own. Yes a electric carrier is cheaper but I would still prefer if cost was not the deciding factor when our sailors lives are on the line.

What frightens me more than our enemy's is our parliament could they back our forces in a national emergency it really is a concern

got to say it looks bare with no defesive weapons having to relie on escorts and its aircraft

@claytonjohnson8232

4 жыл бұрын

I saw only one Phalanx

@MagikarpMan

4 жыл бұрын

It doesnt need defenses its escort ships are its defence

She's impressive, all right, although how anyone can call her beautiful beats me. But she'll be useful precisely to the extent her aircraft are. What's the latest availability numbers on the F-35B?

Round two Argentina?

What kind of defensive armament does this ship carry?

@MagikarpMan

4 жыл бұрын

About 2 phalanxes and an strike group of a supply ship 1 or 2 destroyers 1 or 2 frigates and a sub you wont even know is there plus its helicopter and jets

The RN should have kept some Harriers operational while transitioning to F-35B’s... QE2 looks a little bare without her air wing..

@tjd18

4 жыл бұрын

She Would Anyway when Leaving Port the Aircraft are taken off before she births in Portsmouth and come back on after she Leaves

@MagikarpMan

4 жыл бұрын

Most jets will be kept under the runway when nor needed.

@tjd18

4 жыл бұрын

@@MagikarpMan not in the RN the leave the ship before the ship goes in to Home port and return to there home bases as the Pilots and the Ships company are actually biased in 2 different parts of the Country to the ship enters uk waters the Planes fly off back to there base

Here's a thought, to bring down the cost the UK should build a couple and sell them to Japan. That way the JMSDF can have larger carriers also maybe make one for the Aussies as well. Should give China a minor heart attack. LOL Oh, and Japan can classify their QE carriers as something like "Helicopter Battle Cruiser" like their helicopter destroyers.

We gone have 2 of these beautiful ships full of f35s

She's not a looker, is she!

Let's all say thanks to the 300 Polish welders who took away the 300 British welders jobs welding her because they were cheaper!

Make UK great again.

The ramp reminds me of Russia and China so cheap and out of date. The Royal Navy deserves a couple of Ford class carriers

@doctorcrichton

4 жыл бұрын

That is not exactly true is it? It tactical on fuel and loads serves a function to launch higher quicker. It is not an outdated strategy or tactic due to backward technology or aircraft as you are implying is it. There is a program on KZread here somewhere that explains that as well if anyone finds the link. It was also deemed good to keep it for tradition as well. You will not find anyone who agrees with your view even senior officers in the US Navy. It is not even a quirk British Aircraft carriers can land aircraft back as well with their full loads on i.e not use them.. American carriers have difficulty with that .If anything the catapults are seen as out of date. Who on earth on you with such an opinion not based in any fact all? And to compare this state of the art Aircraft Carrier with China and Russia is also a fallacy.

@Benjd0

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, it was the Royal Navy who came up with the ramp design for the Harrier, Russia and China copied that design. It's also a newer form of launching aircraft than the steam catapults that the US navy use on most of their carriers.

Two carriers with no planes. A good plain...

@wrightypegz8997

4 жыл бұрын

FFF What are you on about? The planes are below deck and the planes for HMS Prince of Wales are at an Air Force base waiting for the carrier to finish sea trials.

@wrightypegz8997

4 жыл бұрын

FFF You’re lucky you deleted your comment. That article was two months old and I was about to send you this link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIKNzcSqdtbLido.html of the F35bs arriving on the carrier. Good job.

Perfect for a Labour government to sell to the Chinese at half the cost to build.

It's a beautiful ship. I just wish the Brits had spent enough to make it nuclear-powered.

@sirierieott5882

4 жыл бұрын

Michael W. Perry - The QE class Carriers are built with flexibility and power conducting capacity for future innovations like modular nuclear development where a containerised nuclear micro plants could be integrated on the main hangar deck level. There are half a dozen corporations such as RollsRoyce who are developing such modular plants based on evolved submarine designs. These ‘plug-in’ containerised mobile power plants could make a huge difference on the capability while keeping up-to-date with efficiently & safety. In future, bring nuclear will not necessitate a ‘built-in’ plant for the lifetime of the vessel.

@Drizit13

4 жыл бұрын

Michael W. Perry why would we want nuke power??? U still have to re supply with food and 90% of the worlds ports wont allow the docking of a nuke ship....

She is beautiful but What the fuck is wrong with our government we need more carriers and more ships and thousands more personnel. We might go to war with Iran or China or both and at the moment we wouldn’t survive one day. Billions of pounds needs too be given to the mod and actually by getting more carriers and ships made in the uk will give people jobs and get more money for the government and then start making leisure ships for people all over the world. This is not difficult people. If we get attacked by sea from another country we would be completely fucked because we have nothing to defend ourselves. We can’t keep relying on the USA all the time and now the government want to cut down the new fighter jets we have got coming.The government is not protecting us or our country.

Don't sink again!

Хорошая цель для наших ракет!🤣🤣🤣

That's one ugly carrier, its like the french CDG had a baby with the old Invincible class

@ScienceChap

4 жыл бұрын

Cos carriers are renowned for being pretty... I think she has a purposeful, solid appearance which has really grown on me... handsome, not pretty.

Shame entire ship is basically designed for one aircraft that has turned out to be a lemon.

Should of got the SU 57 instead f35's such a nice ship should have the best fighters!

@dean1039

4 жыл бұрын

In what realm of fantasy do you think a leading western nation would purchase Russian aircraft for it's carriers...

@b-dogmathmatics5460

4 жыл бұрын

We shouldnt care who they are from. The best equipment is the best no matter who makes it.

@dean1039

4 жыл бұрын

Russia and their allies China and NK are potential adversaries. To allow them to use their technology on our most advanced warships is ludicrous. The UK, the USA and the EU are already working on generation 6 aircraft. The UK gen 6 fighter is the Tempest, which should have a flight capable test version by the mid to late 20's. The west is still leagues ahead of Russia who have only just entered into service their 5th gen SU -57's.

@b-dogmathmatics5460

4 жыл бұрын

Wars are fought in cyber space and through economies not conventional weaponry these day pal. Plus british tax payer would save about 50 mil per jet and the jets are better ask any pilot

@dean1039

4 жыл бұрын

Tell that to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Israel, Palestine, Bosnia, Serbia, Yugoslavia, Ukraine and more. No conventional weaponry in modern warfare? Where have you been for the past 20+ years.

Compared American Ford Class Aircraft Carrier this British looks like a little boat. To be ashamed is better not to have.

@Horizon301.

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe use the correct grammar, secondly do you know how much those ships cost? And do you know how many people they require? And do you know that they will not serve much purpose to the Royal Navy? And do you realise that a bigger warship is not needed unless you need to increase the number of aircraft you have on board? We have built two warships for the price of maybe half of a Nimitz class carrier, likely a quarter of what the ford class costs. We are lucky to have these. We need to cut the 13 billion in foreign aid and invest more in the navy and airforce, more ships ie destroyers and frigates, I would place these of much more importance along with the astute class subs than an aircraft carrier given they need to be part of a battle group with all what I mentioned present

@ScienceChap

4 жыл бұрын

She doesn't, in fact, look much smaller. She's about 50 feet shorter than a Nimitz. 30000 tons lighter on displacement. However she is one of the largest warships in the world.

@holeefuk4217

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Olaf, leave them alone... that's all they can afford!

That is one ugly ship; Looks like phase IV of a real bad condo project, whose architect took his inspiration from a steam iron.

It's time they stop using this English flag and started using a the flag of all the home nations of the uk show some respect to them who fought and died for the uk we are a union of people

@willbrant2160

4 жыл бұрын

It has the Union Jack on it (yes union jack for once as it's on a boat).....that exactly what it represents. There is nothing wrong with it... it's called histroy

@dean1039

4 жыл бұрын

Well if it wasn't for the British turbo charging their rather primitive society, they probably wouldn't have much of a navy.

@ScienceChap

4 жыл бұрын

It's not an English flag. It's the White Ensign, the identifying, globally recognised flag worn by all commissioned ships of Her Majesty's Naval Service, aka the Royal Navy. It was adopted Fleet wide by the Navy after Nelson died, as he was a Vice Admiral of the white. You dont simply "get rid" of the White Ensign.

@MrNigelTBean

4 жыл бұрын

@@ScienceChap well said!

@Charlieb6308

4 жыл бұрын

@@ScienceChap Glad you explained it for everyone spot on.