HMS Queen Elizabeth

[Cold]

Just been for a quick stroll around. Parking restrictions are in place, temporary fencing on standby, flags are flying including over at Gosport, there's Welcome Home banners and even bunting on display.
The city is ready (not sure about the Dockyard!).

[Cold]

If you're a Facebook person then Portsmouth Evening News will be streaming HMS QE's arrival live from 6:30AM on their Facebook page.

[mattyn1]

I am watching this from near the Gosport Ferry. Will head down for about 0600. I will post a pic or two if I can!!

[ecsrobin]

RN live streaming on YouTube. https://youtu.be/U-iCbfkJmSI

[Cold]

T'was the night before homecoming
and all through the house
not a creature was stirring
not even a mouse helicopter.

[ecsrobin]

Just had 2 wildcats flypast southsea.

[donutsina911]

Just rounded Nab, hopefully better photos to follow

[mattyn1]

In place....

[donutsina911]

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[mattyn1]

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[ecsrobin]

Here’s a video I took of the helicopter flypast.

https://youtu.be/LjFJKeJS5tc

Great to see so many people out to see her arrival. Just a shame it was a bit overcast.

[Dog Star]

Thanks for the pics, chaps.

Of the various webcams and feeds the HMS Warrior one has been the most stable, and it's been manually operated to follow the carrier too.

[yellowjack]

Emergency call! Emergency call!

We need a remedial drill instructor to the dockyard at Portsmouth. Stat!


"...tick-tock-tickety-tock went the teddybears in blue uniforms..."

[Cold]

That's a large thing to fit through such a small hole.

[The Mad Monk]

yellowjack said:

Emergency call! Emergency call!

We need a remedial drill instructor to the dockyard at Portsmouth. Stat!


"...tick-tock-tickety-tock went the teddybears in blue uniforms..."

Quite.

I have never seen so many sailors out of step!

[Cold]

[Speculatore]

I assume the guys in white ovies are civvy engineers or did the ME's blag procedure Alpha in overalls?

[wal 45]

Some good photos above and it all seemed to go well, I hate to say this but I genuinely thought it would look a whole lot bigger although it has ruined the view out of my office window. May change my opinion when I get onboard, always used to get lost on the old CVS!!

It does though leave me deeply impressed that we can still design and build things like this.