HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth for sea trials
The Royal Navy flagship is set to be deployed to the Mediterranean later this year.
The Royal Navy flagship is set to be deployed to the Mediterranean later this year.
A UK F-35 jet from HMS Queen Elizabeth crashed during flying operations over the Mediterranean in November 2021.
BBC's Warship series is telling the "moving story of navy life on board HMS Queen Elizabeth's maiden voyage".
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales initially broke down last August near the Isle of Wight.
Despite the flagship aircraft carrier leaving after dark, hundreds of well-wishers turned out to see her off.
BBC documentary The Warship: Tour of Duty shows HMS Queen Elizabeth on her maiden deployment, Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21).
The £3bn warship broke down off the Isle of Wight in August due to a malfunction in her starboard propeller.
F-35B Lightning jets of 617 Squadron are back at RAF Marham after deploying to HMS Queen Elizabeth on Operation Achillean.
The aircraft carrier was joined by warships, F-35B Lightning Jets and Wildcat and Merlin helicopters for the deployment.
Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth will return to her home port on Thursday after a deployment in northern Europe waters.
The Navy flagship is leading the Carrier Strike Group, which arrived in Oslo to host several defence engagements in the country.
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Hundreds of well-wishers, family and friends gathered to see the departing aircraft carrier leave Portsmouth.
The news comes after mechanical problems caused a number of delays for the £3.2bn vessel.
The damaged aircraft carrier had her deployment to the US cancelled because of the issue with her propellor shaft.
The £3 billion warship broke down off the Isle of Wight in August after leaving Portsmouth for a deployment in the US.