HMS Queen Elizabeth R08

Queen Elizabeth class - CVS - Aircraft Carrier V STOL

IMO:	4907892
MMSI:	235107775
Flight Deck:	Q
Call Sign:	GQLZ
Shipyard:	HMD Rosyth

Events

History of HMS Queen Elizabeth R08

2008-may	Ordered	Ordered
2009-jul-07	Laid down	Laid down Assembled at Babcock Rosyth, from modules built by BAE Systems (Glasgow), BAE Systems (Portsmouth), Babcock (Appledore), A & P Tyneside and Cammell Laird
2014-jul-04	Launched	Launched Naming Ceremony. Dry dock flooded at Babcock Rosyth, after modular construction and cleared No. 1 Dock on 17 Jul
2015-jun-30	NEWS	HMD Portsmouth Portsmouth Harbour To Be Dredged For QEC Carriers
2017-jun-29	Trials	Trials off Dunbar Trials departed HMD Rosyth for 6 week manufacturer Phase 1 trials, with HMS Sutherland as escort.
2017-jul-04	NEWS	Merlin First aircraft to Land on HMS Queen Elizabeth
2017-jul-07	Trials	Trials Cromarty Firth Repairs Extended stay at Invergordon for replenishement and to make repairs following a defect during sea trials.
2017-aug	Homeport	Homeport arrived at HMNB Portsmouth shortly before 18th, as Homeport.
2017-dec-07	Commissioned	Commissioned HMNB Portsmouth Commissioned at HMNB Portsmouth
2017-dec-07	NEWS	HMNB Portsmouth Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth Commissioned
2018-jan-31	NEWS	820 Squadron Getting Ready For HMS Queen Elizabeth
2018-feb-06	Port Visit	Port Visit Gibraltar Harbour At Gibraltar North Mole during trials
2018-feb-08	Aircraft	Aircraft embarked two Qinetiq Chinooks for working up trials, including ZH902.
2018-feb-08	NEWS	Chinook First Time On HMS Queen Elizabeth Hangar
2018-mar-21	NEWS	Merlin and Chinook Trials on HMS Queen Elizabeth
2018-aug-18	Deployment	Deployment WESTLANT 18 departed HMNB Portsmouth on maiden deployment for 11 week WESTLANT 18 exercise off east coast of USA. Accompanied by HMS Monmouth and RFA Tiderace, she also has 3x Merlin HM.2 from 820 NAS which embarked in the preceeding week plus part of 42 CDO Royal Marines to conduct amphibious exercises. Before leaving UK waters, 3x Merlin HC.4 of 845 NAS (Furious Flt) embarked on 20 Aug (including ZJ120 / D and ZJ129 / N). Main objective is to determine operating parameters for the F-35B, which will embark for the 1st time. Shadowed along the western English Channel by RFS Admiral Makarov.
2018-aug-20	NEWS	HMNB Portsmouth Merlin Mk4 Deck Quals on HMS Queen Elizabeth
2018-sep-17	Port Visit	Port Visit NS Norfolk WESTLANT18 Visited NS Norfolk after cruising to avoid path of Hurricane Florence. To join with HMS Monmouth.
2018-sep-25	Aircraft	Aircraft WESTLANT 18 1st landing aboard by F-35B (USN BF-04 from VX-23), flown by a Royal Navy pilot.
2018-oct-11	NEWS	Osprey and Sea Dragon on HMS Queen Elizabeth
2019-sep-26	Deployment	Deployment WESTLANT19 Operating off US east coast, escorted by HMS Dragon, HMS Northumberland and RFA Tideforce during WESTLANT19. Returned to HMNB Portsmouth on 4 Dec.
2020-sep-21	Deployment	Deployment North Western Approaches JW 20-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2021-mar-15	Port Visit	Port Visit Glen Mallan at Glen Mallan for storing, departed 20 Mar.
2021-apr-27	Aircraft	Aircraft CSG21 embarked 4 Merlin HM.2 and 3 Crowsnest Merlin of 820 NAS in preparation for CSG21 Indo-Pacific deployment.
2021-apr-28	NEWS	UK Carrier Strike Group to Visit 40 Countries
2021-jun-29	Port Visit	Port Visit Akrotiri Bay CSG21 Moored off Limassol, after Black Sea operations
2021-jul-07	Deployment	Deployment Suez Canal CSG21 Transit of Suez Canal from Mediterranean, with CSG21 main force.
2021-aug-06	Port Visit	Port Visit Naval Base Guam CSG21 arrived in Guam as part of CSG21
2021-dec-02	Port Visit	Port Visit Rota Naval Base visited Rota to disembark USMC F-35 complement.
2021-dec-08	Aircraft	Aircraft disembarked 4x 820 NAS Merlin HM.2 (at least 3 of which were Crowsnest fitted) to RNAS Culdrose, after CSG21 deployment, whilst on her way to HMNB Portsmouth