CVS · Aircraft Carrier V STOL
| IMO: | 4907907 |
| MMSI: | 235118002 |
| Flight Deck: | P |
| Call Sign: | GPWS |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| May 20, 2008 | |
| May 26, 2011 | Kvaerner (Govan) first steel cut (at Govan) for the 52 modules, making up the whole vessel. |
| Dec 10, 2015 | HMD Rosyth final, (aft island) structural module departed BAE Systems Glasgow. Took southern route via English Channel and arrived 20 Dec, for assembly and integration at Rosyth. |
| Sep 9, 2017 | HMD Rosyth Naming ceremony with Duchess of Rothesay (aka Duchess of Cornwall) at Aircraft Carrier Alliance, Rosyth |
| Dec 21, 2017 | Floated out of dry dock at Rosyth, for completion of fitting out. |
| Sep 22, 2019 | Departed Rosyth for 1st sea trials |
| Sep 23, 2019 | 1st deck landing by 820 NAS Merlin HM.2 ZH856 as Dolphin 14. |
| Nov 16, 2019 | HMNB Portsmouth Arrived in HMNB Portsmouth, after sea trials were completed ahead of schedule. |
| Dec 10, 2019 | HMNB Portsmouth Commissioned at Portsmouth |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Cruise Terminal Departed Liverpool for further trials |
| Jun 2021 | At least 2x Apache from 656 Squadron (including ZJ226) embarked, departed towards end of Jun. assigned to 656 Squadron |
| Jun 10, 2021 | St Ives Bay standing off Carbis Bay, with AAC Apache AH.1 embarked during G7 Summit in Cornwall G7 G7 Summit 2021 |
| Jul 7, 2021 |  Gibraltar Harbour first overeas port visit to Gibraltar, departed 11 Jul. |
| Mar 6, 2022 | departed HMNB Portsmouth for Exercise Cold Response 22. |
| Nov 2022 | HMD Rosyth replacement of both faulty propellor shafts and their lubrication systems, until Jul 2023. Babcock |
| Feb 12, 2024 | HMNB Portsmouth departed Portsmouth after fault in HMS Queen Elizabeth prevented her from attending Ex Steadfast Defender 2024, off Norway. Steadfast Defender |
| Feb 16, 2024 | some extra personnel delivered to the carrier by Chinook ZA683 of RAF 27 Sq. |
| Feb 19, 2024 | embarked 9x Merlin from 820 NAS and 3x Wildcat from 847 NAS (and 8 F-35 of RAF 617 Sq while in North Sea), prior to standing in for HMS Queen Elizabeth for Ex Steadfast Defender 2024. Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 |
| Mar 19, 2024 |  Rotterdam Harbour visited Rotterdam on way home to Portsmouth |
| Sep 30, 2024 | embarked F-35s of 809 NAS for the first time. |
| Apr 22, 2025 | HMNB Portsmouth departed HMNB Portsmouth for a multi-national, 8 month Indo-Pacific deployment, as Flagship of Carrier Strike Group 25. 3x Merlin HM.2 from 820 NAS and 2x Wildcat HMA.2 from 815 NAS embarked whilst the ship was still alongside in Portsmouth. Operation Highmast |
| Jul 2025 |  Port Darwin 6 day visit to Darwin. First visit of a British carrier, since HMS Invincible tied up in Fremantle. CSG25 |
| Sep 2, 2025 |  Yokosuka Naval Base departed Tokyo, for exercise with JDS Akebono in the Sea of Japan CSG25 |
| Nov 1, 2025 |  Souda Bay NB Visited Souda Bay on homeward leg of CSG25 CSG25 |
| Nov 17, 2025 |  Naples Harbour Visited Naples on homeward leg of CSG25 CSG25 |
| Jun 5, 2026 |  Stavanger visited Stavanger |