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HMS Queen Elizabeth could arrive in Portsmouth as early as next week

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The Defence Secretary has said the Royal Navy's latest aircraft carrier could arrive in Portsmouth as early as next week .

HMS Queen Elizabeth is 65,000-tonnes and the biggest warship ever to be built in Britain. The vessel has been undergoing sea trials since setting sail from Scotland’s Rosyth dockyard in June. She is now set to make her historic arrival into Portsmouth, where she will be the latest in a long line of famous Royal Navy ships to call the port home.

Whilst weather conditions mean the exact date of the historic moment is yet to be confirmed, the window for entry will open next Thursday the 17th with her arrival expected no later than the following Tuesday, the 22nd.

In just two weeks’ time, the most powerful warship ever built for Britain’s famous Royal Navy is set to sail into her proud new home in Portsmouth.

HMS Queen Elizabeth‎ will be the Royal Navy's flagship for the next 50 years, keeping us safe by deploying across the seven seas, using her strike power to deter our enemies."

– Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon