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Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself
Jul 7^th, 2014 at 3:30am

The Queen has ushered in a new era of British naval power by naming the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship after herself.

Hundreds of dignitaries, including politicians such as David Cameron, George Osborne and Gordon Brown, looked on in Rosyth, Fife (eastern Scotland) as the Queen gave the signal for a bottle of whisky to be smashed against the hull of the 65,000-tonne vessel, confirming its title as HMS Queen Elizabeth. It is the first of two new Queen Elizabeth-class carriers.

The monarch, wearing pale blue, spoke of her pride at being associated with the Royal Navy, and called the huge ship a 'magnificent achievement'.

In the run-up to the Queen's action the Red Arrows made a dramatic flypast in front of dignitaries including the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prime Minister.

Earlier First Sea Lord George Zambellas, the head of the Royal Navy, described the ship as 'a steel-clad phoenix' which will give rebirth to British sea power when it becomes fully operational in 2020.

At the naming ceremony, Her Majesty said: 'In sponsoring this new aircraft carrier, I believe the Queen Elizabeth, a flagship for the Royal Navy, will be a source of inspiration and pride for us all.

'The Lord High Admiral, the Duke of Edinburgh, joins me in congratulating all in the Aircraft Carrier Alliance on this magnificent achievement and wishing the first ship's company well in the time ahead.'

At 65,000 tons and 932 feet long, the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier is taller than Nelson’s Column and considerably wider than the M25 at its widest point.

She generates enough energy to power Swindon, she can produce 500 tons of fresh water a day — and travel 500 miles a day, too.

Above all, she will be able to deliver 36 F-35 Lightning strike fighters and 1,000 troops from the largest piece of British sovereign territory afloat.

Sections of her were constructed in six dockyards around the UK and assembled together like a giant jigsaw puzzle at Rosyth.

Alongside HMS Queen Elizabeth was another, older, Royal Navy aircraft carrier - HMS Illustrious - whose sailors lined the decks.

Champagne is usually used to launch ships, but in this case a bottle of Islay whisky was used.

Royal attendance: The Queen today spoke of her pride at sponsoring the naming of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest-ever ship

Flyover: A procession of military helicopters also made its way over the HMS Queen Elizabeth during the ceremony. The ship is designed to hold RAF Chinooks

Display: Red Arrows pass over the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier during the naming ceremony at the dockyard in Rosyth, Scotland. Alongside her was another aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious

Scale: The ship, pictured above in another CGI picture passing out of naval dockyards in Portsmouth, Hampshire, is the largest vessel ever built for the Royal Navy and cost some £6billion

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2680657/Queen-uses-bottle-WHISKY-officially-Royal-Navys-biggest-vessel-declaring-magnificent-achievement-five-year-build.html#ixzz36aNnB8Ed

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26524 Australia	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #1 - Jul 7^th, 2014 at 5:01am I doubt she named it herself or even had anything to do with the process SOB
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #2 - Jul 7^th, 2014 at 11:24am This is wonderful news. I have just been listening lately to a series about British naval history from around 1900 to the present. It's good to sea the Brits getting a blue water force again. Come back Tony Blair and use it to sink the Islamic State.
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Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself
Reply #3 - Jul 7^th, 2014 at 12:21pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jul 7^th, 2014 at 5:01am:

I doubt she named it herself or even had anything to do with the process

SOB

I agree, the Navy would have a dedicated Board at Admiralty House which in conjunction with the government of the day would have named the vessel. Her Majesty would launch it whatever the ship was named.

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Reply #4 - Jul 7^th, 2014 at 10:45pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jul 7^th, 2014 at 5:01am:

I doubt she named it herself or even had anything to do with the process
SOB

It was a Naming Ceremony.

The Naming Ceremony is a naval tradition dating back to at least the Babylonians in 3000BC and combines a celebration and solemn blessing.

The purpose of Friday's Naming Ceremony was for the Sovereign to officially name the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. She could, if she had wanted to, decided not to allow the name HMS Queen Elizabeth for the ship, but the ceremony saw her officially giving the carrier that name.

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austranger Gold Member Offline Opinionated Sod Posts: 1506 adelaide Gender:	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #5 - Jul 7^th, 2014 at 11:45pm Check the face of your coins, she's QEII, there was a QE the First, who's widely credited with founding the British Navy and Empire. Do you not suppose this new ship may possibly have been named after her?
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #6 - Jul 8^th, 2014 at 10:51am What, the bastard of Anne Boleyne?
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\|dev\|null Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4434 Gender:	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #7 - Jul 8^th, 2014 at 12:20pm Obviously the UK still hasn't released its fantasies of Empire! What a monumental waste of taxpayers money!
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Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself
Reply #8 - Jul 8^th, 2014 at 12:56pm

bogarde73 wrote on Jul 7^th, 2014 at 11:24am:

This is wonderful news.
I have just been listening lately to a series about British naval history from around 1900 to the present.
It's good to sea the Brits getting a blue water force again.
Come back Tony Blair and use it to sink the Islamic State.

It's amagnificant ship.
She merits it to be named after her.

God Save The Queen

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Reply #9 - Jul 8^th, 2014 at 12:58pm

God Save the Queen

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen!

O lord God arise,
Scatter our enemies,
And make them fall!
Confound their knavish tricks,
Confuse their politics,
On you our hopes we fix,
God save the Queen!

Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make the nations see,
That men should brothers be,
And form one family,
The wide world ov'er

From every latent foe,
From the assasins blow,
God save the Queen!
O'er her thine arm extend,
For Britain's sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign!
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen!

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\|dev\|null Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4434 Gender:	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #10 - Jul 8^th, 2014 at 2:03pm Jingoism at it's worst. What foolishness!
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Adamant Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1893 Brisbane Gender:	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #11 - Jul 9^th, 2014 at 2:23pm \|dev\|null wrote on Jul 8^th, 2014 at 2:03pm: Jingoism at it's worst. What foolishness! I agree your troll slime is boundless.
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\|dev\|null Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4434 Gender:	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #12 - Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:43pm An apologist for jingoism now. Is there no limits to what you'll apologise for? Stop being such a self-hater!
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Grand Duke Imam Gandalf New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24 Gender:	Re: Queen names new aircraft carrier after herself Reply #13 - Jul 18^th, 2014 at 11:40pm I am too busy being a Smart Ass intimidating people so they get banned by backward little old ladies like Annie Anthrax with Free Divers Divers BALLS in my mouth.
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