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BackHMS Queen Elizabeth departs Portsmouth for Nato deployment

HMS Queen Elizabeth departs Portsmouth for Nato deployment

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HMS Queen Elizabeth departs Portsmouth for Nato deployment

The aircraft carrier begins a three-month training mission as Nato's command ship for the Allied Response Force.

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The HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed Portsmouth Naval Base for a three-month deployment in the UK and northern Europe.
The 65,000-tonne carrier will serve as Nato's command ship for the Allied Response Force, focusing on collective security and training.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth was commissioned in 2017 and designated as Nato's command ship for the Allied Response Force in July 2024.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth has set sail with hundreds of sailors to take part in a pre-planned deployment around the UK and northern Europe.

The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier, which was commissioned into service in 2017, left Portsmouth Naval Base at about 18:20 BST on Saturday.

Over the next three months, the £3.2bn warship and her crew of more than 800 sailors will take part in an intensive programme of training, the Royal Navy said.

The deployment marks the vessels first official sailing as Nato's command ship for the Allied Response Force - a designation it received in July this year.

As part of the operation, the carrier will rehearse how an Allied naval force would operate together in the event of a crisis, the Navy said.

This work, the Navy said, would aim to "enhance collective security, deterrence and readiness" among the UK and its allies.

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Specific training exercises planned during the deployment.

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This article was originally published by BBC UK News.