HMS Queen Elizabeth to leave for first deployment early due to bad weather
HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives back at Portsmouth Naval Base (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Heavy winds forecast for the weekend have forced the Royal Navy to bring forward the departure of its flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth for its first operational deployment to the Far East.
The £3 billion aircraft carrier made an unscheduled stop at its home base in Portsmouth on Wednesday after taking part in a major exercise off the coast of Scotland.
The 65,000-tonne warship had intended to carry out its final preparations for the deployment while in the Solent along with the other ships of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG).
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