HMS Queen Elizabeth sails under Forth Bridge for post-maintenance sea trials

The aircraft carrier has been docked at Rosyth in Fife since July

HMS Queen Elizabeth sails under Forth Bridge for post-maintenance sea trialsPA Media
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    A Royal Navy aircraft carrier has passed under the Forth Bridge as it set sail for sea trials.

    HMS Queen Elizabeth left the Rosyth dockyard in Fife on Sunday after an extended maintenance period.

    It has been at anchor in the Firth of Forth since then, before leaving under the bridge for trials on Thursday.

    The ship has undergone maintenance at Rosyth since last summerPA Media
    The ship has undergone maintenance at Rosyth since last summer

    The ship, which can carry up to 60 aircraft, docked in Rosyth in July 2025.

    It was christened at Rosyth on July 4, 2014 by the late Queen Elizabeth II, and is named after the Tudor monarch Queen Elizabeth I.

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