The warship is currently in drydock in Rosyth, Scotland following a propeller shaft misalignment fault and has been there since March after the fault was discovered just before she was due to leave the city to take part in Exercise Steadfast Defender - Nato’s largest operation since The Cold War. A faulty coupling, discovered on the starboard propeller shaft in February, threw a spanner in the works to those plans, stopping her from going to the North Sea and working alongside allied warships and other units, as well as Exercise Joint Warrior. Her sister ship HMS Prince of Wales was instead dispatched in her place.
So while we wait for news of how the repair work is progressing we look back at some of her previous adventures around the globe – and a bit closer to home:
21. HMS Queen Elizabeth
Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth returns back to her homeport of Portsmouth, Hampshire in October 2022 after hosting the Future Atlantic Forum 2022 in New York. Photo: LPhot Lee Blease
22. HMS Queen Elizabeth
Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is always a welcome sight in Portsmouth Harbour Photo: LPhot Lee Blease
23. HMS Queen Elizabeth
Ship's company of HMS Queen Elizabeth enjoy the view from the Empire State Building in September 2022 when they visited New York for the Atlantic Future Forum. Photo: LPhot Unaisi Luke
24. HMS Queen Elizabeth
In September 2022, HMS Queen Elizabeth's and HMS Richmond's Ship's Company walked through New York visiting a few iconic areas during their ships' visits there to host Atlantic Future Forum. Pictured: EW Goswell, NA Wellman, Wtr Birkett and LET(ME) Prisk at the Observatory deck, Empire State Building. Photo: LPhot Unaisi Luke