HMS Queen Elizabeth makes successful transition to water
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Britain’s newest aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has successfully floated out of the dock in which she was assembled.
To get her moving, the dry dock in Rosyth near Edinburgh was flooded for the first time to allow the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier to float. It then took three hours to manoeuvre the vessel out of the dock - with two metres clearance at either side - and berth her alongside a nearby jetty.
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Britain’s newest aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has successfully floated out of the dock in which she was assembled.
To get her moving, the dry dock in Rosyth near Edinburgh was flooded for the first time to allow the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier to float. It then took three hours to manoeuvre the vessel out of the dock - with two metres clearance at either side - and berth her alongside a nearby jetty.
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