Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

[Grimbob]

I'd say between 2018 and 2020, for now there's no firm date. CVF's progress will have a part in shaping HMS Ocean's future.

Which is still not bad considering that she was built to commercial standards.

[cockneyjock1974]

LB01 is being lowered into the dry dock just now

[SDL]

I did think that it could happen today if the weather here was the same as up there.

[Liger30]

LB01 is being lowered into the dry dock just now

Already today? They really want to stay ahead of schedule, good boys.

[cockneyjock1974]

Yeah the weathers good here too but unfortunately there's not much to see as it looks like they've raised it up slightly and just slid it accross, there's too many buildings obstructing my view got some pics though, however I think the ACA Flickr pics will obviously tell the better story. Liger the weather forecast is meant to be crap up here for the next week from tomorrow so that might be why it's today. Question is will they skid this week or next?

[Geoff_B]

At one point a 700 million budget for LPH(R) was deemed necessary. But ever since 2006 LPH(R) was put on hold and subsequently terminated, with CVF expected to cover the LPH role in addition to launching fixed-wing airplanes.
I think the chances of any dedicate replacement for HMS Ocean are next to none barring some real dramatic change.

As to out of service date, at one point it was thought that it would be 2016, as soon as QE would arrive. Earlier it had been 2018, which is now once more the likely date.
I'd say between 2018 and 2020, for now there's no firm date. CVF's progress will have a part in shaping HMS Ocean's future.

Its still possibly we'll see an Ocean replacement, in some form in won't be in this decade but i think they will want to keep the QEC as carriers rather than risk them in the LHA role. Now it could be a direct replacement, they may look at a potential LHD and replace the Albions along with Bulwark, they may look to replace one of the Bay class with a full deck version or they may go down the Dutch & Canadian route and looks at the JSS as part of the MARS program. It just strikes me that they will find another excuse to get some form of Commando Carrier replacement, but they will be creative in how they justify it. We'll just have to wait and see.

[cockneyjock1974]

She's still hanging there, must be more complicated than it looks.

PS is anybody else not getting as many email alerts as usual? I received none for the last couple of days..

[SDL]

Neither have i...

The ACA Flickr account has a couple of new images of the Bow rigged to lift, but they've put them online sideways....Wonder if they're prepping the lift today to perform the actual lift in the morning?

[jonas]

https://twitter.com/QEClassCarriers/...870145/photo/1

[CarrierFan2006]

She's still hanging there, must be more complicated than it looks.

PS is anybody else not getting as many email alerts as usual? I received none for the last couple of days..

No, I'm not. I was wondering...

[Jdam1]

Here's the bow section, sporting the crest of HMS Queen Elizabeth, being prepared for its lift into the dock at Babcock's Rosyth dockyard. If the weather stays good it will be lowered into the dock on June 15.

Tomorrow guys, wonder why they put the crest back on.

[CarrierFan2006]

Tomorrow guys, wonder why they put the crest back on.

Didn't even realise they'd taken it off. PR thing I would think...

[cockneyjock1974]

That's a relief on the email folks, was about to blame the iPhone again lol!! Some images of today, of particular interest is the UB01 pic which is the 1st link. The rest of the pics is the other link, not many i'm afraid.

http://i.imgur.com/fOM0uh.jpg

http://imgur.com/a/dPgL8

[cyrilranch]

June 14 - Bow section prepared for lift by QEClassCarriers, on Flickr

I got the same thing about the emails too.

[cyrilranch]

Neither have i...

The ACA Flickr account has a couple of new images of the Bow rigged to lift, but they've put them online sideways....Wonder if they're prepping the lift today to perform the actual lift in the morning?

from fickr attached posted pic
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Here's the bow section, sporting the crest of HMS Queen Elizabeth, being prepared for its lift into the dock at Babcock's Rosyth dockyard. If the weather stays good it will be lowered into the dock on June 15."
so Friday if the weather is o.k then.

oops double post again