SANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 6, 2021) - HMS Queen Elizabeth pulled into Apra Harbor as part of the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 21 deployment to the Indo-Pacific Region. Local media representatives were invited onboard the ship for a press conference with CSG21 Commodore Steve Moorhouse, U.S. Naval Base Guam Commanding Officer Capt. Michael Luckett, Guam Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero and Lt. Governor Josh Tenorio.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy and is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. Aside from its state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical center. The flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth measures at approximately four acres.
The deployment is the U.K.’s first by a carrier strike group in the Indo-Pacific for almost 25 years and marks a historic achievement in the bilateral partnership between the U.S. and U.K. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) is deployed with the strike group, as are F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 and Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS Evertsen (F805).
| Date Taken: | 08.06.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2021 22:54 |
| Photo ID: | 6772272 |
| VIRIN: | 210806-N-VV159-0019 |
| Resolution: | 5184x3456 |
| Size: | 1.36 MB |
| Location: | SANTA RITA, GUAM, GU |
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