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Portsmouth

 

Sunday December 3rd, 2006

 

These photos were taken in Portsmouth on Sunday December 3rd, 2006.

 

 

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Portsmouth

December 3rd, 2006

 

 

Royal Navy

 

Illustrious (R06) & Ark Royal (R07)

 

Only one of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers is operational as a Strike Carrier at any time. Illustrious assumed the role of fleet flagship in June 2005 when Ark Royal went for refit at Rosyth where she received a new mizzen mast visible at the end of the island structure and was converted to operate in both the Strike Carrier and Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) roles. Ark Royal completed this refit at the end of 2006 and was commissioned to act as an LPH whilst the Ocean is at refit (so both carriers are in operational use in 2007). The third carrier Invincible was decommissioned in July 2005 and was placed in Extended Readiness at Portsmouth until 2010, when she is likely to be disposed of.

 

 

HMS Illustrious (behind) and HMS Ark Royal (forground) together at Portsmouth.

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HMS Illustrious (left) and HMS Ark Royal (right) together at Portsmouth.

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HMS Illustrious (left) and HMS Ark Royal (right) together at Portsmouth.

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HMS Illustrious (left) and HMS Ark Royal (right) together at Portsmouth.

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HMS Illustrious (left) and HMS Ark Royal (right) together at Portsmouth.

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HMS Illustrious (left) and HMS Ark Royal (right) together at Portsmouth.

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Bustler

 

Tug Bustler (A225), managed by Serco Denholm.

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Tug Bustler (A225), managed by Serco Denholm.

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Tug Bustler (A225), managed by Serco Denholm.

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Warrior

 

Ironclad Warrior.

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Ironclad Warrior.

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Ironclad Warrior.

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Ironclad Warrior.

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Gosport Ferries

 

Spirit of Portsmouth

 

Spirit of Portsmouth arriving at Portsmouth

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Spirit of Portsmouth arriving at Portsmouth

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Spirit of Portsmouth leaving at Gosport

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Spirit of Portsmouth leaving Portsmouth

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Spirit of Gosport

 

Spirit of Gosport leaving at Gosport

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Spirit of Gosport leaving at Gosport

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Spirit of Gosport passing Ark Royal

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Spirit of Gosport approaching Portsmouth

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Spirit of Gosport passing Warrior as she approaches Portsmouth

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