hms queen elizabeth left portsmouth in 2020.
hms queen elizabeth left portsmouth in 2020.
when does the hms queen elizabeth leave portsmouth?
2020
on 25 july 2007 defence secretary des browne, announced the order for two new carriers. at the time of approval the first carrier was expected to enter service in july 2015 and the budget was £4.085b for two ships. the financial crisis led to a political decision in december 2008 to slow production, delaying "queen elizabeth" until may 2016. this added £1.56 billion to the cost. by march 2010 the budget was estimated at £5.9 billion and in november 2013 the contract was renegotiated with a budget of £6.2 billion. the in-service date was further extended to 2020 in the strategic defence and security review in october 2010.
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hms queen elizabeth march, composed by wo2 bandmaster john morrish rm, was the winning composition for the 2012 royal marines band service march competition, sponsored by the aircraft carrier alliance. the march was written for the first of the new generation of royal navy "queen elizabeth"-class aircraft carriers.
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