The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, which had arrived in Puerto Argentino last Thursday, raised anchor from the Malvinas yesterday after 1:00 p.m. and headed east, with an uncertain destination.
This was observed during the afternoon and evening of Monday 11th, through the satellite information and tracking application www.marinetraffic.com
The presence of the aircraft carrier, 280 metres long, 70 metres wide and with a displacement of 65,000 tonnes, is a unique event in the recent history of the Malvinas. Above all, because it is the main British ship to arrive at the usurped Argentine islands after the 1982 war.
In that war, Great Britain deployed the aircraft carriers HMS Invicible and HMS Hermes . The first of these was successfully attacked on May 30 by a squadron of fighter-bombers from the Argentine Air Force, which meant that the ship, seriously damaged, withdrew from the combat zone.
In this case, the HMS Queen Elizabeth has on board some 1,200 crew members and some 40 aircraft. Among them, 36 F-35s, unmanned aircraft and Merlin helicopters. And its last information provided through its account on the social network X, was last Friday, giving an account of the loading practices that its helicopters were doing on deck.
Aviation training continues.
Mk4 Merlin helicopters from @846NAS practice picking up cargo from our flight deck under the watchful eye of the team in FLYCO, all whilst multiple @825NAS Wildcats take to the skies. pic.twitter.com/n0GQCjLbzF
