Royal Navy's largest and most powerful warship sails under Forth Bridges

The Royal Navy’s largest and most powerful warship has sailed up the Firth of Forth under the river’s iconic bridges.

The HMS Queen Elizabeth travelled under the Forth Bridge, the Queensferry Crossing and the Forth Road Bridge on Thursday at around 7am.

The vessel was making its way to Rosyth for “necessary repairs”, the Navy.

A spokesperson for the Royal Navy said that the warship would undergo repairs to its starboard propeller and shaft coupling.

The 65,000 tonne vessel first set sail in early March from Portsmouth naval base.

According to the Royal Navy’s website, the ship is “one of the most powerful surface warships ever constructed in the UK”.

The HMS Queen Elizabeth forms part of the Royal Navy‘s two-strong fleet of Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.

HMS Queen Elizabeth sails under the Forth Bridges this morning on her way to Rosyth. pic.twitter.com/dRkzWQASzH
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The warship is capable of carrying up to 40 aircrafts and hosts a four-acre flight deck.

The ship’s two propellers weigh 33 tonnes each which have a powerplant behind them that generates enough power to run 1,000 family cars.

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