Rule Britannia!

[Primarchx]

Please forgive me, my inner Anglophile couldn't be suppressed.

[DirtyFred]

hm... the R08 with skyjump ramp. it is way bigger then the "trough-deck-cruisers", closer to nimitz-class.

will the f-35 burn the deck on landing?

here she floats (july 2014)

[DirtyFred]

btw

future part of brit carrier group: the type 26 frigate!

In the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review a replacement program was authorized for the Navy's current fleet of thirteen Type 23 frigates. In 2012 BAE Systems Naval Ships was awarded a contract to design the replacement, known as the Type 26. It is planned that two variants of the class will be built: five general purpose frigates, and eight ASW Frigates. According to the current timeline construction will begin in 2016, with the first Type 26 Frigate commissioning in 2021 and the last commissioning in the mid 2030s, as the Type 23s are gradually phased out.

[Vulcan101]

They are looking at using a rolling landing for a lot of landings as bring back weights are limited, meaning they would need to dump expensive ordnance otherwise.

[Midcon113]

Fine looking ship! Congrats to our Brit cousins!

Mark