Britain’s new $3.86 billion aircraft carrier arrives at home port
PORTSMOUTH, England (UPI) -- Great Britain's largest aircraft carrier, the newly built HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrived in Portsmouth, England, to a festive welcome Wednesday. The 919-foot, 65,000-ton warship sailed into its home port on the English Channel as thousands of people watched. Speaking aboard the vessel, Prime Minister Theresa May called it a symbol of the United Kingdom's stratus as a "great global maritime nation." "Britain can be proud of this ship and what it represents. It sends a clear signal that as Britain […]
