Voyage of HMS Queen Elizabeth
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group (CSG21) is deep into the Pacific leg of its 28-week maiden deployment

May 22: CSG21 sets sail from Portsmouth

1 May 22-28: Joins in French-led Exercise Atlantic Trident

2 May 30:Transits Strait of Gibraltar

3 Jun 1-4: Joins French carrier Charles de Gaulle in Exercise Gallic Strike

4 Jun 7-15: Takes part in Italian-led Exercise Falcon Strike

5 Jun 22: Launches F-35 combat missions against so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

6 Jul 6: Transits Suez Canal

7 Jul 12: Trains with U.S. CSG led by USS Ronald Reagan in Gulf of Aden

8 Jul 21-22: CSG21 takes part in Exercise Konkan with Indian Navy in Bay of Bengal

9 Jul 26: Arrives in Singapore

10 Jul 29: Enters South China Sea


UK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Arabian Sea
OMAN
Strait of Malacca
INDIA
Pacific Ocean
JAPAN

11 Aug 8: Port call at U.S. Naval Base Guam
12 Aug 24: Exercise Noble Union with Japan and U.S
13 Sep 4: Arrives at Yokosuka naval base, Japan
14 Sep 6: Joint F-35 training operations with U.S. Navy CSG led by USS Carl Vinson

HMS Queen Elizabeth
Two squadrons of F-35Bs plus helicopters. RAF 617 Squadron – 8 aircraft U.S. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron – 10 aircraft
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Sources: Royal Navy, Janes, USNI News, The War Zone
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