HMS Queen Elizabeth returning home to Portsmouth

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On 9 December 2021, HMS Queen Elizabeth returned home to Portsmouth after her maiden operational deployment which took the nation ’ s flagship to the Indo-Pacific and back. On a landmark seven-month mission the aircraft carrier and her task group of eight supporting ships, a submarine, five air squadrons and more than 3,700 personnel visited more than 40 countries. Her F-35B stealth jets flew more than 4,000, including combat sorties bombing remaining elements of Daesh, while the ship worked with allied and partner nations forging new ties, renewing old friendships and flying the flag for Britain.