New York – The largest ship ever built for Great Britain’s Royal Navy is visiting New York for a week.
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The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed into New York Harbor on Friday carrying about 1,500 sailors.
Commanding officer Capt. Jerry Kyd called the visit “very symbolic of the intimate relationship the Royal Navy has with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.”
The ship is anchored in view of the Statue of Liberty and can be seen by Staten Island Ferry commuters.
The 932-foot (284-meter) warship carries up to 60 aircraft.
British Defense Minister Gavin Williamson welcomed the Queen Elizabeth to New York. He called the ship “a symbol of our commitment to our #security and the security of our allies” on Twitter.
That’s how behind the Brits are we built a bigger aircraft carrier in 1945 over 1000 feet long and every subsequent one has also been bigger the same thing with buildings they built their first building over 1000 feet tall in 2012 we did that in 1931 and a bunch more since
The US is also a larger wealthier country. I, too, am asking what point you are trying to make. We also have a larger more powerful armed forces than those of the next largest countries combined.
Half a length of Arab princes yahts. Pathetic!!!