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Jan 24, 2010

EL PORTAAVIONES ARK ROYAL VUELVE A SER EL BUQUE INSGNIA DE LA ROYAL NAVY/ARK ROYAL RETURNS AS FLAGSHIP


El portaaviones HMS Ark Royal volverá a ser el buque insignia de la flota despues de terminar sus últimas pruebas. The El buque, con base en Portsmouth sustituirá a su gemelo HMS Illustrious despues de siete meses en su armamento y equipos de comunicaciones. El Ark Royal ha sufrido tres conatos de incendio en sus máquinas, incluyendo uno pocas horas después de terminar la modernización. En primavera participará en los ejercicios Joint Warrior, un ejercicio multinacional que se desarrollará en la zona norte de Escocia.
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HMS Ark Royal will return as the navy's fleet flagship and strike aircraft carrier on Monday after finishing months of trials The Portsmouth-based warship will take over from her sister ship HMS Illustrious after tests on her weapons and communications systems after a seven-month refit.
The ship was also put through its paces during six weeks of basic operational sea training off the south west coast.
HMS Ark Royal will become the nation's 'strike' carrier, operating Harrier aircraft from Naval Strike Wing.
Ark Royal had been hit by three fire scares in her engine rooms during her testing period away from Portsmouth, including one just hours after she left from refit.
After Easter she will head for Joint Warrior, a multinational training exercise to be held off northern Scotland.

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