HMS Queen Elizabeth is named

4 Jul 2014 04:02 PM

History was made today as Her Majesty The Queen officially named the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier. 

At 56 metres she is taller than Niagara Falls and, with a flight deck the size of 60 tennis courts, she is the largest ship ever built for the Royal Navy.

Today, at HMS Queen Elizabeth’s naming ceremony in Rosyth, Scotland, hundreds of workers who helped build her joined the ship’s company, the Prime Minister and the Defence Secretary to witness Her Majesty christen her namesake with a bottle of whisky.

Whilst traditionally a bottle of champagne is used to smash against the bow, given the carrier’s Scottish roots, it seemed most fitting for a bottle of Islay whisky to be used instead.

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