Aircraft carriers are floating runways that are used to project firepower and dominate the whole spectrum of conflict. With arsenal including fighter jets, missiles and bombs, an aircraft carrier can tilt the scales in favour of those who have one in the armada. Only a handful of countries operate these sea faring fortresses, including India.
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But the country that has stolen everyone’s thunder is the United Kingdom. The Royal Navy’s flagship – aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, a 65,000-tonne machine that will have a flying component made up of F-35 stealth fighter – has something that no other aircraft carrier can claim to have – a pub! Yes, that’s no typo – one of the world’s deadliest ships has a pub on-board.
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The pub is named Queen’s Head and boasts of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. Apt, since the ship has been named after the last Tudor monarch who ruled during the sixteenth century. There’s a select range of ales on offer in the pub. These include the award winning 6X Ale, Swordfish Ale (a blend of beer and navy rum) and Carrier Ale (designed for the aircraft carrier’s 2017 commissioning).
With 1,600 personnel on-board, the pub will be a busy place no doubt.