The scaffolding around the bow of the Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth has been removed, the Aircraft Carrier Alliance said on its Twitter account.
The scaffolding was mounted so as to give the next generation aircraft carrier her new paint job. The giant aircraft carrier is undergoing final touch-ups so as to get ready for her naming ceremony. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will attend a celebration in Rosyth on Friday 4 July, where she will name the ship.
HMS Queen Elizabeth reached her maximum height with the addition of her final mast last week. The gigantic carrier now stands 73 metres (239ft) tall – eclipsing Tower Bridge, Nelson’s Column and, if it were possible, a Hunt or Sandown-class minehunter turned on its end.