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Opinion: Is carrier commissioning the beginning of the end for UK shipbuilding?

7th December 2017 - 14:00 GMT | by The Clarence in London

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Thursday 7 December marks the day when the ‘Queen Elizabeth’ is commissioned as the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier. It will have been over 30 years since the last aircraft carrier (HMS Ark Royal) was commissioned, and almost 63 years since the last ‘proper’ aircraft carrier was commissioned (also an HMS Ark Royal).

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