Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
Of course the QE's can do all of these things (tho' I'd love to know on what basis we think UK politicians will be able to position them to the right place at the right time ,...)...
Within a 6,000 mile radius appears close enough on occasion. Major warships can move over 500 miles per day.
Originally Posted by RN website 13 Dec 2013
...Destroyer Daring – in the second half of her high-profile global deployment – spent around ten days providing support to some 10,000 people in isolated and devastated communities on islands around the Visayan Sea which the typhoon struck head-on.
When she was done and continued on to the Far East on the remainder of her deployment, HMS Illustrious stepped in after a 6,000-mile dash from the Horn of Africa. The Portsmouth-based carrier spent a fortnight moving around Filipino islands, helping an estimated 40,000 souls in the process...