Farway
25-05-2011, 13:06
Just in case anyone was contemplating a crawl or visit to Pompey this Spring Bank holiday weekend you may like to reconsider your plans
The Yanks are coming (http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/the_yanks_are_coming_1_2710385)
"PORTSMOUTH is bracing itself for the arrival of up to 6,000 American sailors as the world’s newest and most powerful warship anchors in the Solent.
USS George H W Bush will drop anchor in Stokes Bay, Gosport, on Friday after taking part in the biggest training exercise hosted by the Royal Navy in recent years.
The 1,100ft supercarrier – with a ship’s company of more than 5,300 – will be joined by American destroyer USS Truxtun and the Spanish frigate ESPS Almirante Juan De Borbon – meaning almost 6,000 sailors and airmen will descend on the city until Tuesday."
As they only have Cinderella leave they are unlikely to have time to go up to London, so will be stuck in Pompey :(
The Yanks are coming (http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/the_yanks_are_coming_1_2710385)
"PORTSMOUTH is bracing itself for the arrival of up to 6,000 American sailors as the world’s newest and most powerful warship anchors in the Solent.
USS George H W Bush will drop anchor in Stokes Bay, Gosport, on Friday after taking part in the biggest training exercise hosted by the Royal Navy in recent years.
The 1,100ft supercarrier – with a ship’s company of more than 5,300 – will be joined by American destroyer USS Truxtun and the Spanish frigate ESPS Almirante Juan De Borbon – meaning almost 6,000 sailors and airmen will descend on the city until Tuesday."
As they only have Cinderella leave they are unlikely to have time to go up to London, so will be stuck in Pompey :(