The former commanding officer of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is understood to have resigned after he was removed from post for misuse of an official car.
The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier has sailed into its home port of Portsmouth after its commanding officer was removed from post for using an official car for personal journeys.
The captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will not be allowed to return to Portsmouth on board the ship, although he technically remains in command.
A retired senior officer has criticised the Royal Navy for sacking the captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth over misuse of an official car, saying it “smacks of political correctness”.
The captain of the largest and most powerful ship ever built for the Royal Navy has been sacked for misusing its official car, it has been reported.
The largest and most powerful ship ever built for the Royal Navy is preparing to leave her home port for the first time.