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The world’s largest warship the USS Gerald R. Ford, which is so big it cannot enter Portsmouth, has dropped anchor off the coast of Stokes Bay, in Gosport, as part of a trip to Britain
The world’s biggest warship has dropped anchor in UK waters.
The USS Gerald R. Ford arrived off the coast of Stokes Bay, Gosport, in the Solent on Tuesday.
The vessel is the first in the US Navy’s new generation of Ford Class warships, HampshireLive reports.
It is so big it cannot enter Portsmouth – the historic home of the Royal Navy.