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Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at anchor in the Chesapeake Bay.

HMS Queen Elizabeth

The HMS Queen Elizabeth,the United Kingdom’s first ships in its newest class of aircraft carrier, at anchor in the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Md., Nov. 21, 2019. The ship hosted senior military and civilians and contractors for the second Atlantic Future Forum.

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