USS Theodore Roosevelt

[tornado17]

I read on CSG12 home page that it is the first deployment of the E-2D too.

[dannyboyo20]

Hi all, could anyone please confirm if the carrier is visible from Portsmouth Harbour area? Thinking of making the journey from Newcastle upon Tyne by train on Wed to see it. Cant find any stations closer than the above.

Many thanks in advance!
Danny

[tim_raper]

Stokes Bay, outside and just to the west of the harbour. It's a ferry across to Gosport and a fair old walk

[dannyboyo20]

Thanks Tim. So it would be a pointless exercise trying to see anything from Portsmouth then? Even at a diatance?

Cheers, Danny

[slogen51]

Hi

Portsmouth Harbour is 5 minutes walk from GunWharf quays (a shopping center on the harbour).

As mentioned elsewhere, from Gunwharf quays you can get an excursion boat around the carrier and in my experience you can read quite a few codes and some serials.

The Carrier will be in Stokes bay - I think there is a bus service from Gosport (foot ferry across the harbour from Portsmouth) to the Stubbington / Lee on Solent area.

Your best bet if you don't have a car is to use the boat trips from Gun Wharf quays - well worth the money.

(that is a what i call along day!)

[dannyboyo20]

Many thanks for this info! Much appreciated, may give that a go!

Kind regards, Danny

[Freeman Lowell]

Danny,
Another option:

We spotted from the car park with the Bayside Cabin café alongside. That's the one to the west end of Stokes Bay Road and 10 mins by car to the Gosport ferry terminal.
Whilst there I was talking to a chap who told me that you could take the X5 bus service into Gosport and the foot ferry terminal from the bus stop just east of the roundabout north of said car park (4 mins walk) All codes (apart from 204 doh!) can be read from the car park - if you can see the aircraft!
All locations can be recognised from GE.
Freeman.

[dannyboyo20]

Many thanks to all who have replied

Kind regards, Danny

[Velvet Glove]

Portsmouth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovpNe8Bvg-U

At Sea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ctZBRlBFTY

[GhostFlight91]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32013250 Nice little video

[effects]

Anyone got a list for mondays aircraft on deck?

[Sparky 119]

Modex Codes taken from photos.
F18
102,103,104,105,106,110,111,112.
201,202,203,204,205,206,207,211,212.
300,301,302,303,304,305,306,307,310,311,312,313.
400,401,402,403,404,405,406,410,411,412.
500,501,502,503,504.

E2-D
600,601,603,604.

HH60
611 (hangar Deck) 612,616+2

Steve Bartlett

[effects]

excellent, thank you very much.

[Sparky 119]

Missed 210 on the list posted. This makes 45 F 18's. 4 E2-D's. 4 H 60's on deck. (Monday)

[zero_gravity]

For anyone using PlanePlotter and in the southern half of the UK it might be an interesting exercise to try and pick up the Mode A pulses from her radar.
Radar head rotation rate is I think 12rpm .

[Sparky 119]

Confirmed Bu No's from photo's
F18
166624/102, 166626/111.
166799/201, 166807/203, 166813/207, 166814/210.
166822/302, 166823/303, 166817/313.
164892/401, 164958/402, 164900/404, 164980/405, 164952/410, 164909/411, 164973/412.
168266/500, 168270/503, 168274/504.
H60 hangar Deck
164801/611 S/Marks
E2-D
168595/603, 168321/604

Steve Bartlett

[welshandy]

Portsmouth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovpNe8Bvg-U

At Sea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ctZBRlBFTY

Wow. Can't wait till HMS Queen Elizabeth comes into Pompy only difference will be NO planes on board

[tornado17]

Carrier departs 1300.

[Thunder]

According this thread, it's 0800hrs???
viewtopic.php?f=355&p=702006#p702006

[bizfreeq]

Well according to QHM Portsmouth it is 13.00.