HMS Ark Royal Ship's Programme 2007

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January 2007

8th January - Sail from Portsmouth for Shakedown and weapons training.

15th January - Commence Basic Operational Sea Training (BOST) at Devonport.

February 2007

22nd February - BOST complete.

22nd February - Devonport.

26th February - Sail for Amphibious Air Work Up. 

March 2007

8th March - Operational Readiness Inspection.

9th - 14th March - Visit to Amsterdam.

15th March - Portsmouth.

22nd March - Rededication Ceremony officiated by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band accompanied by Sir Donald Gosling.

April 2007

16th April - Sail from Portsmouth for a Shakedown period followed by the CARINA deployment.

20th - 23rd April - Exercise COCKFIGHT off Western Scotland.

23rd April - Commence Exercise NEPTUNE WARRIOR (JMC).

May 2007

6th - 9th May - Visit to Copenhagen, Denmark.

10th - 14th May - Visit to Gothenburg, Sweden.

14th - 25th May - Exercise NOBLE MARINER.

25th May - Assume duties of Fleet Flagship.

25th - 28th May - Visit to Gdynia, Poland.

30th May - Arrive in Hamburg, Germany.

June 2007

2nd June - Sail from Hamburg.

6th - 11th June - Portsmouth.

12th - 18th June - Greenwich.

19th June - Portsmouth.

22nd June - Families Day at sea.

July 2007

July - Portsmouth for maintenance and leave period.

August 2007

August - Portsmouth for maintenance and leave period.

September 2007

17th September - Sail from Portsmouth for Shakedown and amphibious training exercises.

October 2007

5th - 12th October - Portsmouth.

15th - 26th October - Exercise CHAMELEON in the Irish Sea and Bristol Channel. 

November 2007

November - Exercise KOMODO DRAGON in South Coast Exercise Areas.

14th - 17th November - Visit to Lisbon, Portugal.

23rd November - Radio 5 Live Breakfast Show hosted by Nicky Campbell broadcast live from the ship.

23rd November - Portsmouth.

26th November - Sail for weapons trials and training.

December 2007

7th December - Portsmouth for Base Assisted Maintenance Period and Christmas leave.