The Royal Navy's largest warship, the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has returned to the docks in Rosyth where she was assembled.
The 65,000 tonne vessel faced a tight squeeze to fit under the Forth Bridges as it sailed back to the Fife dockyard on Wednesday morning.
Photographers and onlookers captured images of the warship heading up the Forth. Edinburgh Live told yesterday that the ship had set off from its home harbour of Portsmouth and was due to arrive in Scotland.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is so tall its radio mast was dipped over in order to fit under the bridges, and the maneuver is only performed at low tide.
The crew tweeted videos of their "commute" under the bridges, while photographer John Pow captured a magnificent image of the ship passing under the Forth Bridge.
The carrier will now go into dry dock for scheduled maintenance, next to its sister ship HMS Prince of Wales, which is still under construction.
Defence minister Stuart Andrew said earlier: "After a phenomenal year of trials off the east coast of the US, this dry-docking contract is an important step for HMS Queen Elizabeth as she gears up for operations.
"The largest ship in our Royal Navy’s history, which was assembled in Rosyth, will now return for this multi-million-pound routine maintenance work as she gets set to represent Britain across the world for decades to come."
Russell Brown from Defence Equipment and Support added: "The teams at Defence Equipment and Support are committed to bringing the national flagships into operational service and this dry docking is a crucial step on that journey.
"This significant national enterprise is built upon the excellent relationships across defence and the unparalleled skills within UK industry."
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