Chinese Submarine Closes in on Aircraft Carrier, Gets a Reality Check When Sub Hunting Drill Begins

Newly released footage reveals that the British Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier the HMS 👑Queen Elizabeth tracked down a Chinese submarine while deployed in the South China Sea.

The HMS 👑Queen Elizabeth was on a seven-month tour of Asian waters when the incident happened, according to the U.K. Sun.

It was revealed in the BBC documentary “The Warship: Tour of Duty,” released in January.

As the largest vessel in the Royal Navy, the 👑Queen Elizabeth is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft.

Footage of the incident showed how the carrier group worked to locate the