Slightly late in with a borderline necro-post, but in answer to the question at the top of the page the mast near the bow was an anemometer as the ship's built in system hadn't been fully calibrated and certified for use at that point.
HMS Queen Elizabeth: Why is a UK aircraft carrier going on a world tour?
HMS Queen Elizabeth is about to travel 26,000 miles - but is it more than a flag-waving exercise?www.bbc.co.uk
HMS QEII is off on a world tour. Wonder if any Australian ship will join the group.? Could have a ABDA fleet again.
If they have, you can be sure, it will be really silent and amagnetic.Have they clamped a wireless-waterproof engraving machine on it?
One diver disappeared under suspicious circumstances...
Lionel Crabb - Wikipedia
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Moral: Don't go messing around visiting warships.