HMS Illustrious Leaves Portsmouth For Training Exercise In The Mediterranean

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 12: The Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster, moored in Portsmouth Naval Base, is prepared for her deployment to the Mediterranean tomorrow on August 12, 2013 in Portsmouth, England. Three Royal Navy warships have set sail for the Mediterranean for a routine deployment amid increased tensions between Britain and Spain over the sovereignty of Gibraltar. The Ministry of Defence has described the warship's movements as 'long-planned' and part of 'a range of regular and routine deployments'. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)