Captain of famous UK aircraft carrier fired for using his official car on weekends

The captain of HMS Queen Elizabeth has been sacked by the Royal navy for using his official car on weekends.

Commodore Nick Cooke-priest had been the captain of the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier since October 2018.

Mirror news reports that the 50 year-old who was never warned that the Ford Galaxy was for official duties has been assigned a new role though it is not clear what it entails.

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Now the Navy has been criticised for overreacting, with one source telling news men that he should merely have been given a slap on the wrist.

‘’He will be replaced as the captain of HMS Queen Elizabeth by the Prince of Wales’ skipper Steve Moorhouse’’ the Royal navy said in a statement.

Cooke-Priest currently sits as the Chairman of the UK Armed Forces Equestrian Association but It is not yet known whether or not the role will be changed following his dismissal as captain and new appointment.

HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers, the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom and capable of carrying up to 60 aircraft.

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