Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
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The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are the Royal Navy’s largest and most advanced warships, designed as modern flagship vessels capable of deploying fixed-wing jets and helicopters for global power projection.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft carrier class
→
warship class → |
| aircraftTypeSupported |
Merlin helicopters
→
STOVL jets → Wildcat helicopters → |
| airGroupCapacity |
up to around 40 aircraft in surge
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| allianceRole |
NATO operations
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| arrestorWires |
none
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| beam |
about 70 metres over flight deck
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| builder |
BAE Systems
→
Babcock International → |
| catapults |
none
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| constructionMethod |
modular block construction
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| constructionSite |
Rosyth Dockyard
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| crewComplement |
around 1600 with air group embarked
→
around 700 ship’s company → |
| defensiveSystems |
30 mm DS30M Mark 2 guns
→
Phalanx CIWS → miniguns → |
| designedAirWing |
F-35B Lightning II
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| designedFor |
amphibious support
→
carrier strike → disaster relief → fixed-wing aircraft operations → helicopter operations → humanitarian assistance → |
| displacement |
about 65000 tonnes full load
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| flagState |
United Kingdom
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| flightDeckFeature |
ski-jump ramp
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| isSTOVLCarrier |
true
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| length |
about 280 metres
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| maximumSpeed |
over 25 knots
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| namedAfter |
Queen Elizabeth I
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| numberOfShipsPlanned |
2
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| operator |
Royal Navy
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| primaryMission |
Carrier Strike Group operations
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| programmeName |
Queen Elizabeth-class carrier programme
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| propulsion |
gas turbines and diesel generators
→
integrated full electric propulsion → |
| role |
aircraft carrier
→
fleet flagship → power projection → |
| secondaryMission |
Joint Expeditionary Force operations
→
Littoral manoeuvre support → |
| sensorSuite |
Artisan 3D radar
→
S1850M long-range radar → |
| serviceEntry |
2017s decade
→
|
| ship |
HMS Prince of Wales (R09)
→
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
HMS Prince of Wales
("Queen Elizabeth class")
→
HMS Queen Elizabeth ("Queen Elizabeth class") → HMS Warspite ("Queen Elizabeth class") → |
class |
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Portsmouth Naval Base
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isHomePortOf |
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HMS Queen Elizabeth
("Queen Elizabeth class")
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leadShipOfClass |
|
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
("Queen Elizabeth-class carrier programme")
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programmeName |
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British Armed Forces
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usesEquipment |