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
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warship class ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeSupported |
NH90 helicopter
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surface form:
Merlin helicopters
STOVL jets ⓘ Wildcat helicopter ⓘ
surface form:
Wildcat helicopters
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| airGroupCapacity | up to around 40 aircraft in surge ⓘ |
| allianceRole | NATO operations ⓘ |
| arrestorWires | none ⓘ |
| beam | about 70 metres over flight deck ⓘ |
| builder |
BAE Systems
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Babcock International ⓘ |
| catapults | none ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | modular block construction ⓘ |
| constructionSite |
Rosyth
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surface form:
Rosyth Dockyard
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
around 1600 with air group embarked
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around 700 ship’s company ⓘ |
| defensiveSystems |
30 mm DS30M Mark 2 guns
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Phalanx CIWS (modernization era) ⓘ
surface form:
Phalanx CIWS
miniguns ⓘ |
| designedAirWing | F-35B Lightning II ⓘ |
| designedFor |
amphibious support
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carrier strike ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ fixed-wing aircraft operations ⓘ helicopter operations ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ |
| displacement | about 65000 tonnes full load ⓘ |
| flagState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| flightDeckFeature | ski-jump ramp ⓘ |
| isSTOVLCarrier | true ⓘ |
| length | about 280 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 25 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Elizabeth I of England
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surface form:
Queen Elizabeth I
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| numberOfShipsPlanned | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| primaryMission | Carrier Strike Group operations ⓘ |
| programmeName |
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Queen Elizabeth-class carrier programme
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| propulsion |
gas turbines and diesel generators
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integrated full electric propulsion ⓘ |
| role |
aircraft carrier
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fleet flagship ⓘ power projection ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
Joint Expeditionary Force operations
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Littoral manoeuvre support ⓘ |
| sensorSuite |
Artisan 3D radar
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S1850M long-range radar ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 2017s decade ⓘ |
| ship |
HMS Prince of Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Prince of Wales (R09)
HMS Queen Elizabeth ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)
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Queen Elizabeth-class carrier programme
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Queen Elizabeth class
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Queen Elizabeth class
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Queen Elizabeth class
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Queen Elizabeth class
Fairey Swordfish (in cooperation with Fleet Air Arm)
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designedFor
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Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
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Fairey Swordfish
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy aircraft carriers
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Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
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Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier blocks
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy aircraft carriers
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Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
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Queen Elizabeth-class carrier programme
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Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier programme
Aircraft Carrier Alliance
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Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
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this entity surface form:
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
subject surface form:
HMS Barham
this entity surface form:
Queen Elizabeth class