HMS Prince of Wales
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HMS Prince of Wales is a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, designed to project air power and support a wide range of naval operations worldwide.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
→
Royal Navy ship → aircraft carrier → warship → |
| affiliation |
Royal Air Force F-35B squadrons
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| aircraftCapacity |
up to around 40 aircraft in normal operations
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up to around 70 aircraft in surge conditions → |
| airWing |
F-35B Lightning II
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Merlin helicopters → |
| alliance |
NATO
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| armament |
30 mm guns
→
Phalanx CIWS → |
| builder |
BAE Systems
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Babcock International → |
| class |
Queen Elizabeth class
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| commissioned |
2019
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| constructionMethod |
modular build
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| constructionSite |
Rosyth Dockyard
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| crewComplement |
around 700 core ship’s company
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up to about 1600 with air group → |
| defensiveSystem |
decoy launchers
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| designedFor |
global deployment
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joint operations with allies → |
| designFeature |
STOVL operations
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twin island superstructure → |
| displacement |
about 65000 tonnes
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| flagshipCapability |
can serve as Royal Navy flagship
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| flightDeckType |
ski-jump
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| homeport |
HMNB Portsmouth
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| laidDown |
2011
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| launched |
2017
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| length |
about 280 metres
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| namedAfter |
Prince of Wales
NERFINISHED
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| operator |
Royal Navy
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| partOf |
Royal Navy Fleet
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| primaryMission |
project air power worldwide
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| propulsion |
diesel generators
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gas turbines → integrated electric propulsion → |
| radar |
Artisan 3D radar
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S1850M long-range radar → |
| role |
NATO operations
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amphibious support → carrier strike operations → disaster relief → humanitarian assistance → power projection → |
| sisterShip |
HMS Queen Elizabeth
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Fleet Air Arm
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No. 617 Squadron RAF → |
operatesFrom |
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Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
("HMS Prince of Wales (R09)")
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ship |
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Atlantic Conference
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tookPlaceOnVessel |