Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carrier

The Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carrier is a class of three aircraft carriers in service in the Royal Navy. They were built to replace the fleet carrier Ark Royal and three Invincible-class through deck cruisers.

Specifications

 * Type: Supercarrier
 * Service Period: 2007-Present
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 980 feet (298.7 meters)
 * Beam (Overall): 240 feet (73.15 meters)
 * Beam (Waterline): 128 feet (39.01 meters)
 * Height: 184 feet (56.08 meters)
 * Draught: 36 feet (10.97 meters)
 * Displacement: 74,000 tons (Standard)
 * Crew: 2,600
 * Power: 220,000 shp
 * Propulsion:
 * 4 x Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 41MW gas turbines
 * 6 x Wärtsilä 38 diesel generators,
 * 8 x Converteam 20 MW Advanced Induction Motors
 * 4 x shafts
 * Range: 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers)
 * Speed: 30+ knots (55.56+ km/h)
 * Sensor Suite
 * Thales S1850M Long Range Radar
 * BAe Systems Artisan 3D Maritime Medium Range Radar
 * Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System
 * Ultra Electronic Glide Path Camera
 * Countermeasures:
 * UAT Mod2.1 Electronic Surveillance System
 * S2170 Surface Ship Torpedo Defence System
 * Naval Decoy IDS300
 * Armament
 * 4 x 30mm DS30M Mk.2 autocannons
 * 3 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS
 * Aircraft Carried: 65 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters
 * Aircraft Supported: F/A-18C/D Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon RN.3/5, F-35C Lightning II, E-2 Hawkeye, EA-18G Growler, S-3 Viking, C-2 Greyhound, AW101 Merlin, AW159 Wildcat, MV-22B Osprey
 * Aviation Facilities: 545x110x33 foot (166.12x33.53x10.06 meter) hangar, 3 x EMALS, 2 x aircraft lifts

Unit Run

 * HMS Queen Elizabeth (CVF-01/R10)
 * HMS Prince of Wales (CVF-02/R11)
 * HMS Ark Royal (CVF-03/R12) - under construction