SHIPCOMBAT PROVEN
HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH
R08 / Queen Elizabeth-class
STOVL Aircraft Carrier
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United Kingdom
Europe
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK
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MANUFACTURERAircraft Carrier Alliance (BAE/Babcock/Thales)
YEAR INTRODUCED2017
UNITS IN SERVICE2
UNITS PRODUCED2
UNIT COST$4100.0M
DESCRIPTION
Britain's largest-ever warship and the Royal Navy's return to carrier strike capability after a 10-year gap. Carries F-35B fighters in STOVL configuration with a ski-jump instead of catapults.
SPECIFICATIONS
TECHNICAL SPECS
Displacement
65,000 tons (full load)
Length
284 m
Crew
1,600 (ship) + 600 (air wing)
Aircraft Capacity
40 F-35B + helicopters
Speed
25 knots
Propulsion
Integrated electric propulsion (gas turbine + diesel)
Armament
Phalanx CIWS × 3, Miniguns, Bofors 40mm
Deck
STOVL with ski-jump (no catapults)
Unit Cost U S D
$4100.0M
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT HISTORY
F-35B combat debut over Syria/Iraq from HMS Queen Elizabeth (2021). Indo-Pacific deployment (2021).
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon