WORLD OF WARSHIPS HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier R 08

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HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth-class of aircraft carrier, the largest warship ever built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and capable of carrying up to forty aircraft. She was named by Queen Elizabeth II on 4 July 2014, and began sea trials on 26 June 2017. She will be formally commissioned by the end of 2017. Her first Commanding Officer is Commodore Jerry Kyd, the former captain of HMS Ark Royal and HMS Illustrious. The carrier is named after the first Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603)

Unlike most large carriers she is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; her air wing will typically consist of F-35B Lightning II multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare. The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with attack helicopters and troop transports up to Chinook size and larger. She is the second Royal Navy vessel to bear the name Queen Elizabeth and is to be based at HMNB Portsmouth.

Aircraft carried:
planned Carrier Air Wing of up to 40 aircraft
(50 full load - can be expanded to 70 )
F-35B Lightning II
Chinook
Apache AH64
Merlin HM2 and HC4
Wildcat AH1 and HMA2
Merlin Crowsnest AEW
Aviation facilities:
Hangar below deck
Two aircraft lifts
Ski jump