
@RoyalNavy to build HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier – largest Navy ship ever built – an annotated infographic
The 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier will be the largest ship ever built by the Royal Navy and the second biggest supercarrier in the world. HMS Queen Elizabeth will be formally named by the Queen on Friday, when she will smash a bottle of whisky against it at Rosyth in Fife, where the aircraft carrier has been assembled and fitted out. Ahead of this ceremony, Admiral Sir George Zambellas, First Sea Lord and chief of the naval staff, has said that having two carriers rather than one – a topic still up for debate ahead of next year’s Strategic … Continue reading @RoyalNavy to build HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier – largest Navy ship ever built – an annotated infographic