AAircraft carriers
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AAircraft carriers
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Chinese aircraft carrier Fujianlarger figure on 1 of 1
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source316 m (1,036 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian | Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier |
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| Name | Type 003[source] | Queen Elizabeth class[source] |
| Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] | Aircraft Carrier Alliance[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Royal Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Type 002 Shandong[source] |
Queen Elizabeth class · Length
Single sourceFull load
Single sourceFull load: 80,000–85,000 t (79,000–84,000 long tons )[source]
crew, not including air element; total berths for up to 1,600
Single source679 crew, not including air element; total berths for up to 1,600[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 gas turbine engine 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines
Single sourceInstalled power
Single sourceTotal
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 36 MW (48,000 hp) gas turbine engine 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines 40 MW (54,000 hp) Total: 118.4 MW (158,800 hp)[source]
Integrated electric propulsion 4 × GE Power Conversion 20 MW (27,000 hp) Advanced Induction Motors and VDM25000 drives 2 × shafts; fixed pitch propellers[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Invincible class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Type 004[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Namesake | Fujian province[source] | — |
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| Builder | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] | — |
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| Laid down | March 2015 – February 2016[source] | — |
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| Launched | 17 June 2022[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 5 November 2025[source] | — |
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| Motto | ( Simplified Chinese : 忠诚，精武，卓越，奋进)：Loyalty, Martial Proficiency, Excellence, Forging Ahead[source] | — |
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| Status | in active service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Type 003 aircraft carrier[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Steam turbines[source] | — |
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| Armament | Six-tube 324 mm anti-torpedo torpedo (ATT) Type 1130 gun-based CIWS HHQ-10 missile-based CIWS[source] | 3 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × 30-mm DS30M Mk2 guns ( for but not with ) 6 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (retired in 2023 and replaced by 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) Browning heavy machine guns )[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 50+ aircraft: Fixed-wing: Shenyang J-35 carrier-based stealth multirole fighter Shenyang J-15T/DT carrier-based multirole fighter Xi'an KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) and cargo aircraft Helicopters: Harbin Z-20 family helicopters[source] | 40 aircraft in peacetime 72 aircraft in wartime; typically, F-35B Lightning (Peacetime max of 36) Chinook Apache Merlin HM2, HC4 and Crowsnest AEW Wildcat AH1 and HMA2[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar deck Electromagnetic catapults[source] | Large flight deck with 12º ski jump Hangar deck - 155 m x 34 m x 7 m Two aircraft lifts - 27 m x 15 m - 54,500 kg max load[source] |
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| National origin | China[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | China[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Cost | — | £ 7.6 billion (2019) (equivalent to £ 9.4 billion in 2024) for two units[source] |
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| Built | — | 2009–2017[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| Type | — | Aircraft carrier[source] |
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| Decks | — | 16,000 m 2 (170,000 ft 2 ) 9 decks beneath flightdeck with hangar covering the centrepiece of two decks (without islands)[source] |
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| Troops | — | 250 to 900[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | S1850M long-range radar Type 997 Artisan 3D medium range radar Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System (EOS) Glide path camera (GPC)[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 250 to 900[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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