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MUGEMlarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source285 m (935 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MUGEM | Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier |
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| Crew | 800+ Embarked Personnel: 950. Up to 2,500 total personnel accommodation (crew + air wing + embarked force + mission staff) ROLE 2+ naval hospital capability (surgical suites, intensive care units, triage ward, burn treatment, trauma stabilization, medical evacuation coordination)[source] | — |
| Name | Milli Uçak Gemisi (National Aircraft Carrier)[source] | Queen Elizabeth class[source] |
| Builders | Istanbul Naval Shipyard[source] | Aircraft Carrier Alliance[source] |
| Operators | Turkish Naval Forces[source] | Royal Navy |
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Queen Elizabeth class · Length
Single source>
Single source>60,000 t (59,000 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]
Maximum; + (maximum)
Single source26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)+ (maximum)[source]
Integrated hybrid electric power system (HVDC backbone)[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]
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| Preceded by | Anadolu class[source] | Invincible class[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Type | Aircraft carrier[source] | Aircraft carrier[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × GE LM6000 gas turbines + 4 × MTU 20V 4000 + 4 × GE APMM (Advanced Permanent Magnet Machine) (IFEP-like integrated electric propulsion) + 2 x CPP[source] | — |
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| Armament | 32 (2x16) cell MiDLAS vertical launching system 4 × GOKDENIZ CIWS 7 × STOP RWS[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 | 25x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters, 15x UAV[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 | 15x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters 5x UAV, 2x Aircraft Lifts, USV, UUV.[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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| Status | Construction activities are currently underway[source]First MUGEM-class carrier, currently under construction; no active fleet count. | — |
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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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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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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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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 250 to 900[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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