HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH

COST: £6.2billion to build HMS Queen Elizabeth and her sister ship HMS Prince of Wales

SIZE: 932ft long and 239ft wide

WEIGHT: 65,000 tons

SPEED: 25 knots, driven by two 22ft bronze propellers

CREW: Around 700, increasing to 1,600 when a full complement of F-35B jets and helicopters are added

WEAPONRY: Phalanx radar-guided cannon that fires 75 rounds per second against anti-ship missiles

TECHNOLOGY: 3D radar that can track a tennis ball-sized object travelling at 2,300mph

AIRCRAFT: 24 Lockheed F-35B Lightning fighter jets – the world’s most advanced warplane

FLIGHT DECK: 919ft long and 230ft wide – enough space for three football pitches

CATERING: Can carry enough food to last 1,600 personnel more than 45 days, including 66,000 sausages and 28,800 rashers of bacon