HMS Queen Elizabeth in numbers

The numbers behind HMS Queen Elizabeth:

The project to build her and her sister ship HMS Prince of Wales cost more than £6 billion

Both ships will keep 45 days’ worth of food in their stores

The aircraft carrier weighs 65,000 tonnes and has a top speed of 25 knots

Its flight deck is 280 metres long and 70 metres wide – big enough for three football pitches

The ship is the second in the Royal Navy to be named Queen Elizabeth

The ship will have a crew of around 700, increasing to 1,600 when a full complement of F-35B jets and Crowsnest helicopters are embarked

The entire ship’s company of 700 can be served a meal within 90 minutes, or 45 minutes when at action stations