HMS Prince of Wales in numbers

370 – The acreage of metal surfaces that requires painting on the vessel.

5,500 – The number of homes the HMS Prince of Wales power plant could provide energy for.

10,000 – The range in nautical miles of the new Queen Elizabeth class carriers. 65,000 – The tonnage of the new aircraft carrier. The Queen Elizabeth class ships are the largest and most advanced ever built for the Royal Navy.

679 – Permanent crew, which will increase to 1,600 when her air elements are on board.

1,000 – The number of objects the radar can track in the air or on the sea within a 250-mile radius.

50 – Years that HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth are expected to serve.

36 – The number of F-35B multi-role fighter aircraft that will be based on the new carrier. There will also be capacity for helicopters.

45 – The number of days of food that can be held in the ship’s stores at any one time. Menus are regularly rotated.