Revealed: The Awesome Aircraft Carrier That Will Be Britain's Most Powerful Warship Ever (If It Is Actually Built)

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Ministry of Defence computer generated image of how a controversial future giant aircraft carrier would look in its home base was unveiled today by the Royal Navy. It shows one of the carriers alongside at Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, where it would take up three jetties

From The Daily Mail:

The ships will be the biggest and most powerful warships ever designed and built in the UK.

They will be 70 metres wide and the flight deck area is equivalent to 49 tennis courts or three football pitches and large enough to take up to 40 aircraft.

The Government has given the go-ahead for the creation of the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales despite criticism that the funding would be better spent elsewhere in the armed forces.

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My Comment: This is one big ship .... if they ever get the money to build it. Click on the above image to expand the picture.