<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> HMS Queen Elizabeth , February 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Name : </Td> <Td> Queen Elizabeth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namesake : </Td> <Td> HMS Queen Elizabeth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operator : </Td> <Td> Royal Navy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ordered : </Td> <Td> 20 May 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Builder : </Td> <Td> Aircraft Carrier Alliance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cost : </Td> <Td> £ 3.1 bn $ 4.3 bn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laid down : </Td> <Td> 7 July 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Launched : </Td> <Td> 17 July 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sponsored by : </Td> <Td> HM The Queen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christened : </Td> <Td> 4 July 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Completed : </Td> <Td> 7 December 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Commissioned : </Td> <Td> 7 December 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In service : </Td> <Td> 2020 ( planned ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Homeport : </Td> <Td> HMNB Portsmouth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Identification : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Pennant number : R08 </Li> <Li> Deck code : Q </Li> <Li> IMO number : 4907892 </Li> <Li> ITU callsign : GQLZ </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Motto : </Td> <Td> Semper Eadem ( `` Always the Same '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Status : </Td> <Td> In active service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Badge : </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Class and type : </Td> <Td> Queen Elizabeth - class aircraft carrier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Displacement : </Td> <Td> 65,000 tonnes ( 64,000 long tons ; 72,000 short tons ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Length : </Td> <Td> 284 m ( 932 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beam : </Td> <Td> <P> 39 m ( 128 ft ) ( waterline ) </P> 73 m ( 240 ft ) overall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draught : </Td> <Td> 11 m ( 36 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Propulsion : </Td> <Td> Integrated Electric Propulsion via Two Rolls - Royce Marine 36MW MT30 gas turbine alternators and four 10MW diesel engines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Speed : </Td> <Td> 29 knots ( 54 km / h ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Range : </Td> <Td> 10,000 nautical miles ( 19,000 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capacity : </Td> <Td> 1,600 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Troops : </Td> <Td> 250 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Complement : </Td> <Td> 679 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sensors and processing systems : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> S1850M long range radar </Li> <Li> Type 997 Artisan 3D medium range radar </Li> <Li> Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System ( EOS ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armament : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 3 x Phalanx CIWS </Li> <Li> 4 x 30mm calibre gun , various Miniguns and GPMGs to counter asymmetric threats . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aircraft carried : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Planned Carrier Air Wing of 24 to 36 STOVL fighter jets & 14 helicopters </Li> <Li> F - 35B Lightning II </Li> <Li> Chinook </Li> <Li> Apache AH MK1 </Li> <Li> Merlin HM2 and HC4 </Li> <Li> Wildcat AH1 and HMA2 </Li> <Li> Merlin Crowsnest AEW </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aviation facilities : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hangar below deck </Li> <Li> Two aircraft lifts </Li> <Li> Ski jump </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> HMS Queen Elizabeth , February 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Name : </Td> <Td> Queen Elizabeth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namesake : </Td> <Td> HMS Queen Elizabeth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operator : </Td> <Td> Royal Navy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ordered : </Td> <Td> 20 May 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Builder : </Td> <Td> Aircraft Carrier Alliance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cost : </Td> <Td> £ 3.1 bn $ 4.3 bn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laid down : </Td> <Td> 7 July 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Launched : </Td> <Td> 17 July 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sponsored by : </Td> <Td> HM The Queen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christened : </Td> <Td> 4 July 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Completed : </Td> <Td> 7 December 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Commissioned : </Td> <Td> 7 December 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In service : </Td> <Td> 2020 ( planned ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Homeport : </Td> <Td> HMNB Portsmouth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Identification : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Pennant number : R08 </Li> <Li> Deck code : Q </Li> <Li> IMO number : 4907892 </Li> <Li> ITU callsign : GQLZ </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Motto : </Td> <Td> Semper Eadem ( `` Always the Same '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Status : </Td> <Td> In active service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Badge : </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Class and type : </Td> <Td> Queen Elizabeth - class aircraft carrier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Displacement : </Td> <Td> 65,000 tonnes ( 64,000 long tons ; 72,000 short tons ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Length : </Td> <Td> 284 m ( 932 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beam : </Td> <Td> <P> 39 m ( 128 ft ) ( waterline ) </P> 73 m ( 240 ft ) overall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draught : </Td> <Td> 11 m ( 36 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Propulsion : </Td> <Td> Integrated Electric Propulsion via Two Rolls - Royce Marine 36MW MT30 gas turbine alternators and four 10MW diesel engines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Speed : </Td> <Td> 29 knots ( 54 km / h ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Range : </Td> <Td> 10,000 nautical miles ( 19,000 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capacity : </Td> <Td> 1,600 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Troops : </Td> <Td> 250 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Complement : </Td> <Td> 679 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sensors and processing systems : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> S1850M long range radar </Li> <Li> Type 997 Artisan 3D medium range radar </Li> <Li> Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System ( EOS ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armament : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 3 x Phalanx CIWS </Li> <Li> 4 x 30mm calibre gun , various Miniguns and GPMGs to counter asymmetric threats . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aircraft carried : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Planned Carrier Air Wing of 24 to 36 STOVL fighter jets & 14 helicopters </Li> <Li> F - 35B Lightning II </Li> <Li> Chinook </Li> <Li> Apache AH MK1 </Li> <Li> Merlin HM2 and HC4 </Li> <Li> Wildcat AH1 and HMA2 </Li> <Li> Merlin Crowsnest AEW </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aviation facilities : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hangar below deck </Li> <Li> Two aircraft lifts </Li> <Li> Ski jump </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when does hms queen elizabeth come into service
when does hms queen elizabeth come into service
2020
2020