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Predicted CVF design
Career (United Kingdom)
Ordered:	May 20, 2008
Builder:	BVT Surface Fleet BAE Systems Submarine Solutions Thales Group Babcock Marine
Fate:	Planned
General characteristics
Displacement:	65,000 tonnes (full load)[1]
Length:	900 ft (270 m)
Beam:	39 metres (waterline) c.70 metres overall
Draught:	9 metres
Range:	10,000 nautical miles (18,520 km)
Capacity:	1,400
Complement:	600
Aircraft carried:	48 aircraft, such as F-35 Lightning II & the EH101 Merlin helicopter

HMS Prince of Wales will be the second of the Royal Navy's two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and is scheduled to enter service in 2016.^[2] Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (865x609, 95 KB) This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in a press kit. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, until 2003 a unit within BAE Systems Marine, is responsible for the development and production of the Astute class submarine. ... The Thales Group (Euronext: HO) is a major French electronics company delivering mission-critical information systems and services for the Aerospace, Defence, and Security markets. ... Babcock International Group plc is a British based multinational engineering and services company. ... This article is about a fighter aircraft. ... The AgustaWestland EH101 is a medium-lift helicopter originally developed as a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy for military applications but also marketed for civil use. ... Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after the Prince of Wales. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... The Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers (formerly CVF)[4] are a new generation of aircraft carrier being developed for the United Kingdoms Royal Navy. ... Four aircraft carriers, (bottom-to-top) Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft, acting as a sea-going airbase. ...

Prince of Wales and her sister ship (Queen Elizabeth) will be the largest warships ever built in the United Kingdom. They are multi-purpose carriers that can adapt to complete multiple roles. It will be capable of carrying 36 fixed-wing aircraft (the F-35B Lightning II) and an estimated 12 helicopters, a major capability upgrade from the current Invincible class carriers. Queen Elizabeth and her sister ship (Prince of Wales) will be the largest warships ever built in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about a fighter aircraft. ... The sixth (and current) HMS Invincible. ...

The aircraft currently selected to be used on these carriers are the Short Take Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the Lightning II. The carrier will be fitted with a ski-jump ramp, but provision will be made to adapt the the flight deck for fixed wing planes with a catapult launch and arrestor recovery system should the UK choose to operate the conventional F-35C or an Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) similar to the X-47 Pegasus. STOVL is an acronym for Short Take Off and Vertical Landing. ... CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. ... This article is about a fighter aircraft. ... J-UCAS Boeing X-45A UCAV technology demonstrator The Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) or combat drones is the name of a new class of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). ... The Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus is a demonstration Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. ...

The defence secretary Des Browne confirmed the GBP£3.8 billion order for the two carriers on 25 July 2007. The ship will be assembled at Rosyth using blocks built by participating shipyards. The Rt. ... GBP redirects here. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

See also

• HMS Prince of Wales for other ships of this name.
• Royal Navy in the 21st century

Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after the Prince of Wales. ... At the beginning of the 1990s, the Royal Navy was a force designed for the Cold War - with its three ASW aircraft carriers and a force of small, though numerous, frigates and destroyers, its main purpose was to search for and destroy Soviet submarines in the North Atlantic. ...

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