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| The Queen has officially named the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland today. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship built for the Royal Navy and was christened by her majesty with a bottle of whisky. | The Queen has officially named the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland today. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship built for the Royal Navy and was christened by her majesty with a bottle of whisky. |
| In honour we thought we'd take a quick look at the ship's vital stats. | In honour we thought we'd take a quick look at the ship's vital stats. |
| 56 metres tall | 56 metres tall |
| With a height of 56 metres she is taller than Niagara falls and nearly three times the height of Centre Court. | With a height of 56 metres she is taller than Niagara falls and nearly three times the height of Centre Court. |
| 70 meter wide deck | 70 meter wide deck |
| According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) four jumbo jets could fit alongside each other on the 70 meter wide deck. | According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) four jumbo jets could fit alongside each other on the 70 meter wide deck. |
| 280 meters long | 280 meters long |
| Back to tennis, the MoD say that the flight deck is the size of 60 tennis courts. Or you could also line up 25 of London's new Routemaster buses or 28 of the traditional double-deckers to get an idea of the length of the ship. And as the BBC's Radio Four have tweeted: the warship is longer than the Houses of Parliament. | |
| The HMS Queen Elizabeth warship is longer than the Houses of Parliament & can carry 40 jets and helicopters at a time pic.twitter.com/piH3iV9Tfd | The HMS Queen Elizabeth warship is longer than the Houses of Parliament & can carry 40 jets and helicopters at a time pic.twitter.com/piH3iV9Tfd |
| 65,000 tonne displacement | 65,000 tonne displacement |
| The 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth weighs the equivalent of 10,236 African elephants (at the upper end of the weight scale). In case you were wondering. | The 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth weighs the equivalent of 10,236 African elephants (at the upper end of the weight scale). In case you were wondering. |
| Capacity for 1,600 crew | Capacity for 1,600 crew |
| HMS Queen Elizabeth will have 679 permanent crew and a total capacity for 1,600 crew members when fully operational. That means you could get all 650 members of parliament on the ship nearly two and a half times over. | HMS Queen Elizabeth will have 679 permanent crew and a total capacity for 1,600 crew members when fully operational. That means you could get all 650 members of parliament on the ship nearly two and a half times over. |
| Costing £6.2bn | Costing £6.2bn |
| HMS Queen Elizabeth and a second vessel, HMS Prince of Wales, which is under construction, are the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy. When the project was agreed by the Labour government in 2007 it was estimated that it would cost £3.5bn. However, last year it was announced that the project would cost almost double at £6.2bn. | HMS Queen Elizabeth and a second vessel, HMS Prince of Wales, which is under construction, are the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy. When the project was agreed by the Labour government in 2007 it was estimated that it would cost £3.5bn. However, last year it was announced that the project would cost almost double at £6.2bn. |
| Bloomberg Business Week put the cost of the World Cup stadium builds and renovation in Brazil at $3.6bn. Converted to GBP (approx £2.1bn) it means that the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will have cost almost three times this. | Bloomberg Business Week put the cost of the World Cup stadium builds and renovation in Brazil at $3.6bn. Converted to GBP (approx £2.1bn) it means that the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will have cost almost three times this. |
| Also, why a bottle of whisky? | Also, why a bottle of whisky? |
| Well, what better way to honour the birthplace of HMS Queen Elizabeth than with a bottle of Scotch? The bottle of Islay whisky smashed against the bow by the Queen to christen her namesake is also significant because it represents the first distillery the she visited. | Well, what better way to honour the birthplace of HMS Queen Elizabeth than with a bottle of Scotch? The bottle of Islay whisky smashed against the bow by the Queen to christen her namesake is also significant because it represents the first distillery the she visited. |
| And the name? | And the name? |
| According to the Royal Navy, more than 20 ships in Britain’s Navy have carried the name Elizabeth but only one previous warship has been named Queen Elizabeth. | According to the Royal Navy, more than 20 ships in Britain’s Navy have carried the name Elizabeth but only one previous warship has been named Queen Elizabeth. |
| We'd love to see your idea for comparisons in the comments below. | We'd love to see your idea for comparisons in the comments below. |
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