The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy consist of two vessels, HMS Queen Elizabeth, commissioned on 7 December 2017, and HMS Prince of Wales, commissioned on 10 December 2019. They form the central components of the UK Carrier Strike Group. The contract was announced in July 2007 and signed on 3 July 2008 with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, a partnership of Babcock International, Thales Group, A&P Group, the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems. With an estimated full load displacement of 80,600 tonnes and a length of 284 metres, they are the largest warships built for the Royal Navy. The air wing is planned around F-35B aircraft and Merlin helicopters.
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The contracts were signed one year later on 3 July 2008, with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, a partnership formed with Babcock International, Thales Group, A&P Group, the UK Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems.
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The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy consists of two vessels.
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The lead ship of her class, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was named on 4 July 2014 in honour of Elizabeth I and was commissioned on 7 December 2017.
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They form the central components of the UK Carrier Strike Group.
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The vessels have a full load displacement of an estimated 80,600 tonnes (79,300 long tons)
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The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy consists of two vessels.
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The contracts were signed one year later on 3 July 2008, with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, a partnership formed with Babcock International, Thales Group, A&P Group, the UK Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems.
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