Britain’s new £3.5bn aircraft carrier has a crew of 700 and can carry up to 36 multirole Lightning II stealth fighters

HMS Queen Elizabeth

280m long

71m

Boeing

747-400

30m

Blue

whale

52m high

Nelson’s

Column

244m

Tower

Bridge

11.23m

London

bus

HMS Queen Elizabeth

280m long

71m

Boeing

747-400

30m

Blue

whale

52m high

Nelson’s

Column

244m

Tower

Bridge

11.23m

London

bus

HMS Queen Elizabeth

280m long

71m

Boeing

747-400

244m

Tower

Bridge

11.23m

London

bus

30m

Blue

whale

52m high

Nelson’s

Column