The carrier will soon be returning home to Portsmouth after her first operational mission – having departed in May and spent seven months at sea.
In honour of this, we have pulled together a number of facts you might not know about HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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5. Millions of pieces
Both the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carriers are made up of 17 million parts each Photo: Andrew Milligan
6. Design and construction was truly UK wide
Shipyards in six cities across the UK helped constructed sections of the aircraft carriers. In fact, the design, build and development of the Queen Elizabeth Class has been a truly national effort, involving every region in the UK Photo: Chris Ison
7. Could fit three football pitches on the deck
The flight decks of the Royal Navy warships are 70 metres wide and 280 metres long, which is enough space for three football pitches Photo: Andrew Milligan
8. When did she first arrive in Portsmouth?
HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived at her home port of Portsmouth in 2017, and her sister ship joined her here in the city in 2019. Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images