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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13. High-powered weaponry
The three Phalanx guns, which are nicknamed R2-D2 after the Star Wars character, are capable of firing 3,000 rounds per minute at incoming enemy aircraft and missiles. Photo: HMS Queen Elizabeth/ Twitter
14. HMS Queen Elizabeth will be well used
The Queen Elizabeth Class will be used by all three branches of our Armed Forces Photo: PO PHOT Dave Jenkins
15. Lightening will strike
An F35 Lightning II squadron, which consists of 12 aircraft, will be routinely deployed with the Queen Elizabeth Class - with UK and US F-35 jets both being on the ship for her first operational mission in 2021 Photo: LPhot Kyle Heller
16. How long will HMS Queen Elizabeth be in service?
The Queen Elizabeth Class have a 50-year service life. That means the last captain is likely not yet born and there will be crew members whose parents are not yet born - she will be sailing the seas until the 2070s. Photo: Matt Cardy