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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17. She is now the fleet flagship
HMS Queen Elizabeth officially became the Royal Navy's fleet flagship at 1.30pm on Wednesday, January 27 this year. Photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
18. The first F-35 jet has landed on her decks
History was made on her deployment to America last year as the first ever F-35B Lightning II jet vertical landing onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth took place in September 2018 Photo: LPhot Kyle Heller
19. Thousands of jobs have been created
The Queen Elizabeth Class programme has directly created 2,500 engineering jobs Photo: Trev Harman
20. She will fly the flag
HMS Queen Elizabeth will be the flagship of the Royal Navy after entering active service in 2021 Photo: LPhot Kyle Heller