HMS Queen Elizabeth

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HMS Queen Elizabeth could refer to one of three ships named in honour of Elizabeth I of England:

  • {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|1913}} was the lead ship of the {{sclass|Queen Elizabeth|battleship}}s, launched in 1913 and scrapped in 1948
  • HMS Queen Elizabeth was to have been the first of the 1960s planned CVA-01-class aircraft carriers, but the class was never constructed
  • {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|R08}} is the first ship of the {{sclass|Queen Elizabeth|aircraft carrier|2}}s, launched in 2014, on sea trials as of June 2017 and commissioned in December 2017

Battle honours

See also

  • {{HMS|Elizabeth}}

References

  • {{Cite Colledge2006}}

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Category:Royal Navy ship names