USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) vs HMS Queen Elizabeth
USS Gerald R. Ford is 337 metres long and displaces about 100,000 tons; HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's largest warship, comes in at 284 metres and about 65,000 tonnes. That is 53 metres more hull and roughly one and a half times the weight. Size is only part of the gap: the Ford is nuclear-powered and launches aircraft by catapult, while the British carrier is conventionally powered and flies short take-off F-35Bs from a ski-jump.
Length to scale
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is 1.2 times longer than HMS Queen Elizabeth · USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) displaces about 1.5 times as much as HMS Queen Elizabeth
Displacement balance
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
337 m · 1,106 ft · 100,000 t
US nuclear carrier; the US Navy gives a displacement of about 100,000 tons.
HMS Queen Elizabeth
284 m · 932 ft · 65,000 t
Royal Navy: about 65,000 tonnes, the largest British warship.
* Open-source estimate. Full-load displacement in approximate metric tonnes (submerged for submarines).
Figures used and how reliable they are
- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78): 1,106 ft, 100,000 t. US nuclear carrier; the US Navy gives a displacement of about 100,000 tons.
- HMS Queen Elizabeth: 932 ft, 65,000 t. Royal Navy: about 65,000 tonnes, the largest British warship.
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Sources / References
- U.S. Navy Fact Files for carriers, destroyers and submarines.
- Royal Navy, French Navy and Spanish Navy public ship pages.
- IISS, The Military Balance (annual editions).
- Jane's Fighting Ships and Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships (historical ships).