A welder working on one of the first pieces of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever aircraft carrier. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest aircraft carrier ever to be built for the Royal Navy, weighing a hefty 65,000 tonnes. She measures 283m from bow to stern and is 70m wide: her flight deck alone is just under four acres in length. She will have a crew of 680, with room for a further 900 personnel from embarked squadrons or Royal Marine Commando units. *Organization: MOD *Object Name: DES_2010_043_111 *Supplemental Categories: People, Civilians, Equipment, Ships, Carriers *Keywords: Royal Navy, Equipment, Ship, Aircraft Carrier, Carrier, CVF, Queen Elizabeth Class, QE Class, HMS Queen Elizabeth, Welder, Welding, Construction, Building *Country: England