Question: when does hms queen elizabeth come into service
Answer: 3 bn Laid down : 7 July 2009 Launched : 17 July 2014 Sponsored by : HM The Queen Christened : 4 July 2014 Completed : 7 December 2017 Commissioned : 7 December 2017 In service : 2020 ( planned ) Homeport : HMNB Portsmouth Identification : Pennant number : R08 Deck code : Q IMO number : 4907892 ITU callsign : GQLZ Motto : Semper Eadem ( `` Always the Same '' ) Status : In active service Badge : General characteristics Class and type : Queen Elizabeth - class aircraft carrier Displacement : 65,000 tonnes ( 64,000 long tons ; 72,000 short tons ) Length : 284 m ( 932 ft ) Beam : 39 m ( 128 ft ) ( waterline ) 73 m ( 240 ft ) overall Draught : 11 m ( 36 ft ) Propulsion : Integrated Electric P