http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2012/02/07/rolls-royce-completes-aircraft-carrier-work-51140-30279388/

Wow their big!

http://www.aircraftcarrieralliance.co.uk/en/media/image-library/2012/LB01section-of-HMS-1.aspx

Bow of Prince of Wales

http://www.1blueharbour.com/aircraft_carrier/gallery.php?backto=./portsmouth_weekly_2.php&backname=Portsmouth&dir=./camera2/__display&show=1&perpage=1

Forward island under construction

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108

Intresting pictures at bottom of article including what appears to be another version of GCS from BAE

this ship has potential of 116MW of generating power?? how does that stack up to the Ford CVN?

Does that mean she could operate a more advanced sensor system if nessecary and isnt the top speed kind of low then?

Hi philbob

CVFs electric motors will use @ 107,500hp for 27 knots while a CVN is @ 280,000 for 33knots

My point is if you want to go 6 knots faster you need to more than double shaft hp. CVN is much larger of course but if you wanted to get @300,000shp out of CVF then it to would have to be larger, more engine room, more shafts, more fuel. Its a trade off, CVF is big but has a reletively small power output for reasonable speed and can use most of its size to operate aircraft rather then push its self along.(lack of said ac is another point)

What would you like to see as sensors that would be substantialy more power hungary then those slated to be installed? At full speed CVF still has @36mw for sensors and hotel functions.