SKB wrote:QE and PoW are no longer the largest-ever ships in Portsmouth Harbour.
Bugger...presumably she's just tying up for a while? Can't imagine there is much demand..
PhillyJ wrote:Hangar deck is 155m x 35m. Height of 6.7m, increasing to 10m in some places. Can accomodate up to 20 F35B for maintenance.
I think someone sketched it out and it was possible to get 23-24 F-35B inside the hangar.
Are you sure on those dimensions? There was a really good thread on different carriers (below) where someone attempted to work out the deck and hangarage sizes for different carriers. Biggest figure for QE was 156 x 33 for 5148 m2. If you're certain I'll let him know.
inch wrote:Thought qe and CDG hangars were very similar in size ,off top of head only 15 m longer but about same width on qe ? Not too much difference if I'm right
Apparently CdG's hangar is anywhere from 4,300 to 4,600 m2, QE Class is c5,000 to 5,500 m2. So roughly 20% bigger.
I suspect the QE Class has more 'usable' space and is more efficient with the larger lift entrances and 'top hat' working area. Given the overall size of QE in comparison to CdG there is also going to be far more storage space, workshops, offices etc. on the hangar deck level which all lead to a far more usable and effective space.