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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. But I was under the impression that two of them are being built at the moment.
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Apparently we are building 2 new carriers the first launched in 2016 ....but it will be mothballed because we won't have any planes to take off and land on it ,the second will be ready by 2020 when the first lot of planes will be delivered .Basically the whole affair is an absolute shambles
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HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first carrier, will be mothballed immediately it is launched in 2016, according to existing plans. The second, HMS Prince of Wales, will be able to put to sea by 2020, but it is not known how many planes will be able to fly from it – nor what kind.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/ma...strike-fighter