THE USS GEORGE HW BUSH v THE HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH: HOW DO THEY COMPARE?
Type: Nimitz-class
Weight: 97,000 tons
Length: 1,092 feet
Height: 20 storeys above waterline
Capacity: 70-90 aircraft, plus 5,500 personnel across a 4.5-acre deck
Power source: two nuclear reactors, that can keep it running for 20 years
Cost: £4.7bn ($62.bn)
Type: Queen Elizabeth-class
Weight: 70,600 tons
Length: 918 ft
Height: Around 13 storeys above waterline
Capacity: 50-70 aircraft, around 1,600 personnel
Power source: gas turbine alternators and diesel engines
Cost: £3.1bn
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