Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier

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Kementrian Pertahanan Inggris telah menanda-tangani kontrak senilai £3,2 milyar untuk membangun kapal induk terbesar Inggris awal Juli 2008 lalu.

Kedua kapal induk itu, yang akan diberi nama HMS Queen Elizabeth dan HMS Prince of Wales, mempunyai panjang 280 meter dengan kapasitas 40 pesawat tempur.

Kontrak tersebut akan menciptakan sekitar 6.000 lapangan kerja di beberapa dok kapal Inggris seperti Govan di Glasgow maupun Portsmouth di Inggris Selatan.

Menteri Pertahanan Inggris mengatakan kedua kapal induk diperlukan untuk operasi militer dan juga untuk operasi kemanusiaan.

HMS Queen Elizabeth akan mulai bertugas mulai Tahun 2014 sedangkan HMS Prince of Wales pada Tahun 2016.

Landasan di kedua kapal induk itu seukuran 3 lapangan sepakbola dengan berat 65.000 ton dan memerlukan 1.450 awak, berupa pelaut dan juga penerbang.

Sumber : BBC

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