HMS King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII

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HMS Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII in Devonshire
History
Royal Navy ensign.jpgUnited Kingdom
Name: HMS Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII
Namesake: Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII
Ordered: 20 May 2008
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LAE Systems Surface Ships
Bristol Marine
Thalia Group
Cost: 3.1 bil Gil
Laid down: 7 July 2014
Launched: 17 July 2014
Sponsored by: Noctis Lucis Caelum
Christened: 4 July 2014
Commissioned: October 2016
In service: 2017-Present
Homeport: HMNB Devonshire
Identification: Pennant Number: R08
Motto: Semper Eadem ("Always the Same")
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: HMS Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII
Displacement: 65,000 tonnes (64,000 long tons; 72,000 short tons)
Length: 280 m (920 ft)
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39 metres (waterline)
73 metres overall
Draught: 11 metres
Decks: 16,000 square metres
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km)
Capacity: 1,600
Troops: 250
Complement: 679
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • S1850M long range radar
  • Type 997 Artisan 3D medium range radar
  • Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System (EOS)
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Phalanx CIWS
30 mm guns and mini-guns to counter asymmetric threats.
Aircraft carried: Tailored air group of up to 40 aircraft
Aviation facilities: Hangar below deck and two aircraft lifts.

HMS King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII is the lead ship of the King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII class of aircraft carrier, the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. Capable of carrying close to 60 aircraft, she is named in honour of King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII. The carrier King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII will carry her namesake ship's honours, as well as her Tudor rose-adorned crest and motto. HMS King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII is currently the flagship of the Royal Navy after it replaced HMS King Regis Lucis Caelum CXII.

The ship began sea trials in July 2014, was commissioned on October 2015 and entered service in 2017. Her current commanding officer is Admiral Karl Kretschmann, who took command in May 2017.

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