HMS King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII (TRP)

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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 billion Gil
Laid down: 5 July 2014
Launched: 8 August 2014
Sponsored by: Noctis Lucis Caelum
Christened: 25 August 2014
Commissioned: Late 2017
In service: Planned early-2018
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 Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. It is currently the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy and capable of carrying up to forty aircraft. She was named by King Noctis Lucis Caelum on August 25, 2014 after being laid down in July 5, 2014. After undergoing sea trials in late 2017, she will be placed in service by the early 2018.

Construction

Sea trials

Operational service

Characteristics

Commanding officers