HMS King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII
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 HMS Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII in Devonshire
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII |
| Namesake: | Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII |
| Ordered: | 20 May 2008 |
| Builder: |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
| Beam: |
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| 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 |
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| Armament: |
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| 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.