How many sailors would a five-triple-turret Queen Elizabeth Maximus require?
Short answerAbout 1,200, estimated from the roughly 950-person Queen Elizabeth complement and the 1,000-to-1,100-person Iron Duke complement.
NotesThe larger ship's burden extended beyond displacement and price. Five triple turrets required more gun crews, ammunition handling, maintenance, and supporting services than four twin mountings. Contemporary British battleships provide the basis for the estimate, avoiding assumptions about modern automation. A complement near 1,200 would multiply the training and personnel costs of every hull, making fleet scale another constraint on the Maximus proposal.