Queen Elizabeth-class survivability relies on redundancy and automation

Are Queen Elizabeth-class carriers unusually vulnerable because of low manning and electrical-system layout?

He rejects the lack-of-backup claim and points to extensive redundancy and automated damage control, while acknowledging low manning.

The Queen Elizabeth class has substantial redundancy and automated damage-control capability. Its crew is small by US Navy standards, but European manning models differ and automation carries more of the response burden.