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The carrier length proposed within Royal Navy infrastructure limits

A rough fifty-metre length increase over Queen Elizabeth is suggested without specifying a complete ship.

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Question

How large an aircraft carrier could the Royal Navy build with its current supporting infrastructure?

Short answer

The rough estimate is about fifty metres longer than a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier.

Notes

The rough answer puts the infrastructure-supported maximum at about fifty metres longer than the Queen Elizabeth class. It is a length comparison, not a complete carrier design. No displacement, beam, or named dock limit accompanies the estimate.