CSG21

Watch: 24 hours on HMS Queen Elizabeth below decks

Hannah King Sofie Cacoyannis

HMS Queen Elizabeth has been waving the flag for Britain around the world on her maiden deployment, leading the Carrier Strike Group (CSG21).

Since the Royal Navy's flagship set sail on the mission in May, she’s travelled more than 40,800 nautical miles, through 10 different time zones.

But what is it like living on the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier, described as "a floating city"?

The ship is 280m long and 70m wide and boasts a number of amenities, including a coffee shop, supermarket and four gyms.

Forces News was given a detailed tour around the ship, including taking a look at its accommodation and messes, as it docked in Oman.

HMS Queen Elizabeth Rose Table in the Captain's Day Cabin displaying patches collected on the deployment.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Rose Table in the Captain's Day Cabin displaying patches collected on the deployment.
Navy personnel spend some of their free time playing cards.
Navy personnel spend some of their free time playing cards.
Another road sign on board HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Another road sign on board HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Firefighters on HMS Queen Elizabeth's flight deck.
Firefighters on HMS Queen Elizabeth's flight deck.
A postbox on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
A postbox on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Road names on board the ship are affiliated to London and Edinburgh.
Road names on board the ship are affiliated to London and Edinburgh.
One of the accommodation recreational spaces on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
One of HMS Queen Elizabeth's accommodation recreational spaces.
An accommodation recreational spaces on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
An accommodation recreational space on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Personnel on board sleep in bunk beds, the size of a single bed.
Personnel on board sleep in bunk beds, the size of a single bed.
Chefs in one of the kitchens on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Chefs in one of the kitchens on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
More than two million eggs have been used during the CSG21 deployment.
More than two million eggs have been used during the CSG21 deployment.
The Junior Ratings dining hall on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
The Junior Ratings dining hall on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
HMS Queen Elizabeth's Cerberus boxing gym.
HMS Queen Elizabeth's Cerberus boxing gym.
The ring in Cerberus boxing gym.
The ring in Cerberus boxing gym.
HMS Queen Elizabeth Rose Table in the Captain's Day Cabin displaying patches collected on the deployment.
Navy personnel spend some of their free time playing cards.
Another road sign on board HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Firefighters on HMS Queen Elizabeth's flight deck.
A postbox on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Road names on board the ship are affiliated to London and Edinburgh.
One of the accommodation recreational spaces on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
An accommodation recreational spaces on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Personnel on board sleep in bunk beds, the size of a single bed.
Chefs in one of the kitchens on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
More than two million eggs have been used during the CSG21 deployment.
The Junior Ratings dining hall on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
HMS Queen Elizabeth's Cerberus boxing gym.
The ring in Cerberus boxing gym.

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