<Li> Hangar below deck </Li> <Li> Two aircraft lifts </Li> <P> HMS Prince of Wales is the second Queen Elizabeth - class aircraft carrier under construction for the Royal Navy, with plans for active service from 2020 . She is the seventh Royal Navy ship to have the name HMS Prince of Wales . Construction of the ship began in 2011 at Rosyth Dockyard and in April 2016, was said to be around 80% structurally complete . </P> <P> Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires and is instead designed to operate V / STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F - 35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70 + F - 35B . The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with attack helicopters and troop transports up to and larger than Chinook size . </P>

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