The three Carrier Vertical Strike (CVS) platforms in service with the UK Royal Navy (RN) provide the platform and facilities for the command and control of maritime and joint forces. They are 209m in length, displace 22,000 tonnes and have a complement of 685 ship’s company and 386 Air Group personnel. Powered by four 18MW Olympus gas turbines, they are capable of 28kts (see Figure 1).
The CVS class was originally designed to carry large numbers of anti-submarine helicopters and to be protected from air attack by the Sea Dart weapons system. Sea dart has now been removed and the flight deck extended to increase the space available for parking aircraft.
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