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I think you added some zeroes there. HMS Queen Elizabeth carries about 1.75 million gallons of fuel [1]. she has to fuel up about twice to sail 26,000 Nmi [2].
by kortex 4y ago
I think you added some zeroes there. HMS Queen Elizabeth carries about 1.75 million gallons of fuel [1]. she has to fuel up about twice to sail 26,000 Nmi [2]. Pacific is about 8000 Nmi, so round tripping would be roughly a full tank.
1) https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2017/august/18/170818-logistics-team-rises-to-the-qe-refuelling-challenge https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2...
2) https://declassifieduk.org/royal-navys-gunboat-diplomacy-is-fueling-climate-crisis/#:~:text=(The%20government%20originally%20said%20HMS,or%2054%2C000%20tonnes%20of%20carbon https://declassifieduk.org/royal-navys-gunboat-diplomacy-is-....