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Queen Elizabeth vs Shahid Bagheri

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Specifications
Queen Elizabeth Shahid Bagheri
Origin 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇮🇷 Iran
Category Aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier
Type Aircraft carrier Drone carrier
Manufacturer Aircraft Carrier Alliance Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex
Year introduced 2017 2025
Number built 2 units 1 unit
Estimated unit price $4,850 million NA
Displacement 70,600 tons 42,000 tons
Maximum speed 25.0 knots 22.0 knots
Range 10,000 nm at 15 knots 22,000 nm
Length 284.0 m 240.0 m
Beam 73.0 m 32.0 m
Crew 679 --
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Armament & Systems
Queen Elizabeth Shahid Bagheri
Armament
  • 3 × Phalanx CIWS
  • 4 × 30-mm DS30M Mk2 guns
  • 6 × 7.62 mm Miniguns
  • 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) Browning heavy machine guns
  • 8 × cruise anti-ship missiles
  • 8 × Kowsar-222 multipurpose missiles
  • 1 × 30mm automatic cannon turret
  • 2 × 20mm Gatling-type cannons
  • 2 × RC turrets with 20mm Gatling-type cannons
  • Short- and medium-range air defense systems
Propulsion Integrated electric propulsion: 2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 36 MW gas turbine engines, 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines (40 MW), 4 × GE Power Conversion 20 MW Advanced Induction Motors 1 × MAN B&W 8S70MC-C diesel engine

Overview

The Queen Elizabeth and the Shahid Bagheri are both Aircraft carrier classes.

Displacement is 70,600 tons for the Queen Elizabeth vs 42,000 tons for the Shahid Bagheri. The Queen Elizabeth reaches 25 knots vs 22 knots for the Shahid Bagheri. Operational range is 10,000 nautical miles for the Queen Elizabeth vs 22,000 for the Shahid Bagheri.

The Queen Elizabeth was produced in 2 units vs 1 for the Shahid Bagheri. The Queen Elizabeth was commissioned in 2017, 8 years before the Shahid Bagheri (2025).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Queen Elizabeth-class or Shahid Bagheri-class?
The Queen Elizabeth-class has greater displacement at 70,600 tons compared to the Shahid Bagheri-class's 42,000 tons.
Which is faster, the Queen Elizabeth-class or Shahid Bagheri-class?
The Queen Elizabeth-class is faster with a maximum speed of 25 knots compared to the Shahid Bagheri-class's 22 knots.
Which has longer range, the Queen Elizabeth-class or Shahid Bagheri-class?
The Shahid Bagheri-class has a longer range at 22,000 nautical miles compared to the Queen Elizabeth-class's 10,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Queen Elizabeth-class or Shahid Bagheri-class?
The Queen Elizabeth-class is longer at 284.0 meters compared to the Shahid Bagheri-class's 240.0 meters.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Queen Elizabeth-class or Shahid Bagheri-class?
The Queen Elizabeth-class has been built in greater numbers with 2 vessels compared to 1 vessels of the Shahid Bagheri-class.