Originally Posted by
SASless
Does this sound about right?
If you have a crew of 800 why all the spare bunks?
Cant speak specifically for this but crew for ship dont include what they are carrying, so in case of aircraft carriers air wing and support crews are different from the ships crew.
yep according to the RN own site
The ship will have a crew of around 700, increasing to 1,600 when a full complement of F-35B jets and Crowsnest helicopters are embarked.