Originally Posted by
Obi Wan Russell
QE2 was an ocean liner built in the late 60s. QEC (Queen Elizabeth Class/Carrier) is the accepted abbreviation as she is named for Good Queen Bess (Elizabeth I) not the current monarch.
Hate to nit-pick, but that’s not entirely correct. Queen Elizabeth Class (QE Class) refers to the class of ship, not one particular ship.
R08 HMS Queen Elizabeth is abbreviated to QNLZ
R09 HMS Prince of Wales is abbreviated to PWLS