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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]. 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/2...

2) https://declassifieduk.org/royal-navys-gunboat-diplomacy-is-....




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