HMS Prince of Wales, Britain’s largest warship is in Portsmouth submerged after a year of repairs in preparation for its first mission. In August 2022, the brand new British aircraft carrier suffered a serious breakdown off the coast of the Isle of Wight en route to the US as part of a mission. The damage caused the starboard shaft to fail, prompting her to return to Scotland, where repairs took longer than desired. He HMS Prince of Wales It displaces 65,000 tons and carries fighter aircraft on board F-35B, Typhoon fighter and Chinook and Merlin helicopters, among others.
Barring any setbacks, the carrier will be deployed to the US East Coast in the fall to train drones and fighter jets. The maneuver was delayed due to technical problems with the ship. In the last few days he has made the preparations and tested his updates Make sure all your next-gen systems are up and running.
On July 21, 2023, HMS Prince of Wales left dry dock at Rosyth, Scotland and underwent propulsion tests. The cost of repairing the Prince of Wales is estimated at around 25 million euros. Costing more than 3,000 million euros, this aircraft carrier is the most expensive and most advanced in the British Navy.
Currently, however, the flagship of the British fleet is the HMS Queen Elizabeth, who completed sea training in June and conducted flight operations with F-35B aircraft from 617 Squadron and Wildcat and Merlin helicopters in July.
The British press asserts that HMS Prince of Wales will seek to “repeat past successes”, including being named a NATO command ship and leading the High Readiness Maritime Force in the Arctic. is on the horizon In 2024, HMS Queen Elizabeth will be replaced as the flagship of the United Kingdom.