Tag: HMS Prince of Wales

• Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:15 UTC

  UK Royal Navy leads NATO largest exercise since the Cold War

  

  The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth's departure to lead the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War has been cancelled at the last minute after an “issue” with a propeller shaft was spotted during final checks.

• Wednesday, January 3rd 2024 - 10:18 UTC

  Royal Navy sailor fired for producing porn on HMS Prince of Wales

  

  A Royal Navy sailor, Zak Blackman, has been dismissed from service for creating and selling explicit content aboard the HMS Prince of Wales, Britain's largest warship, following a three-month deployment to the US.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 15:07 UTC

  HMS The Prince of Wales, “an unlucky ship or an aircraft carrier with a limp”

  

  HMS Prince of Wales is “an unlucky ship”, or why it keeps breaking down, which means the aircraft carrier has spent more time in dry dock than at sea. The £3 billion aircraft carrier retreated to Rosyth in October and last week MPs on the Defense Select Committee were told there are “similar issues” with the port side shaft.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Portsmouth's special power catering for Royal Navy aircraft carriers so as not to leave the city in the dark

  

  When the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers arrived in Portsmouth, the base faced a critical issue – how to find enough electricity. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales doubled the base's energy use. In fact, the load was so great there was a danger it would impact power supplies to the city itself.

• Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 21:38 UTC

  Second British Aircraft Carrier visits Gibraltar

  

  HMS Prince of Wales arrived in Gibraltar on Tuesday 6 July for a programmed logistics visit. This inaugural visit to Gibraltar will also be her first non-UK port visit.

• Saturday, July 5th 2014 - 08:59 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth christens new aircraft carrier; the largest ship built for the Royal Navy

  

  The Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier has been officially named by Her Majesty the Queen at a ceremony in Scotland on Friday. Hundreds of workers who have helped to build the HMS Queen Elizabeth, along with the ship’s company, joined the Prime Minister, Defence Secretary, military Chiefs and dignitaries to witness Her Majesty christen her namesake with a bottle of whisky.