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HMS PRINCE OPF WALES CobraEmergency: HMS Prince of Wales comes home! Largest warship in the UK is fixed Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pPtinz8Qbo Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess | |||||||||
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HMS Prince of Wales comes home! Largest warship in the UK is fixed 🔧 🇬🇧
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Premiered August 5th 2023 PORTSMOUTH
After suffering a major issue with one of the propellers last year, britain's largest warship returns home after repairs. The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, is one of two in the class homeported at His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth.
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier was welcomed back to HMNB Portsmouth by family, friends and supporters on Friday, August 4th, following 9 months of repairs in Rosyth, Scotland. The £3 billion ship was en route to the US in August 2022 when it suffered an issue with the propeller on the starboard side, which led to damage to the rudder on the vessel. After repairs and a period of sea trials, the 65k tonne carrier returned ahead of an upcoming deployment in autumn.
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The HMS Prince of Wales is designed to embark F-35B Lightning II vertical take off fighter jets, as well as a number of helicopters. Aircraft are typically not on board while in port. Serco provided several tugs to help guide the ship in, while Ministry of Defence Police, working with Hampshire Police, escorted the vessel into Portsmouth Harbour.
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