HMS Prince: UK’s biggest warship HMS Prince of Wales breaks

The UK’s biggest warship HMS Prince of Wales broke down just on the second day of its voyage to the US.

HMS Prince of Wales is also the newest aircraft carrier in the UK, costing £3 billion ($3.5 billion) and weighing a stunning 65,000 tonnes. This warship was to set

across the Atlantic to practice training experiences for the US Navy in collaboration with the United States Marine Corps and the Royal Canadian Navy.


What went wrong with the UK’s biggest warship?


It has been reported that soon after it departed from Portsmouth Naval Base on Saturday, HMS Prince of Wales experienced a severe mechanical issue on Sunday and is kept near its base of Portsmouth on the southern coast of the UK.

The Royal Navy warcraft will now continue to stay in the South Coast Exercise Area within the English Channel until the mechanical issues of the vessel are resolved.

The original departure date of the HMS Prince of Wales was already moved back one day due to a technical issue. However, the Royal Navy didn’t give any confirmation whether the delay had any connection with its present issue.


What’s special about the HMS Prince of Wales?


The warship has been assigned the role of NATO’s command ship since January 2022. The rescheduled launch date of the navy ship on Saturday coincided with the Victorious music festival of Portsmouth. As a result, it caused a massive spectacle for both fans and crew during the afternoon.

It was a grand opening as the UK’s biggest warship moved past the seaside music festival just in the time when Sugababes, the famous British girl group came on the stage to perform. It caused all crew members to queue across the vessel’s deck to watch the 2000s hit girl group performing.

HMS Queen Elizabeth, the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy is also all set to start its journey to the Mediterranean and Baltic as part of its task group. It has been planned that both UK warship carriers would be functioning F-35B jets thousand miles away.

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