More than 900 sailors assigned to the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales arrived at Naval Station Mayport Wednesday morning. This is the ship’s first visit to Naval Station Mayport and it’s expected to be in port five days. HMS Prince of Wales given warm American welcome upon arrival to Naval Station Norfolk.
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In May 2020, Prince of Wales experienced flooding which the Royal Navy described as "minor". This was followed by more significant flooding in October 2020 which caused damage to her electrical cabling.[57] Prince of Wales departed Portsmouth Naval Base on sea trials on 30 April 2021.[44] In October 2021, the Royal Navy declared the ship as fully operational.[45]
On 27 August 2022 Prince of Wales departed HMNB Portsmouth to undertake training exercises with the US Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, and United States Marine Corps, and to host the Atlantic Future Forum trade and economic conference in New York.[61][62] On 29 August after suffering mechanical problems in the UK's South Coast Exercise area,[61][63][64][65] the ship proceeded to anchor in the Solent off the Isle of Wight.[66] It was reported that an external coupling that connects the outer propeller shaft to the drive shaft from the propulsion motors had failed.[67] Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse, Director of Force Generation, confirmed "significant damage to the shaft and the propeller and some superficial damage to the rudder. There is no damage to the rest of the ship".[68] She arrived in Rosyth for repairs on 12 October 2022,[69] and was originally expected to return to Portsmouth in spring 2023 following completion of repair work.[70][71] On 15 May 2023 the Secretary of State for Defence denied that she was being cannibalised and mothballed and said that she would be in full service by that autumn.[72] The ship returned to sea for trials after completing repairs on 21 July 2023.[73][74][75]
They have loads of recent experience. The crews should be picking up every single tip and hack they can. We might need them for real soon.
Needs jets, F35's are too costly, Rafael can be carrier bound, this is a cheaper option. Typhoon is very similar to the Rafael, can it be modified to be used instead of the F35 lemon?
The great leader of the free world, Joe Biden, when he doesn’t understand the difference between the black and tans and the all Blacks. I think that sums up his incompetence and his phony proxy attachment to Ireland, which he understands nothing about. Oh yes, and by the way his surname is English.🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧
Her max speed is 32 knots.
where is norfick??
Lost interest after 90 seconds, I don’t need to be told the same thing three times a minute.
Does it have any flying machines yet.