HMS Prince of Wales, left, alongside sister vessel HMS Queen Elizabeth, at HMNB Portsmouth. CROWN COPYRIGHT
* HMS Prince of Wales will now be stranded in Portsmouth until May next year after sea water entered vessel
* Vessel's electrical systems have been damaged after water poured into engine room for more than 24 hours
* The £3.1billion state-of-the-art ship was due to depart for the U.S. to carry out tests with the F-35 stealth jets
Britain's newest aircraft carrier will be stranded in Portsmouth until May next year after a second flood wrecked the vessel's vital electrical systems.
HMS Prince of Wales has been banned from setting sail from its home port on safety grounds after thousands of gallons of sea water poured into the vessel's engine room for more than 24 hours this week and damaged the electrics.
It comes just months after the £3.1billion state-of-the-art ship, which was due to depart for the U.S. to carry out tests with the F-35 stealth jets this year, was flooded to the depth of 3ft after a water leak in the engine room in May.
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6 comments:
Unbelievebale, really. Admiral Nelson is rolling over in his grave!
Somebody's getting fired.😬😖
It can't be state of the art if it keeps trying to sink. Should have bought 2 second hand ones off the USN. Might have been cheaper, keep ducking 🙉
HMS Prince of Wales is doing better than USS Bonhomme Richard
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2020/11/30/its-no-surprise-the-us-navy-will-scrap-the-scorched-uss-bonhomme-richard-the-fleet-is-terrible-at-repairing-ships/
The Prince of Wales. Not the most auspicious name for a British warship.
How the mighty have fallen
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