Thursday, December 29, 2022

Is Britain's Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales A Lemon?

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth pictured at sea for the first time...Wednesday 19 May 2021 saw a historic moment in Britain’s carrier renaissance as HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales met at sea for the first time. With two 65,000 tonne carriers in operational service, Britain has a continuous carrier strike capability, with one vessel always ready to respond to global events at short notice.  

19FortyFive: HMS Prince of Wales: The Royal Navy’s Problem Child Aircraft Carrier? 

Earlier this month, the Royal Navy announced that its warships had spent nearly 10,000 hours – roughly 60 weeks in total – on NATO operations in 2022. The UK also led the alliance’s most important naval force. From the freezing Arctic and Baltic to the endless grey of the North Atlantic and azure waters of the Mediterranean, the Royal Navy’s warships, submarines, and aircraft successfully operated side by side with allies and partners, supporting peace and prosperity in Europe following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.  

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Update #1: One of UK's ‘most powerful warships’ longer in repair than at sea – The Times (RT)  

Update #2: HMS Prince of Wales Spends More Time in Workshop Than on Seas, Reports Say (Sputnik)  

WNU Editor: When a brand new aircraft carrier spends more time in port for repairs than on seas, you know you have a problem.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Doesn't matter. The Royal Navy has just enough aircraft to equip just one carrier with the help of the RAF & US Marines. I wouldn't be surprised if the lunatics in government flogged the PoW to China or gave it to Ukraine. Keep ducking....

Anonymous said...

PoW and Kutsenov - two of a kind

Ron said...

I do not know the history of this ships problems but every naval vessel takes a "shake down cruise" to sort out its problems. It appears to float so as long as they keep finding and fixing the bugs it should all be fine.

Ron

Anonymous said...

Kind of like the USS Ford. In trials forever