2024-09-04 10:58:52
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, flagship of the British Royal Navy, the Royal Navy, It set sail this Monday from Portsmouth after spending months at the Rosyth shipyard in Scotland, where repairs were made to its starboard propeller after a severe blow earlier in the year when it was preparing to lead the Defender Naval practice. HMS Prince of Wales, her sister ship, was mobilized to take her place.
Today, the Prince of Wales is also set to sail from Portstmouth, so the two most powerful ships in the Royal Navy will be there at the same time.
The move of HMS Queen Elizabeth comes after extensive repairs and power upgrades were completed in Rosyth earlier this year. Airline carriers do a lot of work on air duct integration, especially because a a technical problem that caused withdrawal from NATO’s Stability Defender exercise. During this time HMS Prince of Wales took over operations.
They are the most powerful warships built for the British Royal Navy, with a displacement of approximately 65,000 tons and a length of 280 meters, according to the UK Defense Journal. The planes are capable of carrying up to 40 planes, too fifth generation fighter F-35B Lightning II and attacking helicopters.
Since commissioning in 2017, HMS Queen Elizabeth has carried out various missions, including a global deployment in 2021. HMS Prince of Wales, commissioned in 2019, has also been deployed to the United States as well as Europe and the Arctic.
Captain Will King, Commanding Officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth, expressed his hope for the new level of aviation: “While no warship wants to spend unexpected time out of the water, I am very proud of work done in Rosyth. “Everyone on board is eager to get back to sea, where we are, and resume the hard program in the autumn.”
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