UK: The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales broke down off the south coast of England, shortly after boarding for exercises in the US.

On Saturday, the 65,000-ton battleship sailed from Portsmouth Naval Base in Hampshire without experiencing an "emerging mechanical problem".

A Royal Navy spokesman said: "HMS Prince of Wales remains in the South Coast Exercise Area investigating an emerging mechanical issue."

Unconfirmed reports claimed that the carrier's starboard propeller shaft was damaged, but the Navy Lookout website described the incident as a "critical technical fault".

Due to a technical problem, the ship's departure was previously postponed to Friday, 26 August.

The Royal Navy was unable to provide any additional information or confirm whether an earlier technical issue was linked to a mechanical issue.

The £3 billion (US$3.5 billion) carrier received a colorful remittance as it departed on Saturday afternoon and passed the triumphal concert at Southsea Common in Portsmouth.

The Sugababes, a popular pop group, were in the middle of their set when the giant ship took off with the crew on the flight deck to observe the festivities.

The NATO flagship is on track to participate in training exercises with the US Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the US Marine Corps.

The program is expected to include the F-35B Lightning jet exercise.
A Royal Navy spokesman said on Saturday: "HMS Prince of Wales will cross the Atlantic with her task group, pushing the boundaries of unlicensed technology and tactics used by the UK's two new Queen Elizabeth-class carriers." ready to expand."

The Prince of Wales Task Group will work with US allies over the next three months to pilot the F-35B jets and uncrewed systems that will shape future Royal Navy aviation, including notable port calls in New York, Halifax in Canada and the Caribbean.

Both UK aircraft carriers will fly F-35B jets thousands of miles away as Fleet flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth is also due to be deployed in the Mediterranean and the Baltic, at the heart of a fortified Royal Navy task group.

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth both received commission in late 2019. Each of them has space for 1,600 crew.

The US-made Phalanx Close-in Weapon System and M134 miniguns are among the weapons mounted on the carriers. They can accommodate more than 65 aircraft, including Boeing Chinook helicopters and Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets.

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