HMS Queen Elizabeth to Replace Sister Ship in Exercises Off U.S. Coast

The Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth pictured before returning to the Portsmouth in the UK on Dec. 9, 2021. Andrew Matthews/PA

HMS Queen Elizabeth is heading across the Atlantic Ocean to replace her sister ship, HMS Prince of Wales, in joint manouevres with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, and the Royal Canadian Navy.

The Prince of Wales had been due to take part in the Westlant 22 exercises but suffered a “mechanical failure,” which turned out to be a broken starboard propeller shaft, after it left its home port of Portsmouth late last month.