‘Mechanical Issue’ Hits UK’s HMS Prince of Wales as It Heads for Exercises With US Navy

‘Mechanical Issue’ Hits UK’s HMS Prince of Wales as It Heads for Exercises With US Navy
The Royal Marine band play ahead of a naming ceremony of aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales at the Royal Dockyard in Rosyth, Scotland, on Sept. 8, 2017. Jane Barlow/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Chris Summers
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The Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has broken down as it prepared to cross the Atlantic to join exercises off the U.S. coast.
The 65,000-tonne warship left from Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, on Saturday but hadn’t gone far before it was hit with mechanical problems.
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Chris Summers is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in crime, policing and the law.
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