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UK's biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, breaks down off south coast shortly after setting sail for US
https://news.sky.com/ ^ | Sunday 28 August | Deborah Haynes

Posted on 08/28/2022 3:22:05 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

he UK's biggest warship has broken down off the south coast shortly after setting sail on what had been billed as a "landmark mission" to the United States.

HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy's two aircraft carriers, was experiencing an "emerging mechanical issue", a spokesperson said. The problem is being investigated.

The £3bn carrier, which became fully operational only last year, is reportedly anchored south east of the Isle of Wight while the investigation is carried out.

"HMS Prince of Wales remains in the South Coast Exercise Area while conducting investigations into an emerging mechanical issue," the Royal Navy spokesperson said.

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KEYWORDS: boat; fancy; unitedkingdom
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To: blam

It is a goofy looking ship. Typical brit over-engineering and funky design.

Lucas electronics?

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Flicker


41 posted on 08/28/2022 10:02:25 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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To: mabarker1

God save the Queen’s !!!


42 posted on 08/28/2022 10:06:04 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: RomanSoldier19

well, there’s no nuke, so that narrows it down some...


43 posted on 08/28/2022 10:07:43 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Chode

44 posted on 08/28/2022 10:09:17 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19 (Res ad Triarios venit)
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To: blam

So, it has a “mother in law” suite.

Explains the problem


45 posted on 08/28/2022 10:27:58 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: McCarthysGhost

“We knew the attack was coming. We let it happen.”

BINGO. The McCollum 8-Point Memo memo was supposedly a rightwing conspiracy until it was validated by Robert Stinnett. It is real.

That’s why I despise McArthur now. He was ordered to stand down “happily” at Manila even though we had multiple subs ready on standby. All those young American GI’s perished at Corregidor and Bataan due to this bullshit.


46 posted on 08/28/2022 10:53:40 PM PDT by max americana (Fired leftards at work since 2008 at every election just to see them cry. I hate them all.)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

They blew a rod.
The USA has been doing worldwide carrier operations during and since ww2.
All that socialism has degraded the British navy.

FTA: “Taking the HMS Prince of Wales task group across the Atlantic for the rest of this year will not only push the boundaries of UK carrier operations, but will reinforce our close working relationship with our closest ally.


47 posted on 08/28/2022 11:01:08 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: In_Iowa_not_from

HMS Prince of Wales...I was reminded of what happened on 12/10/1941...Off the coast of Malaysia...Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft...

PRINCE OF WALES and REPULSE had no air cover...

I had no idea that British again named a Royal Navy ship “PRINCE OF WALES”...


48 posted on 08/28/2022 11:09:56 PM PDT by L.A.Justice
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To: RomanSoldier19
Great scene from IT Crowd - Morris goes to put out a fire with an extinguisher that bursts into flame when he triggers it.


49 posted on 08/28/2022 11:13:56 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: RomanSoldier19
Update...

Britain's five-year-old £3billion aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales breaks down off the south coast of England after suffering 'damage to its propeller shaft'

Hmmmmm. From 2010...

Sinking fast: French aircraft carrier set to defend Britain breaks down

From 2000...

France has no seaworthy aircraft carriers

50 posted on 08/29/2022 4:32:48 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

ROFL


51 posted on 08/29/2022 4:33:16 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

awwww sh!t...


52 posted on 08/29/2022 6:43:38 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Revel

“Warships will be useless in a major war”...

um, no, I disagree. You are already counting on a hot war where warships are specifically targeted. Short of that, there are a lot of natural pinch points that can cut off the lifeblood of a lot of ountries... Suez, Panama, canals, straits of Hormuz, straits of Taiwan, straits of Malacca, Bosphorus strait, and Russia access to the North Sea.


53 posted on 08/29/2022 7:06:44 AM PDT by jimmygrace
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To: Squantos

PIP PIP !!!


54 posted on 08/29/2022 10:42:34 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !7)
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To: L.A.Justice

Yes, I’ve always associated Prince of Wales with the battleship sunk in 1941. I checked Wikipedia and it appears there have been numerous ships with that name in the RN since the 1760s.


55 posted on 08/29/2022 6:23:27 PM PDT by In_Iowa_not_from
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