HMS Prince of Wales: Warship's departure from Portsmouth is cancelled by the Royal Navy
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The Royal Navy has announced that the carrier – which serves as the sister ship to HMS Queen Elizabeth – will not be leaving Portsmouth Naval Base tonight.
No reason has been given for the cancellation at this time.
The Queen’s Harbour Master in Portsmouth had a scheduled departure time of 8.40pm today, but found out at 5pm that the warship would not be leaving the city.
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Hide AdAccording to port control, the carrier will provisionally set sail on Sunday instead – although this has not been confirmed by the navy or Ministry of Defence.
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