Royal Navy: HMS Prince of Wales has left Portsmouth for Norway exercises - not to go to Ukraine - and has taken on submarine-hunting helicopters

Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales left Portsmouth early on Monday morning to head to Norway for Nato’s Exercise Cold Response.

By Tom Morton

Published 6th Mar 2022, 21:47 BST

Updated 9th Mar 2022, 00:17 BST

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Portsmouth Harbour was closed from 1.25am to 3.15am to allow the Queen Elizabeth-class ship to leave.

She left her berth at 2.25am, departing the harbour at around 3am, before passing Southsea and heading out to sea past the Nab tower to the east of the Isle of Wight.

She last returned to Portsmouth on February 4, and this time will be taking part in Exercise Cold Response with Nato allies, as she is now the Nato flagship.

The carrier has since embarked Merlin submarine-hunting helicopters Safeguard and Avenger from 820 Naval Air Squadron.

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