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The 65,000 tonne warship has been in HMNB Portsmouth following a deployment on Exercise Steadfast Defender – Nato’s largest exercise since The Cold War. She joined Nato allies in the North Sea to carry out various operations, replacing her sister ship HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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Further operations were undertaken on Exercise Joint Warrior, with a UK Carrier Strike Group sailing in formation. Beforehand – in between various visits back home to Portsmouth – her crew were carrying out exercises with American forces at the end of 2023.
While HMS Prince of Wales sits in her home port, we look back at some of her most recent adventures.
5. HMS Prince of Wales
The UK Carrier Strike Group during Exercise Joint Warrior. Aerial imagery of the UKCSG Task Group taken from a Merlin Mk2 of 814 Naval Air Squadron.Viewed from the front - HMS Prince of Wales; Row 2 (L-R) – HMS Portland, RFA Tidesurge, HMCS Charlottetown; Row 3 (L-R) – SNS Cristόbal Colόn, RFA Tidespring, HMDS Niels Juel. Photo: LPhot Belinda Alker
6. HMS Prince of Wales
Pictured: HMS Prince of Wales (R09) followed by HMS Portland (F79). Aerial imagery of the UKCSG Task Group taken from a Merlin Mk2 of 814 Naval Air Squadron. Photo: LPhot Belinda Alker
7. HMS Prince of Wales
The UK CARRIER STRIKE GROUP during Exercise Joint Warrior. Aerial imagery of the UKCSG Task Group taken from a Merlin Mk2 of 814 Naval Air Squadron.Viewed from the front - HMS Prince of Wales; Row 2 (L-R) – HMS Portland, RFA Tidesurge, HMCS Charlottetown; Row 3 (L-R) – SNS Cristόbal Colόn, RFA Tidespring, HMDS Niels Juel. Photo: LPhot Belinda Alker
8. HMS Prince of Wales
UK Carrier Strike Group with Nato allies.Front row: HMS Prince of WalesRow 2 (L-R): USS Paul Ignatius, ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbon, Row 3 (L-R): HMS Portland, HNLMS Karel Doorman, HNOMS Magnus Lagabote, RFA Tidespring, HNOMS Olav Tyrggvason, ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, FS NormandieRow 4 (L-R): RFA Mounts Bay, HNOMS Otto Sverdrup, HNOMS Gnist, Kv Bjornoya, FGS Bonn Photo: LPhot Belinda Alker:Royal Navy