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AIRCRAFT carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sprang a minor leak after she left Portsmouth, it has been reported.

The £3.2bn carrier suffered a saltwater pipe breach in March.

It meant thousands of gallons of water poured into the flagship, The Sun reported.

A Royal Navy spokesman said: ‘There was a minor breach of a saltwater pipe in March which was fixed swiftly and had no impact on the ship's programme.’

HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth Naval Base following sea trials and a visit to western Scotland. Issue date: Monday March 22, 2021. Picture: Ben Mitchell/PA Wire

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The leak comes after she suffered with a leaky propeller in 2017, and saw neck-high flooding in July 2019.

Her sister ship is still in port in Portsmouth after suffering a leak in October causing £3.3m of damage to the ship.

Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan, Labour’s shadow armed forces minister, told The Sun: ‘Repeated floods raise questions about the capability of our carriers. HMS Queen Elizabeth will perform work vital to our national security.

‘The government must be upfront about readiness.’

Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth sprang 'leak' on journey from Portsmouth to Scotland

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