Name: HMS Prince of Wales to leaves Portsmouth for deployment
Uploaded: 2025-04-22T13:23:43.000Z
Duration: 344 s
Description: HMS Prince of Wales will be taking charge of the UK Carrier Strike Group and be deployed to the Indo-Pacific region for eight months, visiting Japan, Australia and elsewhere. She is due to return this Christmas. Various military operations will be carried out, as well as diplomatic visits. It has been described by the UKCSG Commander as the biggest deployment this century in terms of capability.

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The Royal Navy’s flagship has left Portsmouth today (April 22) to start a huge global mission.

HMS Prince of Wales left HMNB Portsmouth this afternoon and will head towards the Indo-Pacific. She will be taking charge of the UK Carrier Strike Group (UKCSG) - a large military formation of warships, aircraft and assets from British allies.

She was greeted by enthusiastic crowds of the crew’s friends, family as well as well-wishers who packed Old Portsmouth for a send off. She has been followed by HMS Dauntless who left later in the afternoon

Watch the video embedded in this story for footage of HMS Prince of Wales’ journey out of the harbour.

Watch live as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth for Indo-Pacific Mission

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