HMS Prince of Wales: UK's largest warship breaks down again

HMS Prince of Wales, the United Kingdom’s largest warship, is at the center of renewed tests of its reliability during a Nordic deployment. The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier, valued at about £3.5 billion, sailed from Loch Long in Scotland earlier this month and now leads a Carrier Strike Group into Atlantic and High North duties. A minor technical issue was identified while the ship was docked in Stavanger, Norway, according to the Ministry of Defence. The MoD said she should sail again in the coming days as the deployment continues, underscoring NATO cooperation and Joint Expeditionary Force operations with partners. The vessel is accompanied by Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan and the tanker RFA Tidespring.