HMS Prince of Wales

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HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy. Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, being designed to operate STOVL aircraft. She carries up to 48 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare. In surge conditions she is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B. The design emphasises flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with attack helicopters and troop transports.

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IMO 4907907; R09; R09
length 280 metre, beam 73 metre, speed 27 knot, draft 11 metre, 3 Phalanx CIWS Km1992//0.33149874000/0482492-2, 6 M134 Minigun, 4 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrieraircraft carrierThales GroupBAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships, Babcock International, Royal NavyUnited KingdomFrance

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    ship naming ceremony
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    order
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    ship commissioning
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    keel laying
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    A Mojave UAV during trials onboard Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.A Mojave UAV during trials onboard Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.
    A Banshee target drone on the flight deck of HMS Prince of WalesA Banshee target drone on the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales
    HMS Prince of Wales (R09) Approaching PortsmouthHMS Prince of Wales (R09) Approaching Portsmouth
    Ships of the UK Carrier Strike Group combine with the NATO Amphibious Task Group and additional Norwegian naval units as part of Exercise Nordic Response.Ships of the UK Carrier Strike Group combine with the NATO Amphibious Task Group and additional Norwegian naval units as part of Exercise Nordic Response.
    HMS Prince of Wales with BRF Jacques Chevallier and USS George Washington in the AtlanticHMS Prince of Wales with BRF Jacques Chevallier and USS George Washington in the Atlantic
    HMS Prince of Wales (R09) Approaching PortsmouthHMS Prince of Wales (R09) Approaching Portsmouth
    VX-23 F-35B approaches HMS Prince of WalesVX-23 F-35B approaches HMS Prince of Wales
    HMS Prince of WalesHMS Prince of Wales
    The Prince of WalesThe Prince of Wales
    HMS Prince of Wales at the Rosyth DockyardHMS Prince of Wales at the Rosyth Dockyard