The United Kingdom’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier is set to embark on a Western Pacific deployment later this month.

In August 1942, HMS Eagle, a seasoned Royal Navy aircraft carrier, surged through the Mediterranean at 24 knots as part of the high-stakes Operation Pedestal, aimed at relieving the besieged ...

The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Prince of Wales is to begin an eight-month deployment to send a "powerful message" of the UK's naval and air power. Operation Highmast will take in joint exercises ...

In a related but separate matter, Ambassador Beaufils also introduced another development: the arrival of the Carrier Strike Group HMS Prince of Wales to the Indo-Pacific area. She mentioned, “HMS ...

That plan never worked. On its only mission on 6 September of the same year, the Turtle failed to breach the hull of the HMS Eagle, which had been reinforced with copper sheathing. The pilot ...

HMS Quorn sets sail from Portsmouth for the final time, marking the end of an era for this Royal Navy minehunter. As she leaves her longtime homeport, this departure honors decades of service and ...

Duke-class frigate HMS Monmouth left HMNB Portsmouth this morning (April 3). The Type 23 vessel was seen sailing past The Round Tower in Old Portsmouth at roughly 8.30am. She was towed by the ...

The story comes to us via the Navy Lookout channel on MSN, in a video posted on or about April 2, 2025, titled “HMS Dauntless Thwarts Drone Swarm in Live-Fire Drill .” As stated by the text ...

HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth Harbour as she deploys on Exercise Steadfast Defender on Feb. 12, 2024. UK Royal Navy Photo HMS Prince of Wales (R09) will depart its homeport in Portsmouth ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the crew of HMS Prince of Wales, the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, in front of a F35 fighter aircraft in the hangar of the carrier in Plymouth ...

Richard Whalley, who served as a Lieutenant on HMS Monmouth, said it was a sad to see the ship recycled but it was a fitting end for her. The Type 23 frigate left Portsmouth on April 3 ...

and the history of the idea and a tribute to Mr. Roberts, written and read by club secretary Mrs. Anna deMonseigle, were given. This Story in History is selected from the archives by Jeannie Maschino, ...