Britain's flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth pulled off major Nato drill due to faulty propellor shaft | 9NL14SL | 2024-02-09 06:08:01
She was as a consequence of set sail from Portsmouth immediately to participate in Exercise Steadf
BRITAIN'S flagship aircraft service HMS Queen Elizabeth has been pulled off a Nato drill as a result of a faulty propellor shaft.
She was as a consequence of set sail from Portsmouth immediately to participate in Exercise Steadfast Defender in northern Europe, the most important Nato exercise because the finish of the Cold War.
Pink-faced Navy officials stated HMS Prince of Wales will take her place — but it isn't clear when she is going to sail.
Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Andrew Burns stated: "Routine pre-sailing checks yesterday recognized a problem with a coupling on HMS Queen Elizabeth's starboard propeller shaft.
"As such, the ship won't sail on Sunday.
"HMS Prince of Wales will take her place."
Last month, The Sun revealed a report that claimed Royal Navy recruitment was so dangerous that defence bosses have been decommissioning two warships.
HMS Westminster, just lately refurbished at big taxpayer expense, and& HMS Argyll& shall be taken out of motion this yr, with crews despatched to work on a yet-to-arrive new fleet of frigates.
Though the Authorities needs to chop the dimensions of the& Armed Forces,& recruitment continues to be under& target.
In 2023, consumption at the Navy and Marines fell 22.1 per cent on the yr before, whereas the RAF's fell by 17 per cent and the Army's by 15 per cent.
The Navy presently has 26,330 personnel.
The& Ministry of Defence& has ordered eight Sort 26 frigates, which would be the Navy's most superior submarine-hunting warships thus far.
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