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Royal Navy flagship sails to prepare ahead of deployment to Australia

Royal Navy flagship sails to prepare ahead of deployment to Australia
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Source: The Standard
Author: Ben Mitchell
Published: Feb, 24 2025 14:27

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A Royal Navy spokeswoman said: “The Royal Navy’s Flagship, HMS Prince of Wales, left Portsmouth today for pre-deployment training and collecting stores.

The Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales has sailed from its home base as it prepares for its deployment to the other side of the world.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced in December that the flagship will head the CSG to the Indo-Pacific during which it will become the first of the two Queen Elizabeth class carriers to visit Australia.

Well-wishers waved off the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier as it sailed from Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire.

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