Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning landed a Sopwith Pup biplane on HMS Furious in Scapa Flow, Orkney, on 2 August, 1917. It was seen as marking the dawn of aviation from aircraft carriers. He died ...

Kate names HMS Glasgow by smashing bottle of whisky against its hull The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the naming ceremony which took place on the River Clyde. Thursday 22 May 2025 17:53, UK ...

The princess, the official sponsor for HMS Glasgow, was joined by the Prince of Wales at the ceremony held at a berth on the River Clyde where the warship’s design and build was led by BAE Systems.

On May 24, 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood engaged the German ships in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. Tragically, the British underestimated the German firepower, ...

The highly awaited Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment started on Apr. 22, taking HMS Prince of Wales, its F-35B-focused air wing and an escort force to the Indo-Pacific. Many years in the making ...

The 65,000-tonne HMS Prince of Wales is one of the Navy's largest vessels and can hold up to 1,600 military personnel. The £3bn aircraft carrier was formally commissioned in December 2019. 9 ...

HMS Prince of Wales (R09) leaves Portsmouth, U.K., on April 22, 2025. UK Royal Navy Photo. HMS Prince of Wales (R09) and its escorts departed the Plymouth and Portsmouth naval bases on Tuesday, ...

Crowds cheer Royal Navy's £3.5bn flagship HMS Prince of Wales as it begins eight-month mission to the Far East in military show of force - with crew ready to defy China over Taiwan ...

HMS Prince of Wales, as the biggest class of ship in the Royal Navy, is leading Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG25) with the involvement of around 2,500 personnel from the Royal Navy, ...

The designation HMS, then, is primarily for commissioned ships of the British Royal Navy. Since 1913's Ships' Names Committee, there has been a British body in charge of naming vessels.

HMS Prince of Wales has been visited by HM King Charles III as the carrier works up for CSG25. The ship has been conducting flight operations with Merlin, Chinook and F-35.