HMS Prince of Wales 'is a bomb site': Sailors on board £3.2bn warship slam crew quarters
Daily MailRoyal Navy sailors have slammed the launch of a £3.2billion war ship after a photo emerged showing plush officers' cabins next to 'bomb site' accommodation for crew. The Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, moves to an anchorage in the Forth Estuary after leaving Rosyth Dockyard With HMS Prince of Wales setting sail, it will see both of the UK's biggest and most powerful warships at sea together for the first time 'Work will continue on the ship as it goes through trials.' A fantastic end to a historic day for @HMSPWLS' Navigators, pilots and tug boats had the slimmest of margins to deal with as they guided the 65,000 tonne behemoth out of the basin through a narrow opening during high tide The sister ship of HMS Queen Elizabeth will now begin nine weeks of sea trials before heading into Portsmouth Naval base Once in the river, the £3.1 billion aircraft carrier will anchor for three to five days before waiting for a low tide to pass under the Firth's famous bridges Captain Darren Houston, the commanding officer of HMS Prince of Wales, said ahead of the departure that he was not worried. Pictured: Work continues on the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales ahead of its launch from Rosyth Dockyard in Fife on September 13 Captain Darren Houston, the commanding officer of HMS Prince of Wales, said ahead of the departure that he was not worried 'We feel prepared, we are absolutely ready for this,' Captain Houston said, adding how they have practised in a simulator and that he was on board HMS Queen Elizabeth when she left Rosyth in 2017 Captain Houston said there was a 'real air of excitement' among the 650 ship's company and 300 contractors, adding he was proud of the work they have done to get the vessel ready for sea trials which will test areas including the engines and radar systems. Pictured: Firemen use a hose as work continues on the the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales ahead of its departure from Rosyth Dockyard in Fife for sea trials on September 13 Captain Houston, pictured September 13, said there was a 'real air of excitement' among the 650 ship's company and 300 contractors A boat is lifted from the water as work continued on the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales on Friday September 13, 2019 'In a matter of days, perhaps weeks, we are going to have HMS Queen Elizabeth on the western Atlantic operating F-35s stealth fighter jets, as well as HMS Prince of Wales around the UK doing contractor sea trials.
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