Warships periodically suffer from mechanical issues, although the UK’s two new aircraft carriers seem to be particularly unfortunate
HMS Queen Elizabeth, one of Britain’s two flagship aircraft carriers, was forced to pull out of a Nato exercise off the Norwegian coast after pre-sailing checks uncovered a coupling problem on its starboard propeller shaft. Plans to set sail from Portsmouth on Sunday were abandoned and sister vessel HMS Prince of Wales is being readied hastily to take its place.
