Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

[tomuk]

HMS Prince of Wales Had two faulty couplings..................

Indeed, nipper was expecting to be back up in Rosyth not long after returning to Pompey once the starboard shaft was fixed.

According to the admiral both are being repaired by the spring when PWLS will return to Portsmouth for further planned upkeep before being ready to sail in Autumn

[PhillyJ]

HMS Prince of Wales Had two faulty couplings..................

Indeed, nipper was expecting to be back up in Rosyth not long after returning to Pompey once the starboard shaft was fixed.

According to the admiral both are being repaired by the spring when PWLS will return to Portsmouth for further planned upkeep before being ready to sail in Autumn

Hmm, ok. Perhaps plans have changed since I last spoke to him. Hope so.

[tomuk]

Well meteorologically speaking spring isn't over until 31st May and autumn doesn't end until 30th November

[SKB]

Does anything work on PoW?!

[Scimitar54]

The crew ?

[Little J]

The anchor?

[PhillyJ]

The crew ?

hmm, they seem to be working well in Dunfermline most weekends!

[SKB]

[R686]

Pity the didn't get to land!

[SW1]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/0 ... -blunders/

[bobp]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/0 ... -blunders/

NO wonder then that breakages happened. Some engineering personnel need to be kicked over this.

[R686]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/0 ... -blunders/

NO wonder then that breakages happened. Some engineering personnel need to be kicked over this.

Sorry behind a paywall, was it the build or design causing the problems?

[Poiuytrewq]

Sorry behind a paywall, was it the build or design causing the problems?

Both shafts were misaligned during construction.

No issue with the design as QE unaffected.

[Jdam]

Usually its the first of class that has all the issues

POW has not had the best of luck since launch, like I've said before we just need to get her out there and build a little bit of confidence around her.

[SW1]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/0 ... -blunders/

NO wonder then that breakages happened. Some engineering personnel need to be kicked over this.

If this is what happened it’s surprising it got as far as being considered operational without anyone noticing before it broke.

[Ron5]

Should we assume the t31s will be also fucked up by the same workers?

[serge750]

I think you mean shafted.

[SKB]

Giving these propellor shafts such pronouns as "starboard" and "port" is surely to offend someone in Sturgeon's Scotland...

[Scimitar54]

She would have a meltdown if anybody dared to report “Man Overboard”!

[Scimitar54]

She would have a meltdown if anybody dared to report “Man Overboard”! :

[tomuk]

Should we assume the t31s will be also fucked up by the same workers?

Well it depends what the error is. The aft blocks were built at Govan by BAE and floated round to Rosyth. The assembly was more of a joint operation than purely Babcock. There were large numbers of BAE staff assigned to Rosyth during the QEC build.

[jimthelad]

She would have a meltdown if anybody dared to report “Man Overboard”! :

If you chucked her overboard nobody would shout anything.

[Tempest414]

Should we assume the t31s will be also fucked up by the same workers?

Only if we can assume T-26 will be glued together

[tomuk]

Should we assume the t31s will be also fucked up by the same workers?

Only if we can assume T-26 will be glued together

Well it least it's mast is albeit by Norwegians rather than Glaswegians.

[SKB]