Britain’s £3 Billion Warship Sets Sail After Year in Drydock
- HMS Prince of Wales had been stuck in shipyard since August
- Aircraft carrier was brought in for repair of propeller issue
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A £3 billion ($3.9 billion) British aircraft carrier that was stuck in drydock for nearly a year has finally set sail again after overcoming the latest in a series of setbacks.
The HMS Prince of Wales left a Babcock International Group shipyard in Rosyth, Scotland, this week, and is now back with the Royal Navy, said David Lockwood, chief executive officer of the UK shipbuilding firm.