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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/04/hms-prince-wales-departure-hit-elementary-blunders/
The HMS Prince of Wales has been delayed further after
engineers discovered “elementary” mistakes in the warship’s
shaft alignment, The Telegraph can reveal in a further
embarrassment to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The revelation came as the department was being investigated
about its procurement process by the Conservatives, in an
attempt to get to the bottom of repeated failings.
The Telegraph understands that both the £3 billion warship’s
starboard and portside shafts are misaligned, causing the
shafts to be offset.
This can cause the shaft to vibrate beyond its design tolerance,
wear the bearings and in extreme cases break a coupling on the
shaft itself, as happened with HMS Prince of Wales’s starboard
shaft last September.
The Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier’s “landmark mission” to
the United States was cancelled last year because of a propeller
shaft problem.
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The navy that once ruled the seas ..........
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