UK’s defective Nato flagship could miss ‘landmark’ flight trials

HMS Prince of Wales retreats to sheltered anchorage for repairs after propeller malfunction, risking cross-Atlantic date with allies

Britain's biggest warship could miss important flight trials with jets off the US coast after it suffered a propeller shaft malfunction shortly after setting sail, the Royal Navy has said.

HMS Prince of Wales, a 3bn aircraft carrier, left Portsmouth naval base on Saturday and suffered an emerging mechanical issue" off the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight.