HMS Prince of Wales Military Ship Tracker
Military Ship Details & Statistics
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In Service: Pennant: Category: Complement: Gross Tons: |
2019 | 7 years R09 Aircraft Carrier 679 65,000 GT |
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Length: Beam: Draft: Speed: |
920.0 ft
128.0 ft 36.0 ft 32.0 knots 36.8 mph |
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HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is a Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier currently operated by the Royal Navy. HMS Prince of Wales was built by Aircraft Carrier Alliance at Rosyth Dockyard in United Kingdom. The ship has been in active service for 7 years.
Queen Elizabeth class carriers are the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy. With a ski-jump ramp and large flight deck optimized for F-35B operations, they can embark up to 72 aircraft and provide the UK with significant carrier strike and power projection capability.
View HMS Prince of Wales' real-time location, route, speed, course history, itinerary updates, port destinations, estimated arrival times, and more in the aircraft carrier tracker map below. All ship position data is sourced directly from the global AIS tracking system, delivering the latest tracking information available. Each new ship report received automatically updates the displayed data.
HMS Prince of Wales' Current Deployment
Current Location: Portsmouth Naval Base (on 5 days notice to sail as of March 2026)
Previous Location: Portsmouth Naval Base
Mission: Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier on heightened readiness (5 days notice to sail) in response to Middle East situation. No deployment decision made yet.
Sources: BBC March 7 2026, Navy Lookout March 7 2026
Last Updated: Thu Mar 26, 2026 04:51 UTC
Queen Elizabeth Class Sister Ship
| Ship Name | Line Name |
|---|---|
| HMS Queen Elizabeth | Royal Navy |
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