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HMS Prince of Wales (R09) Live Military Ship Tracker | Free Real-Time Tracking of HMS Prince of Wales - Cruising Earth

HMS Prince of Wales Military Ship Tracker

HMS Prince of Wales Real-Time Military Ship Tracking

Military Ship Details & Statistics

Homeport: Portsmouth, England
In Service:
Pennant:
Category:
Complement:
Gross Tons: 		2019 | 7 years
R09
Aircraft Carrier
679
65,000 GT
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.

The Queen Elizabeth class carriers are the largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy and represent a major leap in British naval aviation capability. Equipped with a ski-jump ramp and advanced flight deck, they operate F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters and Merlin helicopters, providing powerful air support, power projection, and command functions for UK and allied task groups worldwide.

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 (R09) Current Deployment Details

Current Location: Portsmouth Naval Base, UK (on 5 days notice to sail as of late 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: UK Defence sources March 2026

Last Updated: Sat Apr 18, 2026 14:14 UTC

Note: The current location information above is an estimate from public reports and open-source intelligence. Exact positions are classified for operational security (OPSEC). The tracker map below displays the last publicly transmitted AIS data from this ship. Military ships typically transmit AIS data for maritime safety when operating near civilian traffic when not in an active theater.

Queen Elizabeth Class Sister Ship

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HMS Queen ElizabethRoyal Navy

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