HMS Prince of Wales sets sail from Portsmouth for her autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales sets sail from Portsmouth for her three-month autumn deployment (Picture: MOD)
Families wave from the Round Tower as the aircraft carrier heads to the United States 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Families wave from the Round Tower as the aircraft carrier heads to the United States (Picture: MOD)
Familys waving from round tower as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The aim of the deployment is to revolutionise the way the Royal Navy operates Carrier Strike Groups (Picture: MOD)
Familys waving off HMS Prince of Wales departing for her autumn deployment 01092023.jpg
The crew will be learning advanced drone technologies to deliver vital supplies without the need for helicopters (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince Of Wales bridge wing 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
They will also be landing and launching F-35 Lightning stealth fighters in more ways, more quickly and in the harshest of sea conditions (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth for the Eastern Seaboard of the USA 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales will also help increase the range and conditions in which the US Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft can operate (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The F-35 has undergone extensive trials in the US and the UK, operating from the flight decks of both Queen Elizabeth-class carriers and has deployed operationally (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth ahead of autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
But five years after the F-35 made its debut on a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, there is still more to learn about the state-of-the-art fighter( Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth for autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The Royal Navy wants to see whether the F-35 can be returned to the carrier faster and heavier, meaning with more fuel and weapons aboard (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales sails for her autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
This would reduce the time between sorties, allowing the ship to launch more combat missions, more quickly (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales sails for United States of America 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Crew members will also be focusing on the next generation of Short Take-Off and Landing drones that are currently under development (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales sails for US 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The Mojave drone can carry a 680kg payload of missiles, rockets or bombs and has been designed to land and take off from short runways or flight decks (Picture: MOD)
Royal Navy sailor smiles as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Trials will be undertaken to see whether the Mojave can land on the Prince of Wales's 275m flight deck (Picture: MOD)
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales as she departs Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Meanwhile, the US Marine Corps' tilt-rotor MV-22 Ospreys will see their operating limits expanded (Picture: MOD)
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales Britain’s biggest warship 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Ospreys are used to transport marines into battle along with their equipment and supplies (Picture: MOD)
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales on the flight deck 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The experience gained by HMS Prince of Wales off the east coast of the United States will bolster the carrier's global deployment in 2025 (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales sets sail from Portsmouth for her autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Families wave from the Round Tower as the aircraft carrier heads to the United States 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Familys waving from round tower as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Familys waving off HMS Prince of Wales departing for her autumn deployment 01092023.jpg
HMS Prince Of Wales bridge wing 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth for the Eastern Seaboard of the USA 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth ahead of autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth for autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales sails for her autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales sails for United States of America 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales sails for US 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Royal Navy sailor smiles as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales as she departs Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales Britain’s biggest warship 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales on the flight deck 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
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In Pictures: Britain's biggest warship HMS Prince of Wales sets sail for the US

Alex Walters
HMS Prince of Wales sets sail from Portsmouth for her autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales sets sail from Portsmouth for her three-month autumn deployment (Picture: MOD)
Families wave from the Round Tower as the aircraft carrier heads to the United States 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Families wave from the Round Tower as the aircraft carrier heads to the United States (Picture: MOD)
Familys waving from round tower as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The aim of the deployment is to revolutionise the way the Royal Navy operates Carrier Strike Groups (Picture: MOD)
Familys waving off HMS Prince of Wales departing for her autumn deployment 01092023.jpg
The crew will be learning advanced drone technologies to deliver vital supplies without the need for helicopters (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince Of Wales bridge wing 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
They will also be landing and launching F-35 Lightning stealth fighters in more ways, more quickly and in the harshest of sea conditions (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth for the Eastern Seaboard of the USA 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales will also help increase the range and conditions in which the US Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft can operate (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The F-35 has undergone extensive trials in the US and the UK, operating from the flight decks of both Queen Elizabeth-class carriers and has deployed operationally (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth ahead of autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
But five years after the F-35 made its debut on a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, there is still more to learn about the state-of-the-art fighter( Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth for autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The Royal Navy wants to see whether the F-35 can be returned to the carrier faster and heavier, meaning with more fuel and weapons aboard (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales sails for her autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
This would reduce the time between sorties, allowing the ship to launch more combat missions, more quickly (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales sails for United States of America 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Crew members will also be focusing on the next generation of Short Take-Off and Landing drones that are currently under development (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales sails for US 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The Mojave drone can carry a 680kg payload of missiles, rockets or bombs and has been designed to land and take off from short runways or flight decks (Picture: MOD)
Royal Navy sailor smiles as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Trials will be undertaken to see whether the Mojave can land on the Prince of Wales's 275m flight deck (Picture: MOD)
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales as she departs Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Meanwhile, the US Marine Corps' tilt-rotor MV-22 Ospreys will see their operating limits expanded (Picture: MOD)
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales Britain’s biggest warship 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Ospreys are used to transport marines into battle along with their equipment and supplies (Picture: MOD)
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales on the flight deck 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
The experience gained by HMS Prince of Wales off the east coast of the United States will bolster the carrier's global deployment in 2025 (Picture: MOD)
HMS Prince of Wales sets sail from Portsmouth for her autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Families wave from the Round Tower as the aircraft carrier heads to the United States 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Familys waving from round tower as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Familys waving off HMS Prince of Wales departing for her autumn deployment 01092023.jpg
HMS Prince Of Wales bridge wing 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth for the Eastern Seaboard of the USA 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth ahead of autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales leaving Portsmouth for autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales sails for her autumn deployment 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales sails for United States of America 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
HMS Prince of Wales sails for US 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Royal Navy sailor smiles as HMS Prince of Wales leaves Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales as she departs Portsmouth 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales Britain’s biggest warship 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg
Sailors of HMS Prince Of Wales on the flight deck 01092023 CREDIT MOD.jpg

Take a look at the images of Britain's biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, departing Portsmouth setting sail to the US for her autumn deployment. 

This would be her longest deployment yet, following her return to action after nine months of repairs.

The 280-metre-long aircraft will be pushing the limits of aircraft carrier operations with drones, fifth-generation stealth fighters, tilt-rotors and helicopters, looking to, the Ministry of Defence says "revolutionise the way the Royal Navy operates Carrier Strike Groups".

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