Geriatric Gardener<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/@visegrad24" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>visegrad24</span></a></span> </p><p>I (reasonably) confidently predict, based on past evidence (below), that the £billion (& counting) white elephant known as HMS Prince of Wales will “retire hurt” due to mechanical breakdowns well before the 8-month performative flying-the-Union-flag-in-Asia journey is over!</p><p><a href="https://www.forcesnews.com/qe-class-aircraft-carriers/hms-prince-wales-second-shaft-problem-adds-repair-list-aircraft-carrier" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forcesnews.com/qe-class-aircra</span><span class="invisible">ft-carriers/hms-prince-wales-second-shaft-problem-adds-repair-list-aircraft-carrier</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RoyalNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalNavy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Carrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carrier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StrikeGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrikeGroup</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TaskForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaskForce</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrinceOfWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrinceOfWales</span></a> #</p>