Corgi British Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier - HMS Prince of Wales (R09) (1:1250 Scale)

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British Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier - HMS Prince of Wales (R09) (1:1250 Scale)

Corgi British Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier - HMS Prince of Wales (R09)

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Corgi CC75001 British Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier - HMS Prince of Wales (R09) (1:1250 Scale) "First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can."
- Horatio Nelson

HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. Unlike most large aircraft carriers, Prince of Wales is not fitted with catapults and arrestor wires, and is instead designed to operate V/STOL aircraft; the ship is currently planned to carry up to 40 F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole fighters and Merlin helicopters for airborne early warning and anti-submarine warfare, although in surge conditions the class is capable of supporting 70+ F-35B. The design emphasizes flexibility, with accommodation for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them with attack helicopters and troop transports up to and larger than Chinook size.

The ship was initially planned to be either sold or mothballed due to budget cuts, but the government later decided to bring it into service. Prince of Wales was formally named in September 2017. Her first seagoing commanding officer was Captain Stephen Moorhouse. As of July 2019, her ship captain is Captain Darren Houston.

The completed Prince of Wales began sea trials in September 2019 and first arrived at her new home base of HMNB Portsmouth in November 2019. The ship was formally commissioned into the Royal Navy at a ceremony in Portsmouth on December 10th, 2019. The ship's commissioning date marked the 78th anniversary of the sinking of her predecessor which was lost in action along with HMS Repulse in 1941. She is the eighth Royal Navy ship to have the name HMS Prince of Wales. Construction of the ship began in 2011 at Rosyth Dockyard and ended with launch on December 21st, 2017. She was handed over to the Royal Navy in 2019, and will be fully ready for front-line duties around the globe from 2023.

Pictured here is a 1:1250 scale replica of British Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales (R09). Now in stock!

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Length: 8-1/4-inches

Release Date: April 2022

Historical Account: "Heir Apparent" - The Queen Elizabeth-class carrier will be the eighth HMS Prince of Wales, named after the title traditionally granted to the heir apparent of the British monarch. The name was announced at the same time the sister ship Queen Elizabeth's name was announced.

The early decommissioning of HMS Ark Royal under the terms of the SDSR in 2010 and the subsequent loss of the name Ark Royal led to a campaign for one of the new aircraft carriers to receive it. In May 2011, reports surfaced that The Prince of Wales had been approached by a senior Royal Navy officer on the subject of changing the name of Prince of Wales to Ark Royal, a matter that the Prince of Wales was reportedly "pretty relaxed" about.

Nevertheless, Prince of Wales was formally named on September 8th, 2017, at Rosyth dockyard by the Duchess of Rothesay.