After a mammoth voyage travelling as far as Australia and Japan, HMS Prince of Wales and its carrier strike group have safely returned home to the UK.

Their arrival home after seven months completes the Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG 25) deployment , which was codenamed Operation Highmast. Across the 223 days since HMS Prince of Wales’ departure from Portsmouth on Apr. 22, 2025, the CSG has worked with over 30 different nations and sailed over 40,000 nautical miles. Contents After a mammoth voyage travelling as far as Australia and Japan, HMS Prince of Wales and its carrier strike group have safely returned home to the UK. Operation Highmast

Sailing into HMNB Portsmouth on Sunday Nov. 30, 2025, the homecoming event was watched from ashore by thousands of family members, friends,

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