HMS Prince of Wales makes 'calm seas rage' during power tests

The crew of HMS Prince of Wales has been putting the Royal Navy's biggest warship through its paces during its latest "power tests" at sea.

A video posted online shows the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier's engines and propellors leaving a huge wake, creating crashing waves on the surface of the surrounding calm sea.

The ship's official account on X, the new name for social platform Twitter, said: "65 kilo tonnes of heavy metal makes calm seas rage...Power tests complete...More tomorrow..."

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Heavy metal music accompanied the 36-second clip, featuring HMS Prince of Wales banking steeply left and right as the huge vessel cut through the surface of the water.

One Twitter user commented: "The @RoyalNavy's aircraft carrier @HMSPWLS giving her repaired propeller shafts & couplings a thorough workout," referring to the carrier recently moving out of dry dock, after nine months of repairs.