A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows British Navy aircraft carrier ‘HMS Prince Of Wales’ leaving Rosyth Dock Yard for sea trials, in Rosyth, Dunfermline, Britain.
Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has sailed from Rosyth Dockyard for the first time.
Eight years after her first steel was cut, the 65,000-tonne warship will head under the iconic Forth Bridges in the coming week to begin her initial sea trials.
Upon her entry to Portsmouth, she will be officially commissioned into the Royal Navy by her Lady Sponsor, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, and sit alongside her sister ship for the first time.
The Prince of Wales is only the second ship in the world after HMS Queen Elizabeth to be built from the hull upwards, specifically to operate the fifth generation F35B Lightning II Joint Strike fighter jet.
The ship has emerged from build two years after her sister ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is currently transiting the Atlantic, including visiting Canada. The deployment, known as WESTLANT19 is an Operational Trial to be conducted with UK F-35Bs off the East Coast of the US.
Photo: EPA-EFE/Kenny Smith Photography/BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
