A team from HMS Prince of Wales have been training at HMS Raleigh as they prepare to take the mighty aircraft carrier to sea for the first time later this year.

The group of 28 spent two days using HMS Raleigh’s RAS trainer; a multi-million pound mock-up of a warship and a Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel which is designed to teach sailors and RFA personnel how to transfer stores and fuel safely from ship-to-ship while underway at sea.

HMS Prince of Wales is the second of the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers and is coming towards the end of her build phase in Rosyth. This new class of carriers are the biggest ships ever built for the Royal Navy.

The two-days training for the Prince of Wales team also provided a good opportunity for the RFA students undergoing training at HMS Raleigh who manned the RFA side of the training facility.

All pics are crown copyright, credit Dave Sherfield.