When it's swinging a propeller (airplane or boat), horsepower is meaningless because then it's torque that hauls the mail.
horsepower is meaningless
Not exactly.
If you know one, you can determine the other.
HP has a time element.
Torque does not.
HP = Torque x RPM ÷ 5252
‘Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world. ‘ Archimedes
Old Arc would be putting out massive torque/not much HP.