HMS Prince of Wales

HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that was built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead. Despite being sunk less than a year after she was commissioned, Prince of Wales had an extensive battle history, first seeing action in August 1940 while still being outfitted in her drydock, when she was attacked and damaged by German aircraft. In her brief career, she was involved in several key actions of the Second World War, including the May 1941 Battle of the Denmark Strait, where she scored three hits on the German battleship Bismarck, forcing Bismarck to abandon her raiding mission and head to port for repairs. Prince of Wales later escorted one of the Malta convoys in the Mediterranean, during which she was attacked by Italian aircraft. In her final action, she attempted to intercept Japanese troop convoys off the coast of Malaya as part of Force Z when she was sunk by Japanese aircraft on 10 December 1941, two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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1941 Wikimedia, Wikidata
53
speed 27.5 knot, speed 28.5 knot, length 213.5227 metre, length 227.12 metre, draft 10.9 metre, beam 31.45 metre,
shipwreck, battleship, King George V-class battleship,

Location: 3.56, 104.4783, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941-01-19T00:00:00Z

1941 HMS Prince of Wales

1941-03-31T00:00:00Z

ship completed

1939-05-03T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1941-01-19T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1941-12-10T00:00:00Z

1941 Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse

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Frameless

A Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft being hoisted from the catapult deck of HMS PRINCE OF WALES

HMS PRINCE OF WALES at anchor in Hvalfjord, Iceland

HMS Prince of Wales (53) in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, in August 1941 (NH 67194-A)

The Royal Navy during the Second World War H12911

HMS Prince of wales argentia

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A5737

Winston Churchill during the Second World War H12856

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A4845

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A3898

Winston Churchill during the Second World War H12776

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1941	Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse	United Kingdom, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Drachinifel page^@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page^@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page^@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1941	HMS Prince of Wales	King George V-class battleship, battleship, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		A Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft being hoisted from the catapult deck of HMS PRINCE OF WALES		Commons
commons	image		HMS PRINCE OF WALES at anchor in Hvalfjord, Iceland		Commons
commons	image		HMS Prince of Wales (53) in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, in August 1941 (NH 67194-A)		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War H12911		Commons
commons	image		HMS Prince of wales argentia		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A5737		Commons
commons	image		Winston Churchill during the Second World War H12856		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A4845		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy during the Second World War A3898		Commons
commons	image		Winston Churchill during the Second World War H12776		Commons

HMS Prince of Wales

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