The Story On December 10, 1941, the Allies were still reeling from the staggering Pearl Harbor attacks. The Repulse and Prince of Wales were deployed to the Far East as part of Force Z, a naval ...

The loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse paved the way for Japanese forces to make a successful run on Malaya and Singapore. Most people remember December 7 as “Pearl Harbor Day.” ...

Location: 50 miles off the coast of Malaya. Players: Force Z (HMS 'Prince of Wales' and HMS 'Repulse' under Admiral Tom Phillips); 88 Japanese aircraft from the First Air Force. HMS Prince of ...

The Repulse’s planes, instead of being out on reconnaissance, were in hangar. At 11:15 Admiral Phillips wirelessed the R.A.F. for help. At 11:40 the Prince of Wales was attacked by a swarm of ...

Malaysian media reported that illegal salvage operators were believed to have targeted the HMS Repulse and the HMS Prince of Wales, which were sunk in 1941 by Japanese torpedoes. The strike ...

KUANTAN, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today graced the unveiling of a Memorial to two British warships HMS Repulse and HMS ...

The battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Repulse were sunk by the Japanese three days after Pearl Harbor, and more than 840 men were lost. “In all the war, I never received a ...

She could sail at speeds in excess of 28 knots and was heavily armed. 10 BL 14-inch Mk VII guns were mounted onto the Prince of Wales, in addition to 16 QF 5.25inch Mk 1 guns.