In December 1941, the British Royal Navy warships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft off the coast of Kuantan, dealing a severe blow to British naval strength in the ...

Summary and Key Points: The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse by Imperial Japan on December 10, 1941, marked a pivotal moment in the Second World War and signaled the end of ...

The area is the site of the wrecks of two British warships, the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and cruiser HMS Repulse, sunk in an attack by Japanese warplanes on December 10, 1941, just two days ...

Ammunition believed to be from the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, which were sunk by Japanese forces more than 80 years ago, was then found on board. The UK Ministry of Defence had earlier ...

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk in Asia in 1941 The Ministry of Defence has condemned the "desecration" of maritime military graves after reports scavengers had targeted two World ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths (Ret’d), aged 101, was the last survivor in Australia of HMS Repulse, which was torpedoed and sunk in a ...

On December 10, 1941, the British Royal Navy suffered a devastating blow when HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft off the coast of Kuantan, Malaya. This marked the ...