RN · BB

Prince of Wales

Sunk

King George V battleship, pennant 53. Admiral Sir Tom Phillips flew his flag in her. Captain John Leach had her. On 10 December 1941 shore-based Japanese naval aircraft sank her off Kuantan, in the South China Sea, with Repulse. Four, possibly five, torpedoes and one bomb. Not credited to one plane. Phillips and Leach were lost with her. Phillips was not her captain.

Type	Battleship (BB)
Hull	53
Fate	Sunk. 10 December 1941 off Kuantan. Capsized to port at 1320, at 3-36 N, 104-28 E. Shore-based Japanese naval aircraft. Four, possibly five, torpedoes and one bomb. Not credited to one plane.
Command	Leach, John Catterall Captain from 15 February 1941; In command when she was lost, 10 December 1941

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

HMS Prince of Wales coming in to moor at Singapore, 4 December 1941. Admiralty photograph A6784. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

Leach, John CatterallCaptain from 15 February 1941In command when she was lost, 10 December 1941

Loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse

1941-12-10 · sunk at 1320

Sunk

RepulseBC · 34 · RN

Photos and info Loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse

Sunk

VampireDD · D68 · RAN

Photos and info Loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse

Shot and shell

Taken · damagedfrom Japanese shore-based naval aircraft
At 1144 nine torpedo bombers attacked from the port side. Two torpedoes hit together abreast P.3 and P.4. She listed 13 degrees to port. Both port shafts were out and the steering failed. The later count is four, possibly five, torpedoes and one bomb. Not credited to one plane.

Taken · sunkfrom Japanese shore-based naval aircraft
At 1246 nine high-level bombers attacked. One bomb hit near S 3 turret. Express came alongside at 1305. Prince of Wales capsized to port and sank at 1320, at 3-36 N, 104-28 E. Not credited to one plane.