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	Sinking of Repulse and Prince of Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		THE SINKING OF HMS REPULSE AND PRINCE OF WALES
		Repulse was steaming astern of Prince of Wales at 30 knots and both were zigzagging.
		Prince of Wales and Repulse were to carry on at high speed and expected to meet a large convoy escorted by Kongo (battleship with eight 14 in guns), three cruisers (each armed with ten 8 in guns), one cruiser (armed with six 8 in guns), and two destroyers (each carrying seven 5.5 in guns).
	www.rnzncomms.net.nz /jackharker/chapt13/Sinkingofrepulse.html (8143 words)

	The deployment of Force Z
		The arrival of Prince of Wales and Repulse on December 2 posed a severe threat to the invasion of Malaya.
		Repulse was their target this time and she turned hard to starboard to comb the torpedoes as the "Nells" bore in.
		Prince of Wales was all but finished, so the remaining 20 "Bettys" turned their attention toward Repulse.
	www.netherlandsnavy.nl /Special_forcez.htm (7321 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - HMS Prince of Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Prince of Wales was hit seven times—four shells failed to explode—before retiring at 0613, but not before scoring three hits on Bismarck.
		Prince of Wales was hit by seven or eight torpedoes and bombs before sinking at 1318 with the loss of 325 crew, including Admiral Phillips and Captain John Leach; the survivors were rescued by Express.
		The sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse was the worst British naval defeat of World War II and the first unqualified demonstration of the vulnerability of capital ships to coordinated air attack on the high seas.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_072200_hmsprinceofw.htm (393 words)

	Sinker Sinking Spring Ohio Sinking Spring Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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	www.masterliness.com /a/Sink.htm (841 words)

	=/\= U.S.S. Prince Of Wales, NCC-1741A - HMS Prince Of Wales History =/\=
		HMS Prince of Wales, a 35,000-ton King George V class battleship built Birkenhead, England, was completed in March 1941.
		Prince of Wales, Repulse and four destroyers were sent to attack the invasion force.
		Prince of Wales capsized and followed her to the bottom less than an hour later.
	www.mts.net /~iceman7/history.html (312 words)

	Battleship - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Famous ships like Bismarck, Prince of Wales and Yamato were all launched in the next few years.
		Six months later, it was those carriers that were to turn the tide of the Pacific War at the battle of Midway, but not before the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and its battlecruiser escort HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers whilst in defence of Singapore.
		Prince of Wales became the first battleship to be sunk by aircraft whilst able to defend itself in open water.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Battleship (2690 words)

	Bismark sinking of the HMS Hood
		Prince of Wales, her Type 284 malfunctioning (attempts were made to use it, but it was believed to be defective), was forced to shoot optically (this too is a source of debate...more on this in future revisions).
		Prince of Wales had been very fortunate indeed--most of the shells that struck her had for a variety of reasons, either failed to explode or only partially detonated.
		Some experts attribute Prince of Wales' success to the use of Type 281 radar (which she had switched to after Hood's demise), although Captain Leach himself later reported this was also found to be malfunctioning at that time (again, there are doubts about this claim).
	www.modelshipsmuseum.ca /ships/collection/static_hood_bismark.cfm (11005 words)

	HMS Prince of Wales (1939)
		Shortly after her commissioning, Prince of Wales joined HMS Hood in stalking and attacking the German battleship Bismarck and the accompanying cruiser Prinz Eugen.
		Following the sinking of the Hood and the disabling of much of her weaponry, Prince of Wales fled the scene under a smokescreen, but not before scoring several hits on Bismarck.
		In December 1941, Prince of Wales arrived in Singapore, along with HMS Repulse, to serve as a deterrent to Japanese aggression.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/h/hm/hms_prince_of_wales__1939_.html (268 words)

	Repulse
		HMS Prince of Wales increased speed to 25 knots, as her small arms opened up once more; the noise was deafening, reaching a crescendo as the planes flew within feet of the guard-rails.
		Repulse was unable to maneuver her way clear of this triple attack.
		After numerous torpedo hits, Prince of Wales was in a dire situation; it was estimated she had taken on board an unbelievable 18,000 tonnes of water.
	www.burmastar.org.uk /repulse.htm (2158 words)

	Royal Navy WARSHIP GUIDE - HMS Prince of Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Prince of Wales was actually commissioned before it was completed because of bombing raids in Liverpool, which forced it to be completed in Rosyth.
		Prince of Wales 's fate was not in European theatres though, but in the Pacific Ocean.On station in Singapore, she was ordered into the South China Sea.
		The sinking of two heavily armed battleships by a few bombers and their deadly cargo was one of the most remarkable events in naval history.
	www.pdwilson.co.uk /warships/princeofwales.htm (342 words)

	The Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse: Personal Accounts, by Alan Matthews
		On November 16 the Prince docked at Cape Town, by this time it was known that the carrier Indomitable had run aground in the West Indies and sustained damage making it imperative for her to steam to America for repairs.
		Prince of Wales was steaming at 25 knots when 9 Bettys appeared low on her port bow, in a moment they released their torpedoes.
		Repulse was eventually hit by five torpedoes which literally tore her apart.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/personal/pow_repulse.htm (7404 words)

	The Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
		By the time Prince of Wales reached Cape Town it was known the carrier Indomitable had run aground in the West Indies and sustained damage making it imperative for her to steam to America for repairs.
		Prince of Wales was steaming at 25 knots when 9 Betty's appeared low on her port bow in a moment they'd released there torpedoes.
		Within seconds the 'Prince' took on a list of 11 degrees her speed fell to 15 knots, with both her steering gear and main electrical systems fatally damaged, she could no-longer manoeuvre with any degree of control; though more alarmingly, most of the power supplies to her dual-purpose 5.25 guns were inoperative.
	www.forcez-survivors.org.uk /sinking2.html (8930 words)

	The sinking of HMS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
		Moving on to the deployment of Repulse and Prince of Wales; in the first instance, its important to understand the official explanations as to why, we are to believe the ships were sent to the colony, before discussing the manner in which they were lost.
		Prince of Wales and Repulse to form the basis of his alleged deterrent squadron in the Indian Ocean.
	www.forcez-survivors.org.uk /sinking1.html (3494 words)

	Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse was a World War II naval engagement.
		It took place east of Singapore where HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were attacked by Japanese torpedo bomber s.
		Repulse was hit by five torpedo es and sank at 12:23.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Sinking-of-Prince-of-Wales-and-Repulse.htm (360 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 1 Nov 2000 (pt 3)
		On 10 December 1941, one of the Royal Navy's newest battleships, HMS Prince of Wales, and the battlecruiser HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers off the coast of Malaya.
		A request from HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse Survivors Associations to have both vessels designated under the provisions of the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 is under consideration.
		Repulse and Prince of Wales sank with the loss of 513 and 327 lives respectively.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo001101/halltext/01101h03.htm (3894 words)

	The loss of H (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This torpedo-bombing effort succeeded in crippling the "Prince of Wales" as one or two torpedoes hit the port quarter under the armored belt and caused a thirteen-degree list and much internal damage.
		On board the "Prince of Wales" matters were not too bright, Lighting, Power, and Hydraulics had failed, and this temporarily immobilized both main and secondary armaments.
		Quietly, gently, almost nobly, the "Prince of Wales" which only 100 minutes before had been one of the most powerful Battleships in the world, rolled over to port allowing her crew to walk down her side.
	www.homestead.com /WESHALLREMEMBER1/files/The_loss_of_POW_REP.htm (989 words)

	hms prince of wales \| the web revealed.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		HMS Repulse is shown leaving Singapore with HMS Prince of Wales before being attacked and...
		The Royal Navy battleship HMS Repulse is pictured as part of Force Z in company with HMS Prince of Wales and the destroyer Vampire in naval art print by Ivan Berryman.
		Singapore on the 2nd of December, she sailed with HMS Prince of Wales and four destroyers to attack Japanese...
	www.revealed.co.uk /find/hms-prince-of-wales.htm (485 words)

	PRINCE OF WALES BELL, Bell from the celebrated Second World War battleship HMS Prince of Wales on show
		The bell from the celebrated Second World War battleship HMS Prince of Wales – built at Cammell Laird’s Birkenhead shipyard and sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941 – is going on display at Merseyside Maritime Museum.
		British divers recovered the bell of Prince of Wales in 2002 after fears that it would be stolen from the war grave by unauthorised divers.
		Three weeks before her sinking, she was ‘adopted’ by the city of Liverpool, whose citizens raised her full building cost of £10 million.
	www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk /about/news/newsarticle.asp?id=344 (394 words)

	HMS Prince of Wales (1939) - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V -class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at Birkenhead, England.
		Its sinking by aerial attack in 1941 signalled the eclipse of the ship class as the predominate one in naval warfare.
		In December 1941, Prince of Wales arrived in Singapore, along with the battlecruiser HMS Repulse, to serve as a deterrent to Japanese aggression.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(1939) (342 words)

	Aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In addition, the December 1941 Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse, who were unescorted by a carrier, drove home the need for the ship class for fleet defense from aerial attack.
		These two ships are expected to be named HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
		Nimitz Class by Patrick Robinson centers around the sinking of the fictional Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Thomas Jefferson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aircraft_carrier (3898 words)

	Prince Ship Wales from Quodra
		Repulse was steaming astern of Prince of Wales at 3½ cables and both were zigzagging...
		During the battle Prince of Wales may have struck battleship Bismarck at least twice (though it is...
		A speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the Corporation of London Planning and Communication Committee's Annual...
	www.quodra.com /Prince-Ship-Wales.html (317 words)

	British Navy Ships--HMS Prince of Wales (1941-1941)
		HMS Prince of Wales is in the foreground.
		USS McDougal (DD-358) alongside HMS Prince of Wales, to transfer President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the British battleship for a meeting with Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
		Prince of Wales is near the top of the image, generating a considerable amount of smoke.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-fornv/uk/uksh-p/pow12.htm (929 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Battleship: The Loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On December 10, 1941, the British battleships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk off the coast of Malaya by Japanese torpedo aircraft.
		On the other hand, the much better-built HMS Prince of Wales was crippled early in the fight by a lucky torpedo hit that caused massive flooding and knocked out most of her electrical systems.
		After the sinkings, the remaining chapters cover the rescue of the crews and an analysis of the battle and its aftermath.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0141391197 (1115 words)

	Remembering 1942 - The sinking of HMAS Vampire, 9 April 1942 [Australian War Memorial]
		Almost exactly four months earlier, on 10 December 1941, the Australian destroyer had been with Force Z when that squadron was met and overwhelmed by Japanese aircraft off the east coast of Malaya.
		The core of Force Z was the new battleship Prince of Wales and the First World War-vintage battle cruiser Repulse, neither of which survived their first encounter with the enemy.
		The key element in the tragic outcome of 10 December was the lack of air cover for the allied ships.
	www.awm.gov.au /atwar/remembering1942/vampire/talk.htm (1516 words)

	Navy News - News Desk - News - Prince of Wales Bell Saved by Divers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Royal Navy Clearance Divers have recovered the bell from the battleship Prince of Wales, sunk together with the battlecruiser HMS Repulse off the east coast of Malaysia by Japanese torpedo bombers in 1941.
		The sinking of the two ships, in which 764 of the ships' companies were lost, was described by Sir Winston Churchill as the worst defeat in British naval history.
		Their destruction was followed by the fall of Singapore and marked the beginning of the end of the British Empire.
	www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2002/0208/0002080601.asp (282 words)

	HMS Prince of Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		HMS Prince of Wales, was built by Cammell Laird and launched on the 3rd May 1939.
		HMS Prince of Wales is shown firing on the Bismarck and in the background a huge fl cloud is all that is left of HMS Hood.
		Wearing her unusual fl and white disruptive colour scheme, HMS Repulse is pictured as part of Force Z in company with HMS Prince of Wales and the destroyer Vampire.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /prince.htm (1638 words)

	Prince of Wales
		Here's the eyewitness story of how the Prince of Wales and the Repulse ended their careers in the South China Sea, fifty miles from the Malaya coast and a hundred and fifty miles north of Singapore.
		The sinking of the Repulse and the Prince of Wales was carried out by a combination of high-level bombing and torpedo attacks with consummate skill and the greatest daring.
		The Prince of Wales is half a mile away.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWprinceofwales.htm (657 words)

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