Naval News and Photos with David Arkwright: On this day in 1941, battleship HMS PRINCE OF WALES & battlecruiser HMS REPULSE were sunk by Japanese bombers off Malaya. The first British capital ships lost to air attack and the last RN battleship & battlecruiser lost in action, with 840 souls lost.

Friday, December 10, 2021

On this day in 1941, battleship HMS PRINCE OF WALES & battlecruiser HMS REPULSE were sunk by Japanese bombers off Malaya. The first British capital ships lost to air attack and the last RN battleship & battlecruiser lost in action, with 840 souls lost.

HMS Prince of Wales

HMS Repulse

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)