As Japan advanced through Southeast Asia, the British sent Force Z - battleship Prince of Wales, battlecruiser Repulse, and accompanying destroyers - into contested waters to deter invasion. Instead, ...
Eighty-four years ago today, Malaysian waters off Kuantan witnessed a pivotal moment in military history when Japanese ...
Sailors from the Royal Navy flagship paid tribute to their Second World War counterparts who made the ultimate sacrifice. HMS Prince of Wales personnel were honouring the battleship of the same name ...
The older Prince of Wales was sunk by Japanese aircraft in December 1941. In the modern age, it faces a new enemy: looters intent on plundering its valuable low-background steel. That event marked the ...