On December 10, 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse found themselves under a devastating Japanese air attack off the coast of Malaya. Waves of bombers and torpedo aircraft descended on Task ...

The sinking of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales. (Ullstein Bild/Getty Images) An illegal Chinese salvage operation seized by Malaysian authorities Sunday is suspected to have looted two iconic World ...

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My father-in-law, Ted Smith ,was a survivor from HMS Repulse which was sunk in December 1941. He was injured and subsequently picked up and taken to the General Hospital in Singapore until early in ...

The wrecks of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are protected Royal Navy war graves — yet evidence shows they have been illegally stripped for scrap. This investigation follows Chinese salvage ...

Malaysia's maritime agency said Monday it found a cannon shell believed to be from World War II on a Chinese-registered vessel and was investigating if the barge carrier was involved in the looting of ...

I am in possession of a letter received by my grandmother who passed away a few years ago. It is from her brother who was serving aboard the HMS Repulse as an Able seaman, it is the last ...

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Location: 50 miles off the coast of Malaya. Players: Force Z (HMS 'Prince of Wales' and HMS 'Repulse' under Admiral Tom Phillips); 88 Japanese aircraft from the First Air Force. HMS Prince of Wales ...

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