HMS Prince of Wales
Sunk
| Type | Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | King George V |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 2 × quadruple, 1 × twin 14 in (356 mm) guns |
Brand new, she fought Bismarck with guns that kept jamming, and carried Churchill to meet Roosevelt in 1941. Sent to Singapore as the flagship of Force Z and sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers off Kuantan on 10 December 1941, with Admiral Tom Phillips.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 2 × quadruple, 1 × twin 14 in (356 mm) guns
- 8 × twin 5.25 in (133 mm) DP guns
- 4 × octuple 2 pdr (40 mm (1.6 in)) AA guns
- 3 × 20-barrel AA rockets (later replaced with 1 × octuple and 1 × quadruple 2 pdrs)
- 1 × 40 mm Bofors
Armour
- Belt: 5.4–14.7 in (140–370 mm)
- Deck: 5–6 in (127–152 mm)
- Main gun turrets: 12.75 in (324 mm)
- Barbettes: 12.75 in (324 mm)
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 January 1937 |
| Launched | 3 May 1939 |
| Commissioned | 19 January 1941 |
| Displacement | 43,786 long tons (44,489 t) (deep) |
| Length | 745 ft 1 in (227.1 m) (overall) |
| Speed | 28.3 knots (52.4 km/h; 32.6 mph) |
| Complement | 1,521 (1941) 1,612 (December 1941) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
3 May 1939
Battle of the Denmark Strait
Damaged
24 May 1941
Hit seven times; hit Bismarck three times
24 May 1941
Exchanged fire with Bismarck briefly
10 December 1941
Phillips's flagship