Dates: 1939 - 1941
HMS Prince of Wales (pennant number 53) was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England. The Prince of Wales had a brief but active career, helping to stop the Bismarck and carrying Churchill to the Newfoundland Conference; however her loss to Japanese land-based bombers in the Far East in 1941 is one of the events that led to the end of the battleship being considered the predominant class in naval warfare.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Prince of Wales
" I am trying to discover any information about the survivors of the HMS Prince of Wales,torpedoed and sank by the Japanese during WW2. I have/had an uncle who survived the sinking,I know this to be a fact as I met him when I was a youngster. I tried the HMS Prince of Wales’s web site,survivors list ..."
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" New carriers....HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales due to enter service 2012 and 2015. To be between 55,000t and 65,000t...crew 1200 including 600 aircrew. Where are they going to find the personnel to man them??....get rid of all the destroyers and frigates!! [CVF_20.jpg]"
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" We are not wholly dependent on foreigners for our defence needs. The Ministry Of Defence will next week finally give the go-ahead for the construction of two aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. The £3.8 billion programme means the giant vessels.HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales,should ..."
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" As it now seems permisable to cope & paste this is what made me think the French were just paying for research & developmen. Have a read & make your own mind up. Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) Project Information The UK is procuring two new Aircraft Carriers for the Royal Navy - HMS QUEEN ..."
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" MPs have voiced concerns that delays in the construction of a £4bn project to build 2 new aircraft carriers (CVF) at sites including Swan Hunter on Tyneside, Govan in Glasgow, Rosyth in Fife, and Portsmouth could lead to job losses. Defence Secretary Des Browne confirmed last month that HMS Queen ..."
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