HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse: The End of an Era

December 10th 1941: The ships of Force Z, led by the sole survivor of the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the King George V class Battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the Battlecruiser HMS Repulse set out to hault the Japanese Invasion of Malaysia. Off the cost of the Kuantan, Pahong Malaysia, the task force was attacked by elements of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Corps 22nd Air Flotilia. By the time the guns fell silent both Prince of Wales and Repulse had plunged into the abyss, with the loss of 327 of Prince of Wales 1,521 crew, and 513 of Repulse's 1,181 crew.

The conclusion to my Bismarck Trilogy

Music: Sleeping Sun
Artist: Nightwish
Subject: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse

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• HMS
• Prince
• of
• Wales
• Repulse
• World
• War
• II
• Bismarck
• Hood
• Pearl
• Harbor
• Malaysia
• Japan
• Nazi
• Germany
• Imperial
• Japanese
• Navy

[Mammoth10000]

Hi... What song did you use ? Very nice music.

[snakes3425]

@Mammoth10000

Sleeping sun, by Nightwish

[wank0r]

One of the few actual British/Japanese engagements

[760fb]

guys wich is the title of the song ?

[Marsh260418]

Thank you for this. My Dad, Petty Officer Writer John Marsh was on the Prince of Wales when it went down, 70 years ago this week. He survived as his battle station was three decks down keeping the ship's ledgers, an officer told him to get up on deck with them just as the ship was going down. He managed to jump UP onto the deck of a cruiser in the convoy as the battleship was so low in the water. He was a wonderful man with stories of Churchill and the Bismark. He died in December 1998, aged 80.

[DAGGERVSMIRAGE]

el orgullo de la armada británica se me pone la piel de gallina pensando en la muerte de estos hombres

[jef934]

@judge105 

[cosmicsilverstar]

My Uncle Fred is in photograph top left. (point 2.10 on film)He survived the sinking spending six months living in the jungle with a small group., eventually reaching Singapore. Extraordinary to see this film, especially when I know what happened to him. And an absolute bonus to see him looking out at me.

[TheAmirShafiq]

I'm from Malaysia..

Long of history in Malaysia that must you know..

what repulse and prince of wales do..~

[judge105]

@JBC814 I couldn't agree more.

[KlingKlangworkshop]

@JBC814 I think Bacque is doing what he's reasonable at, Fiction.

[JBC814]

@KlingKlangworkshop : I beg to differ with you. Read "Crimes and Mercies" or "Other Losses" by James Bacque.