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HMS Repulse (1916)
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HMS Repulse was one of two Renown-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Originally laid down as an improved version of the Revenge-class battleship, her constructio
Repulse with other capital ships of the Atlantic Fleet on manoeuvres in the 1920s
Repulse with other capital ships of the Atlantic Fleet on manoeuvres in the 1920s
Repulse, circa 1916–1917, after post-trials alterations
Repulse, circa 1916–1917, after post-trials alterations
Repulse in the Firth of Forth serving as the flagship of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, 1918
Repulse in the Firth of Forth serving as the flagship of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, 1918
Repulse entering Vancouver Harbour during her world tour with Hood and other ships of the Special Service Squadron, 1924
Repulse entering Vancouver Harbour during her world tour with Hood and other ships of the Special Service Squadron, 1924
HMS Prince of Wales (53)
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HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that was built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead. Despite being sunk less than a year after she was commissioned, P
HMS Repulse (1916)
…November to Force Z, which was supposed to deter Japanese aggression against British possessions in the Far East. Repulse and her consort, the battleship Prince of Wales, were sunk by Japanese aircraft on 10 December 1941 when they attempted to intercept landings in British Malaya. In December 2023, a memorial was erected…
Prince of Wales arrives at Singapore, 4 December 1941, six days before being sunk
Prince of Wales arrives at Singapore, 4 December 1941, six days before being sunk
Bridge view of Prince of Wales's forecastle while the ship is underway.
Bridge view of Prince of Wales's forecastle while the ship is underway.
A part of Prince of Wales's anti-aircraft armament: two of the eight-barreled two-pounder pom-poms and two of the twin 5.25 inch gun turrets.
A part of Prince of Wales's anti-aircraft armament: two of the eight-barreled two-pounder pom-poms and two of the twin 5.25 inch gun turrets.
Prince of Wales shortly after she was commissioned, lowering a Supermarine Walrus flying boat over her side.
Prince of Wales shortly after she was commissioned, lowering a Supermarine Walrus flying boat over her side.