Captain John Catterall Leach, was a British naval officer. He was the only captain of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales during its short period in service.
Captain John Leach on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales in 1941
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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
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.
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.