HMS Prince of Wales
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HMS Prince of Wales was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that saw significant action in World War II, including engagements against the German battleship Bismarck and service in the Pacific before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Prince of Wales canonical | 15 |
| British battleship HMS Prince of Wales | 2 |
| battleship HMS Prince of Wales | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King George V-class battleship
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 14-inch (356 mm) main guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ secondary 5.25-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Force Z ⓘ |
| battle |
Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
|
| builder | Cammell Laird ⓘ |
| carriedPerson |
Winston Churchill
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
|
| causeOfLoss |
aerial torpedoes
ⓘ
bomb damage ⓘ |
| commissioned | 31 March 1941 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 1,500 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 10 December 1941 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 35,000 long tons standard ⓘ |
| engagedShip |
German battleship Bismarck
ⓘ
German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen ⓘ |
| event |
Atlantic Charter agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Charter conference
|
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Force Z ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected military maritime grave ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1 January 1937 ⓘ |
| launched | 3 May 1939 ⓘ |
| length | about 227 metres ⓘ |
| locationDuringEvent | off Newfoundland ⓘ |
| lostWith | HMS Repulse ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| metWith | USS Augusta ⓘ |
| namesake | Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the first capital ships sunk solely by air power while at sea and under way ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of the Denmark Strait ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 53 ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Birkenhead ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off Kuantan, Malaya ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass | King George V class ⓘ |
| status | war grave ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft
land-based torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| yearOfShipwreck | 1941 ⓘ |
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British battleship HMS Prince of Wales
this entity surface form:
battleship HMS Prince of Wales
this entity surface form:
British battleship HMS Prince of Wales