HMS Prince of Wales (53)
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HMS Prince of Wales (53) 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 in 1941.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Prince of Wales (53) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King George V-class battleship
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ |
| armament | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMainBattery | 10 × 14-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondaryBattery | 5.25-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Japanese high-level bombers
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Japanese torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| beam | about 31.5 m ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedPerson | Prime Minister Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Captain John C. Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1941-01-19 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1,500 officers and men ⓘ |
| damaged | Battle of the Denmark Strait, May 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1941-12-10 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 42,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 36,700 long tons ⓘ |
| event | carried Churchill to the Atlantic Charter conference ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by Japanese air attack ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Force Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among first capital ships sunk at sea solely by air power while maneuvering ⓘ |
| homePort | Portsmouth (initially) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 53 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1937-01-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1939-05-03 ⓘ |
| length | about 227 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of the Denmark Strait
NERFINISHED
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Force Z sortie from Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ action against German battleship Bismarck ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | hunt for Bismarck ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 53 ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off Kuantan, South China Sea ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| shipClass | King George V class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | battleship ⓘ |
| shipyard | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationedAt | Singapore (as part of Force Z) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkTogetherWith | HMS Repulse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Atlantic Charter meeting, August 1941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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