As Japan advanced through Southeast Asia, the British sent Force Z—the battleship Prince of Wales, battlecruiser Repulse, and accompanying destroyers—into contested waters to deter invasion, where ...

Embark on a compelling journey through history as we delve into the dramatic events surrounding the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse. Discover the strategies, challenges, and heroic ...

World War II-era shipwrecks containing the remains of hundreds of British sailors and civilians are now being plundered by pirates scrounging for scrap metal in Southeast Asia, prompting calls for a ...

The wreck of HMS Repulse, sunk in 1941 off Malaysia and classified as a war grave, has been "rigged up with home-made bombs and fuses waiting for detonation", according to a diver who visited the site ...

The sinking of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales. (Ullstein Bild/Getty Images) An illegal Chinese salvage operation seized by Malaysian authorities Sunday is suspected to have looted two iconic World ...

My father-in-law, Ted Smith ,was a survivor from HMS Repulse which was sunk in December 1941. He was injured and subsequently picked up and taken to the General Hospital in Singapore until early in ...

Location: 50 miles off the coast of Malaya. Players: Force Z (HMS 'Prince of Wales' and HMS 'Repulse' under Admiral Tom Phillips); 88 Japanese aircraft from the First Air Force. HMS Prince of Wales ...

I am in possession of a letter received by my grandmother who passed away a few years ago. It is from her brother who was serving aboard the HMS Repulse as an Able seaman, it is the last ...