HMS Prince of Wales (53)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Prince of Wales
- Type
- Battleship
- Class
- King George V-class battleship 1939
- Pennant Number
- 53
- Launched
- 1939
- Built at
- Cammell Laird
- Commissioned
- 1941
- Armament
- 10 × 14-inch guns
- Propulsion
- Steam turbines
- Role
- Battleship
- Notable for
- Sunk in 1941 off Malaya
- Fate
- Sunk in 1941
- Status
- Lost
HMS Prince of Wales was one of the most famous British battleships of the Second World War and was sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.