File:Prince of Wales sinking.jpg

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East Coast of Malaya. 1941-12-10. The new RN battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese air attack on 1941-12-10. 800 lives were lost. HMS Prince of Wales is seen listing heavily after the attack. Members of the crew scramble over the side into life boats.

Date

10 December 1941

Source

AWM Collections Database

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:31, 19 November 2013	428 × 653 (142 KB)	Wolcott	higher res
	22:04, 29 June 2011	300 × 448 (83 KB)	Vearthy	did all the purging and stuff so I'm sending nit again just to be sure
	21:59, 29 June 2011	300 × 448 (83 KB)	Vearthy	removed watermarks
	16:17, 21 March 2009	300 × 448 (48 KB)	Wolcott	{{Information \|Description=East Coast of Malaya. 1941-12-10. The new RN battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese air attack on 1941-12-10. 800 lives were lost. HMS Prince of Wales is seen listing heavily afte