Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths of the Royal Australian Navy, who has died aged 101, is probably the last survivor of the sinking of the battle cruiser Repulse in the Battle of the South China Sea on ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Japan advanced through Southeast Asia, the British sent Force Z - battleship Prince of Wales, battlecruiser Repulse, and ...

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 ...

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Here’s What You Need to Remember: Military technological revolutions rarely happen all at one time; they generally result from the evolution of several unrelated trends that “suddenly” result in new ...

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 HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse with the loss of more than 800 lives remains one of the worst losses in British naval history. But now an unseemly row has broken out over plans to ...

Bells retrieved from two Royal Navy warships sunk during the Second World War have gone on display to mark the 80th anniversary of the death of the 842 sailors on board. HMS Prince of Wales and HMS ...

THERE is only one last living survivor from the sinkings of the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse warships in 1941 – that is, 105-year-old Jim Wren. Thus, it has become more crucial than ever that ...