Malaysia detained the cargo ship suspected of pillaging the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, the gravesites of Royal Navy sailors killed in late 1941. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Re: William Clarke, Able seaman, HMS Repulse, Born 1922. My grandfather Danny, and his brother Billy, were both serving in the Navy during the Second World War. Billy had been posted on the ill ...

However, the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse, which were sailing without air escort, sank 61 nautical miles off the coast of Kuantan on Dec 10, 1941 after intense air ...