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HMS Prince of Wales |
Type: |
Battleship |
Pennant Number: |
53 |
Class: |
King George V |
Number in Class: |
5 |
Sister Ships: |
King George V / Anson / Duke of York / Howe |
Built By: |
Cammell Laird Birkenhead, UK |
Awarded: |
July 29, 1936 |
Keel Laid Down: |
January 2, 1937 |
Launched: |
March 5, 1939 |
Commissioned: |
March 31, 1941 |
Paid Off: |
N/A |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk Dec. 10, 1941 by Japanese land based aircraft east of Malaysia at 03.34N - 104.27E With the loss of 301 of her crew and 26 Royal Marines. |
Dimensions are general for class |
|
Length: |
745' 1" |
Beam: |
112' 5" |
Draft: |
35' 6" (max) |
Displacement: |
44,800 tons (full) |
Engines: |
4 x Parsons Single reduction geared turbines |
SHP: |
110,000 |
Boilers: |
8 x Admiralty 3 drum oil fired |
Screws: |
4 |
Speed: |
28.5 knots |
Range: |
3,100 NM @ 27 knots 10,250 NM @ 15 knots |
Crew: |
1,650 |
Armament As Built |
Number Carried
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Inch / MM
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Caliber
|
Arrangement |
Range |
10 |
14" / 356 |
45 |
Three turrets (2 x 4, 1 x 2) |
38,560 yards (21.9 miles) |
16 |
5.25" / 133 |
50 |
8 twin turrets |
24,070 yards (13.6 miles) |
48-64 |
1.5" / 40mm |
39 |
Octuple mounts |
1,200 yards (.6 miles) |
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