Prince of Wales
King George V Class Battleship

Data

Laid Down1 January 1937Launched3 May 1939Completed19 January 1941

Displacement38,000 tons (standard)43,780 tons (full load)

 Length overall745  feetLength (pp)700 feetBeam103 feetDraught29 feet

PropulsionGeared turbines - 4 shaftsShaft horsepower100,000 +Speed28-29 knots

Armament (in May 1941)

10 x 14-inch 45 caliber guns (2 x 4, 1 x 2)/16 x 5.25-inch Dual Purpose guns (8 x 2)

32 x 2 pounder AA guns (4 x 8)/1 x 40 mm Bofors AA

3 UP Rocket Projectors

Complement (as flagship)

1,543

The Battle of the Philippine Sea

The Battle for Leyte Gulf

'Prince of Wales' - another early view


Acknowledgments
The Photographs of 'Prince of Wales' on this page are reproduced - with thanks - from
'Sea Battles in Close-up' by Martin Stephen (Published by  Ian Allan, UK)