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When the British learned of Germany's deployment of the Bismarck and Prince Eugen to disrupt Atlantic shipping, they urgently planned an interception. On May 24, 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood ...
Again, my personal view is that this is highly unlikely, but you never know; HMS Hood was sunk by one or two shells from the German battleship Bismarck in the Denmark Strait in May 1941.
Great Britain, unsurprisingly for an island nation that sees a legendary amount of rain, has quite the water affinity. There's just no separating the British from their seafaring heritage, as has ...
How the HMS Prince of Wales performs against near-peer and non-state threats will say a lot about the current naval capabilities of America’s closest ally. “Between now and December ...
The highly awaited Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment started on Apr. 22, taking HMS Prince of Wales, its F-35B-focused air wing and an escort force to the Indo-Pacific. Many years in the making ...
The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Prince of Wales has departed on one of its biggest deployments yet. The £3bn aircraft carrier set off from Portsmouth and will take part in exercises demonstrating ...
She signed up to the Wrens after her childhood friend Ted was killed onboard HMS Hood. “I went down to Oxford where there was a recruiting place. I went in and signed up, and I said ‘well ...
The HMS Prince of Wales’ deployment could help restore deterrence to the Indo-Pacific. The United Kingdom’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier is set to embark on a Western Pacific ...
Crowds cheered as HMS Prince of Wales departed her home of Portsmouth to lead an international maritime strike group which aims to send a 'powerful message' that Britain 'means business'.
In a related but separate matter, Ambassador Beaufils also introduced another development: the arrival of the Carrier Strike Group HMS Prince of Wales to the Indo-Pacific area. She mentioned, “HMS ...