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King George V class Battleship in the Royal Navy

Attacked by Japanese Airplanes (12/7/1941)

Took two torpedos, moderate damage.

Returned to Singapore.

Ordered to move to Soerabaja as prelude to returning to drydock (12/12/1941)

Attacked by submarine (12/17/1941)

New Torpedo causes even more damage, Prince of Wales will be forced to make a long slow journey to Cape Town

38 days of repairs at Cape Town (5/8/1942)

Repairs finished at Cape Town (6/16/1942)

Tasked to support invasion of Buna with HMS Ramillies, HMS Resolution, USS Pensacola, HMS Danae, USS Marblehead, and HNLMS Van Heemskerk. (8/10/1942)

Supported invasion of Buna (8/19/1942-8/27/1942)

Ordered to attack Japanese carriers raiding Lunga (8/28/1942)

Evades IJN Zuikaku, IJN Zuiho, IJN Takao, and IJN Haguro near Russel Island (8/30/1942)

Tasked at Suva to Support Invasion of Luganville with USS South Dakota, HMS Ramillies, HMS Resolution, USS Northampton, USS Pensacola, HMS Danae, USS Marblehead, USS Juneau, and HNLMS Van Heemskerk

Supported invasion of Luganville (9/21/1942-9/24/1942)

Task Force Attacked Japanese Invasion fleet at Lunga (10/31/1942)

15 Japanese Ships Sunk

Attacked by Japanese Planes near Munda (11/3/1942)

Escorted USS Yorktown and USS Wasp in raid on Rabaul with USS South Dakota, USS Portland, USS Houston, USS Atlanta, USS Juneau, and USS Trenton (12/1/1942)

Supported invasion of Nauru Island with HMS Resolution, HMS Ramillies, USS Pensacola, USS Northampton, USS Portland, HMS Capetown, USS Marblehead, HMS Birmingham, HMS Dauntless, HMS Danae, and HNLMS Van Heemskerk (1/2/1943)

Took 1 Torpedo

Attacked by Japanese Carrier planes near Auki (1/5/1943)

Took 6 Torpedos and Sunk

Sunk (1/5/1943)

Loss Admitted (1/5/1943)

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