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Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales shatters battleship era and forces global naval rethink

The destruction of HMS Prince of Wales by Japanese aircraft in December 1941 marked a catastrophic end to battleship ...
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Battleship sunk by air power: The day HMS Prince of Wales went down and changed naval warfare forever

In December 1941, HMS Prince of Wales was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Malaya, ending the era of battleship dominance and exposing fatal flaws in British strategy. The disaster shattered the Royal ...