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HMS Repulse  Launched : 8th January 1916 HMS Repulse was built at Clydebank by John Brown, and launched on 8th January 1916. She saw action in the First World War on the 17 November 1917 at Heligoland Bight (a sortie by British battlecruisers). During World War Two she operated off Norway in 1940, and on convoy duty until the summer of 1941. Repulse joined the eastern Fleet in October 1941, arriving at Singapore on the 2nd of December, she sailed with HMS Prince of Wales and four destroyers to attack Japanese naval forces in their landing areas around Malaya. On the 10th December both the Repulse and Prince of Wales were attacked by 80 Japanese aircraft and were sunk, HMS Repulse being hit by a torpedo and sunk at 1233 hours, after being hit a further 4 times. Sunk 10th December 1941. |
| HMS Repulse (1916) Ivan Berryman Naval / Maritime Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings Naval Art Prints |
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HMS Repulse by Ivan Berryman. Wearing her unusual black and white disruptive colour scheme, HMS Repulse is pictured as part of Force Z in company with HMS Prince of Wales and the destroyer Vampire. These two mighty battleships were to be lost within hours of each other, the victims of intense Japanese air strikes. Vampire and the destroyer Electra were on hand to pick up survivors from both ships. |
HMS Royal Oak by Ivan Berryman. The R-class battleship Royal Oak lies at anchor in Scapa Flow between the wars ahead of her sisters Royal Sovereign and Revenge. HMS Repulse is passing the line on the left of the picture |
HMS Repulse with HMS Prince of Wales Under Attack by Ivan Berryman Mitsubishi G4Ms of 27 Kanoya Kokutai begin their devastating attack on Force Z off the north east coast of Malaya on 10th December 1941. Both Repulse and prince of Wales were lost in the attack, while their accompanying destroyers remained to pick up survivors among them HMS Express which can be seen off HMS Repulse starboard quarter. |
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