In memory: The HMS Prince of Wales battleship, then the pride of Britain’s Royal Navy, arriving in Singapore six days before it was sunk. — British Royal Navy
BENEATH the waters off Kuantan, Pahang, two pieces of World War II (WWII) history – the shipwrecks of British warships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse – once rested in silence for decades, hidden from public view and frozen in time.
Under the sea, however, illegal salvaging has been eating away at them.
