HMS Repulse
LocationSouth China Sea
Year1941
Depth55 m
Size36,000 tonnes
TypeBattlecruiser
About HMS Repulse
A WWI veteran sunk alongside HMS Prince of Wales in 1941. Hit by at least 4 torpedoes. 508 of 1,309 crew died. Churchill called the news the most direct shock of his life. The wreck is a protected war grave.
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