Malaysia's maritime agency said Monday it found a cannon shell believed to be from World War II on a Chinese-registered vessel and was investigating if the barge carrier was involved in the looting of ...

World War II-era shipwrecks containing the remains of hundreds of British sailors and civilians are now being plundered by pirates scrounging for scrap metal in Southeast Asia, prompting calls for a ...

News of the sinking of the British Royal Navy warships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse by Japanese military pilots in the Pacific rippled around the world. It was Dec. 10, 1941, just days after ...

As Japan advanced through Southeast Asia, the British sent Force Z - battleship Prince of Wales, battlecruiser Repulse, and ...

Embark on a compelling journey through history as we delve into the dramatic events surrounding the sinking of HMS Prince of ...

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 ...

THERE is only one last living survivor from the sinkings of the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse warships in 1941 – that is, 105-year-old Jim Wren. Thus, it has become more crucial than ever that ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's worst and best from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger. Images: AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly Press reports late last week said a Chinese vessel ...

Victoria Ingles, senior curator at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, looks at the ship’s bell from HMS Prince of Wales which was sunk in the Second World War (Andrew Matthews/PA) (PA Wire) Bells ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: By 1941 this had changed, however; competent aviators, in sufficient numbers, flying advanced aircraft could locate and kill even the largest battleships. Prince of ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Military technological revolutions rarely happen all at one time; they generally result from the evolution of several unrelated trends that “suddenly” result in new ...