 A fourth attack , conducted by torpedo @-@ carrying Type 1 " Bettys " , developed . This one scored hits on Repulse and she sank at 12 : 33 . Six aircraft from this wave also attacked Prince of Wales , hitting her with three torpedoes , causing further damage and flooding . Finally , a 500 @-@ kilogram ( 1 @,@ 100 lb ) bomb hit Prince of Wales 's catapult deck , penetrated to the main deck , where it exploded , causing many casualties in the makeshift aid centre in the Cinema Flat . Several other bombs from this attack scored very ' near misses ' , indenting the hull , popping rivets and causing hull plates to ' split ' along the seams and intensifying the flooding . At 13 : 15 the order to abandon ship was given , and at 13 : 20 Prince of Wales capsized and sank ; Vice @-@ Admiral Phillips and Captain Leach were among the 327 fatalities . 
