 In May 2007 , Expedition ' Job 74 ' , a dedicated survey of the exterior hull of both Prince of Wales and Repulse , was conducted . The expedition 's findings sparked considerable interest among naval architects and marine engineers around the world ; as they detailed the nature of the damage to Prince of Wales and the exact location and number of torpedo hits . Consequently , the findings contained in the initial expedition report and later supplementary reports were analysed by the SNAME ( Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers ) Marine Forensics Committee , and a resultant paper was drawn up entitled " Death of a Battleship : A Reanalysis of the Tragic Loss of HMS Prince of Wales " . This paper was subsequently presented at a meeting of RINA ( Royal Institution of Naval Architects ) and IMarEST ( Institute of Marine Engineering , Science & Technology ) members in London by Mr. William Garzke . 
