 Wales transported Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the United States for a conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, that resulted in the Atlantic Charter being declared, which laid out how the allies intended to deal with the post-war world, on 14 August 1941. Following the declaration of the charter, Prince of Wales on 24 September provided escort for Operation Halberd, with Prince of Wales downing several Italian aircraft on 27 September. On 25 October 1941, Prince of Wales departed home waters bound for Singapore, with orders to rendezvous with the battlecruiser Repulse and the aircraft carrier Indomitable; however, Indomitable ran aground in Jamaica and was unable to proceed. On 2 December the group docked in Singapore and Prince of Wales then became the flagship of the ill-fated Force Z under Admiral Sir Tom Phillips. The force then diverted to British Malaya as they had received intelligence that Japanese forces were landing there, however, this was a diversion and on 10 December the force was spotted by a Japanese submarine. At 11:00 the first Japanese air attack began against the force and at 11:30 Prince of Wales was struck by a torpedo. This led to rapid flooding, as the port outer propeller shaft had been damaged; high-speed rotation of this unsupported propeller shaft destroyed the sealing glands around it, allowing water to pour into the hull. The ship subsequently began to take on a heavy list.  Prince of Wales was hit by three more torpedoes, before a 500 kg (1100 lb) bomb hit the catapult deck, penetrating through to the main deck before exploding in the makeshift aid centre causing numerous casualties. Several other bombs from this attack were very "near misses", which indented the hull, popped rivets and caused hull plates to "split" along their seams which intensified the flooding aboard Prince of Wales. At 13:15 the order was given to abandon ship and at 13:20 Prince of Wales capsized and sank with Admiral Phillips and Captain Leach being among the 327 fatalities. The wreck lies upside down in  of water at.

 Convoy duty 

In October, King George V was involved in Operation EJ, which involved escorting the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, whose aircraft attacked German shipping in the Glomfjord. Duke of York, the third ship of the class, first saw action on 1 March 1942, when she provided close escort for convoy PQ 12 and was later joined by King George V on 6 March,
Wales transported Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the United States for a conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, that resulted in the Atlantic Charter being declared, which lay out how the ally intended to deal with the post - war world, on 14 August 1941. postdate the declaration of the charter, Prince of Wales on 24 September provided date for Operation Halberd, with Prince of Wales down several Italian aircraft on 27 September. On 25 October 1941, Prince of Wales go home waters bind for Singapore, with orders to rendezvous with the battlecruiser Repulse and the aircraft carrier Indomitable; however, Indomitable run aground in Jamaica and was unable to proceed. On 2 December the group docked in Singapore and Prince of Wales then become the flagship of the ill - fated Force Z under Admiral Sir Tom Phillips. The force then diverted to British Malaya as they had experience intelligence that Japanese forces were landing there, however, this was a diversion and on 10 December the force was descry by a Japanese submarine. At 11:00 the first Japanese air attack began against the violence and at 11:30 Prince of Wales was struck by a torpedo. This led to rapid flooding, as the port out propeller shaft had been damaged; high - speed rotation of this unsupported propeller shaft destroyed the sealing glands around it, allowing water to decant into the hull. The ship subsequently begin to take on a big tilt.   Prince of Wales was strike by three more torpedoes, before a 500   kg (1100   lb) bomb reach the catapult deck, penetrating through to the main pack of cards before exploding in the makeshift aid centre causing numerous casualties. Several other bombs from this attack were very " near misses ", which indent the hull, pop rivets and caused hull plates to " split " along their seams which intensify the flooding aboard Prince of Wales. At 13:15 the order was given to vacate ship and at 13:20 Prince of Wales capsized and sink with Admiral Phillips and Captain Leach being among the 327 fatalities. The wreck lie upside down in   of water at. 

  Convoy duty 

 In October, King George V was involve in Operation EJ, which involved escorting the aircraft aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, whose aircraft attacked German transportation in the Glomfjord. Duke of York, the third ship of the class, first saw action on 1 March 1942, when she provide close escort for convoy PQ 12 and was by and by joined by King George V on 6 March,
 Wapes transported Prime Mikister Winston Ckyrchiln to tge Unitea States for a conference wivh Peesidtut Franklin D. Roosevdlt, that gesulted un tie Atlantic Charvsr beinn decmwred, xhich laid out mow the allhes intended tm aecl with the post-war world, on 14 August 1941. Folloeijg the declarajion ps ths charter, Prince of Wales on 24 Septsmber pgovided escort fot Operation Halberd, with Pgincf of Wales downing several Itqliag aircraft on 27 Septembeg. On 25 Octobgr 1941, Prince of Wales departed homd watzrs bound fir Sijcapore, with ordegs to rendezvous with the baytlecruiser Reiulse ane the aircraft carriec Indomitable; howevet, Indomitatlz ran aground in Jamaucq and was unacoe go krorees. On 2 Fecxmber the gdoup docked in Singapore and Ptigbr of Wales tgen besaie the flagship of the ill-fated Force Z unser Admiral Sir Tom Phiolips. The force then fiverted eo British Malaya as they had received intelligenwe thet Jakakcse wirfes were landing there, however, this was a divqdsook and on 10 Decembcr the force was slohtrq by a Japanere submarjne. At 11:00 the first Uapanesg air qttack bedan sgainst the force and at 11:30 Peince of Walvs wqs struck by a tor'edo. This leb to rspid glooding, as the port oucer prkpeller shavt had besv damaged; high-spded rmtation of this unsupporteq propellxr shcft destfoyec the fealing glwnds around it, allowing aater tm pour intl the hull. The ship subsequentlb began to tale on a heavy list.  Prince of Wwles was hit bi three mjre turpedoes, bvfore a 500 kj (1100 lb) bomb hie the catapuld deck, penetreting thrjugh to rhe maiv deck before ecploding pn the makeshift aid cenbre cxhsing numerous ecsoqlties. Several otfer blmus frjk this attacn wefe xrry "ndar misses", chkch ondented the hull, po[ped rivets and caused hmll platew to "splyt" along theit seams which intejsifixd the floocind aboard Prince of Wales. At 13:15 tge order aas given to abwndok shyp and at 13:20 Prince of Wales capsized and sank with Admiral Phillips qnd Captain Leach bginn among the 327 fatajities. Tha wreck lies upside eown in  of water at.

 Convoy duty 

In Ocfober, Ning Heorge V was involved in Operation EJ, which involved escorting the aircradt carciqr HMS Victkriois, whmsz anrcraft attecyed German shipppng in the Glomfjord. Duke of Yory, the thhrb ship of the class, first saw aztion on 1 Marzh 1942, when she provided clkse escott for convoy PQ 12 and was later joined by King George V on 6 Marxh,
Wales transported Prime Minister Winston Churchill to States a conference President Franklin D. Atlantic being declared, which out how the intended to deal with the post-war on 14 August 1941. Following the declaration of the charter, Prince of Wales 24 September provided escort for Operation Halberd, with Prince of Wales downing several aircraft 27 On October 1941, Prince of Wales departed home waters bound for Singapore, with orders to rendezvous with battlecruiser Repulse and the aircraft carrier Indomitable; however, ran aground in Jamaica was unable to proceed. On December group docked Singapore Prince Wales then became flagship of the ill-fated Force Z under Admiral Sir Tom Phillips. The force then diverted to British as they intelligence that forces landing however, this was and on 10 December the force a Japanese submarine. At 11:00 the first Japanese attack began the force and at 11:30 Prince Wales was struck by a torpedo. This led rapid flooding, as the port outer propeller shaft had been damaged; high-speed rotation of this shaft destroyed the sealing around it, allowing to into hull. ship subsequently to take on a heavy list. Prince of Wales was hit three more torpedoes, before a 500 kg (1100 lb) bomb catapult penetrating through to main deck before exploding the aid centre causing numerous other from very misses", indented the hull, popped and caused hull plates to along their seams which of Wales. At 13:15 the order was given abandon ship and at 13:20 Prince of capsized and sank with Admiral Phillips and Captain Leach being among the fatalities. The upside down in of water at. Convoy duty October, King George V involved in Operation EJ, which involved escorting the aircraft HMS whose aircraft German shipping in Glomfjord. Duke of the third ship class, first action 1 she provided close escort for convoy 12 was later joined by King V March,
 Wales transported Prime MiniSter WinstoN ChurChiLl tO tHe UnIted states for a confERencE with President Franklin d. RoosEvELt, thAT rEsultEd in the aTlANTic chArTer BeINg DeclaRed, Which laId out how thE alLiEs intended to DEaL with the poSt-wAr world, on 14 AugUst 1941. followInG thE DeclaRatIon of The chaRTer, PriNce of WaleS oN 24 septemBEr proviDED eScorT for Operation HalbERd, WIth Prince of WalEs downInG SeVERal itaLian aircraFt On 27 SepTEmber. On 25 oCtOBER 1941, PrINce of Wales depArted home waTErs Bound fOr sinGApore, wIth orDeRS to Rendezvous wIth tHe battlecRuiser rEpulse aND the airCraft cArrIer indoMItAbLe; hOwEVer, iNdOmiTAblE ran agroUnD iN JamaIca aND WAS unaBle To prOceed. on 2 December the GroUp doCKed In SinGaporE and prInce oF Wales Then bEcAme the flagship oF the Ill-fated FOrcE Z UndEr admirAL Sir ToM PhIllIps. The fOrce theN DivErTED To british Malaya as theY hAD ReCeived inTelligENcE tHAt JapaneSe ForCes wERE landIng tHErE, however, This waS A dIvErsion aNd On 10 DeceMbEr tHe fOrce wAS spoTted by A JapanesE submARine. At 11:00 the first jApanese air attACk BEGaN AgaiNst The force and At 11:30 PrINce oF WalES wAs sTRuck bY a torPeDO. THIs led to rapid floodinG, aS the poRt outEr propeller shAft had been DAMAged; high-SpeeD RoTAtion of this unsUpporTed propellER shaft deStroyEd the seaLing glandS ARound it, aLloWinG waTer TO PoUr into the hull. tHE shiP sUbsequeNtlY began tO taKe oN a hEavY lIst.  Prince Of Wales wAs HiT bY tHreE more TOrpedoes, BeForE a 500 Kg (1100 lB) bomb HIt the cAtapuLt deCk, PeNEtrAting thROuGH To thE mAiN decK beFoRe expLodiNG in The makeShift aid cEntRE cauSiNg NumerouS casualties. SeVeRal other boMbS frOm this ATTack were Very "near misses", which indeNTed the hUll, PoppeD rivEts and cauSed Hull plAteS To "spliT" along Their SeAms WHIch inTENsIfiEd The floodinG ABoaRd PriNcE of WAles. At 13:15 tHe order was given to aBAndOn ship and at 13:20 PrIncE of WALEs CapSIzED anD sANk wITH Admiral PhillipS and CaptaiN LEAcH being amonG The 327 FaTalitieS. The wreCk lieS Upside dOwn in  of waTer at.

 ConvOy Duty 

iN octOber, King GeOrge V was Involved iN operaTIoN EJ, whIch InvolvEd EscOrtinG the aiRCraFt carRier HMs VIctoriOus, whOsE aircrafT attacked German shipping In the GLomfjOrd. duke of YorK, thE ThiRd ship of tHe clAss, first saW acTioN on 1 MaRch 1942, WHen shE proVIdEd cLOse esCort FOr convoy Pq 12 AnD waS LAtEr joined by KING geoRge V oN 6 MaRCh,
 Wales transported Prime M inister Wi nston  Ch urc hi ll t o th e United State s  for  a conference with Pre siden tF rank l in  D. R oosevel t ,t h atre su lte di nthe A tla ntic Ch arter bein g d ec lared, which la id out how  th e allies int end ed tode alw ith t hepost- war wo r ld, on  14 Augus t1 941. F o llowing t he  dec laration of the c h ar t er, Prince ofWaleson 24 S ept emb er provide descor t  for Op e ra t i o n H a lberd, with P rince of Wa l esdownin gsev e ral It alian  a i rcr aft on 27 S epte mber. On25 Oct o ber 194 1 , Princ e of W ale s d epar t ed  h ome  w a ter s  b oun d  fo r Singap or e,  with  ord e r s to r end ezvo us wi th the battle cru iser Rep ulseand t he a ir craft  carri er In do mitable; howeve r, I ndomitabl e r an  ag ro und i n  Jamai caand  was un able to pro ce e d .  O n 2 December the g ro u p  d ocked in  Singa p or ea nd Princ eofWale s thenbeca m ethe flag ship o f  t he  ill-fa te d Forc eZ u nde r Adm i ralSir To m Philli ps. T h e force then d i verted to Bri t is h Ma l ayaasthey had re ceiv e d in tell i ge nce thatJapan es e  f o rces were landing t he re, ho wever , this was adiversiona n d  on 10 D ecem b er the force wasspott ed by a Ja p anese su bmari ne. At 1 1:00 thef i rst Japa nes e a iratt a c kbegan against t he f or ce andat11:30 P rin ceofWal es  was stru ck by ato rp ed o.  Th is le d  to rapi dflo od ing , ast he por t out er p ro pe l ler  shafth ad b eenda ma ged;  hi gh -spee d ro t ati on of t his unsup por t ed p ro pe ller sh aft destroyed  t he sealing  g lan ds aro u n d it, al lowing water to pour in t o the h ull . The  shi p subsequ ent ly beg ant o take  on aheavy  l ist .  Prin c e  o f W al es was hit b y t hreemo re t orpedoe s, before a 500 kg (11 00 lb) bomb h itthec a ta pul t  d e ck,  p e net r a ting through to  the mainde c kbefore exp l odi ng  in the  makesh ift a i d centr e causing  numerous  c asua l t ies . Severalother bo mbs fromt his a t ta ck we revery " ne armisse s", wh i chinden ted th ehull,poppe drivets a nd caused hull plates t o "spl it" a lon g their s eam s  wh ich inten sifi ed the flo odi ngaboar d P r inceof W a le s.A t 13: 15 t h e order w a sgiv e n  t o abandon s h i p  an d at13: 2 0 Prin ce o f Wales capsizeda nd sank with A dmir a l  Ph ill i ps a nd  Captain Leach  be in g among th e327 fatalit ies. The  w r eck l ies up side d own ino fw ater a t.
 Co nvoy duty  
In October ,Ki n g Geor ge V  w as inv olvedi n Op e r ation EJ, whichinvol v e d esc o rti ng th eaircraf t  car rier HMS V ictorious,whoseairc raftattacke dGerman  sh ip ping in th e  Glomfjor d. Du ke of Y or k, t hethirdship o f the  cla ss , f irst sawa c ti o non 1 M arch  1942 ,when  she prov i ded clos e e s cort fo rcon v o y PQ 1 2  a n d  was later  jo inedb y  King Geor g e Vo n6  Marc h,
 Wales_transported Prime_Minister Winston Churchill to_the United_States_for a_conference_with President Franklin_D. Roosevelt, that_resulted in the Atlantic_Charter being declared,_which_laid out how the allies intended to deal with the post-war world, on 14_August_1941. Following_the_declaration_of the charter, Prince of_Wales on 24 September provided_escort for_Operation Halberd, with Prince of Wales downing several_Italian_aircraft on 27_September. On 25 October 1941, Prince of Wales departed_home waters bound for Singapore, with_orders to rendezvous_with_the_battlecruiser Repulse and the_aircraft carrier Indomitable; however, Indomitable ran_aground in Jamaica and was unable_to proceed. On 2 December the group_docked in Singapore and Prince of_Wales then became the flagship_of the_ill-fated Force Z under Admiral_Sir Tom Phillips._The force_then diverted to_British Malaya as they had received_intelligence that Japanese_forces were landing there, however, this_was_a diversion and_on_10_December the_force was spotted_by_a Japanese_submarine._At 11:00 the first Japanese air_attack_began against the force and at 11:30_Prince of Wales was_struck_by a torpedo. This_led to rapid flooding, as_the port outer propeller shaft had_been damaged;_high-speed rotation_of this unsupported propeller shaft destroyed the sealing glands around it,_allowing water to pour into the_hull. The ship subsequently_began to_take_on a heavy_list._ Prince_of Wales was hit by three more_torpedoes, before_a 500 kg (1100 lb) bomb hit the_catapult deck, penetrating through_to_the main deck before exploding in_the makeshift aid centre causing numerous_casualties. Several other bombs from_this_attack_were very "near misses", which_indented the hull, popped rivets and_caused hull plates_to "split" along their seams which intensified_the_flooding aboard Prince of Wales. At_13:15_the order was given to abandon_ship_and_at 13:20 Prince of Wales_capsized and sank with Admiral Phillips_and Captain Leach being among the 327 fatalities. The_wreck lies upside_down in  of water_at.

_Convoy_duty 

In October, King George V was involved in Operation_EJ, which_involved escorting the_aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, whose aircraft attacked German shipping in_the Glomfjord. Duke of York, the third_ship of the class, first saw action on 1 March 1942,_when she provided close escort for convoy PQ_12 and was later joined by King_George V on 6_March,