Site de plongée
HMS Prince of Wales
South China Sea, off Kuantan, Malaysia
- Profondeur typique
- 68 m
- Type
- Épave
- Niveau
- Technical
Notes
King George V-class battleship sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers on 10 Dec 1941 alongside HMS Repulse. Inverted at ~68 m; designated war grave under UK Protection of Military Remains Act.
Faune marine
- Other
- White Ensign flown from a propeller shaft each Remembrance Day — war grave to over 320 lives
- Pelagics
- barracuda, jacks, tuna
- Reef fish
- snapper, grouper, batfish
- Invertebrates
- soft coral and anemones on the upturned hull
Épave
- Navire
- HMS Prince of Wales
- Classe
- King George V-class battleship
- Origine
- United Kingdom (Royal Navy)
- Coulé
- 1941 — torpedoed by Imperial Japanese Navy land-based aircraft (Force Z action), 10 Dec 1941
- Longueur
- 227 m
- Pénétration
- Déconseillée
Caractéristiques du site
- Wreck
- Deep Wreck
- Trimix
- CCR Recommended
- War Grave
- Permit Required
- Liveaboard Only
- Historic
- Battleship
- Inverted Hull
Quand plonger
- Idéal
- Mar–Sep
- À éviter
- Nov–Feb
South China Sea off the Malaysian east coast — northeast monsoon (Nov–Feb) shuts the site down with heavy seas. Liveaboard-only access from Tioman or Kuantan; calm, clear conditions are needed for the 60+ m descent.
Conditions & accès
- Visibilité
- 10–25 m
- Température
- 27–30 °C
- Courant
- Moderate
- Accès
- Permit required
- Niveau requis
- Hypoxic trimix or CCR. Designated war grave under the UK Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 — diving permitted only under strict 'look but don't touch, don't enter' conditions; recovering artefacts is a criminal offence.
Emplacement
3.5667° N, 104.4833° E
Clubs de plongée qui visitent ce site
2 opérateurs référencent ce site sur leurs sites web
- Dive Tioman / B&J Diving CentreTioman Island, Malaysia · Centre de plongée[source]
- GS-DivingSingapore, Singapore · Centre de plongée[source]
Sources
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