Top: The British battleship King George V (35,000 tons), a sister-ship of H.M.S. Prince of Wales, which took part in the sinking of the new German battleship Bismarck. The Prince of Wales is the latest battleship to be commissioned by the British Navy. Lower: The aircraft-carrier Ark Royal (22,000 tons), from which torpedo-carrying planes attacked the Bismarck. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 28 May 1941, Page 12
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