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Description A heavily retouched Japanese photograph of HMS PRINCE OF WALES (lower) and REPULSE (upper) after being hit by Japanese torpedoes on 10 December 1941, off Malaya. A British destroyer can also be seen in the foreground. The sinkings were an appalling blow to British prestige.
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This photograph HU 2762 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Photograph by Underwood & Underwood
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This photograph is in the public domain in Japan because its copyright has expired according to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan (English translation) and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970. This is when the photograph meets one of the following conditions:
  1. It was published before 1 January 1957.
  2. It was photographed before 1 January 1947.
It is also in the public domain in the United States because its copyright in Japan expired by 1970 and was not restored by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
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current10:28, 15 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 10:28, 15 November 2011800 × 514 (64 KB)Wolcotthigher resolution, clearer; not sure if this is better but will leave it for now
17:27, 18 June 2007Thumbnail for version as of 17:27, 18 June 2007740 × 581 (109 KB)Ronaldosamurai~commonswiki{{Information |Description=Prince of Wales (left, front) and Repulse (left, behind) under Japanese air attack on 10 December 1941. A destroyer, either HMS Electra or Express, is maneuvering in the foreground. |Source=http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-

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