Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy.
She was originally named King Edward VIII but upon the abdication of
Edward VIII the ship was renamed even before she had been laid down.
This occurred on New Year's Day 1937 at Cammel Lairds at their
Birkenhead shipyard, and hull took just over two years to build. She was
launched on 4 May 1939 by the Princess Royal and she was fitting out
when war was declared in September.