Princess Royal launches new battle ship at Birkenhead.

Princess Royal launches new battle ship at Birkenhead. The Princess Royal launched the new 35000- tonsbattleship "Prince of Wales" from Cammell Laird's yards at Birkenhead, Cheshire. The second of the new George V type, the battleship will have ten 14-inch guns in quadruple turrets fore and after, and 16 5.5-inch guns . She will be one of the fastest of her class in the world Photo shows: A general view of the launch of the "Prince of Wales" as an enormous crowd watches.