Thai navy joins pirate patrol

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

HMS Victorious was present and launched an attack on the Bismarck the very same day...

But she was not part of the Hood/PofW SAG, she was assigned to the KGV/Repulse SAG about 300 nm to the south of Hood and thus not range to help much (Range of Fairey Swordfish only 475 nm).

Prince of Wales and Repulse were supposed to have a carrier, HMS Indomitable, but she broke down along the way.

Don't forget HMS Hermes a Light Carrier. She was considered too slow to operated with the two battleships but she was fully operational and in the area.