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|battles= |awards= |laterwork= |relations= Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach (1923–2011, son and First Sea Lord) }} John Catterall Leach, MVO, DSO (1 September 1894 – 10 December 1941) (often known as Jack) was a British naval officer. He was the only captain of the battleship during her short period in service. ==The ''Bismarck''== Very soon after the ''Prince of Wales'' entered active service in 1941 she fought under Leach's command in the Battle of the Denmark Strait, and suffered damage fighting the German battleship ''Bismarck''. However damage inflicted by the ''Prince of Wales'' caused the ''Bismarck'' to lose fuel, forcing the latter to attempt to return to a base in occupied France. Despite a proposal to court-martial Leach for breaking off the action with the ''Bismarck'' after the ''Hood'' had sunk, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his part. In the 1960 film ''Sink the Bismarck!'' Leach was played by actor Esmond Knight, who had been on the ''Prince of Wales bridge with Leach during the Battle of the Denmark Strait and was partially blinded when the ship was hit by ''Bismarck'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Leach (Royal Navy officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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