Complex sentence: On 1 May 1942, "King George V" collided with the "Tribal"-class destroyer, which was cut in two, and then sank quickly directly in the path of the oncoming "Washington".
Split into simpler sentences: On 1 May 1942, "King George V" collided with the "Tribal"-class destroyer. She was cut in two, and then sank quickly directly in the path of the oncoming "Washington".