Sinking Of Prince Of Wales And Repulse

	Caption	''Prince Of Wales'' (left, front) and ''Repulse'' (left, behind) under attack by Japanese planes A destroyer - ''Express'' or ''Electra'' - is in the foreground
	partof	World War II , Pacific War
	Date	10 December 1941
	Place	South China Sea
	Result	Japanese victory
	Combatant1	United Kingdom
	Combatant2	Japan
	Commander1	Tom Phillips
	Commander2	N Nakanishi, <br>Shichizo Miyauchi
	Strength1	1 battleship,<br>1 battlecruiser,<br> 4 destroyers
	Strength2	88 planes <br>(34 torpedo planes, <br>51 level bombers)<br>3 scouting aircraft
	Casualties1	840 killed <br>1 battleship and 1 battlecruiser sunk
	Casualties2	18 killed<br>3 aircraft shot down<br>1 aircraft destroyed on landing<br>27 aircraft damaged<br>2 scouting aircraft lost

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	british malaya

	military history of malaysia

	asia and the pacific 1941-42

	world war ii naval operations and battles of the southeast asia theatre

	prince of wales and repulse

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