Just days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour that brought the United States into the war Force Z sailed from Singapore with orders to intercept and destroy the Japanese invasion fleet that was landing on the Malayan and Siamese coasts.įollowing their sighting by a Japanese submarine and reconnaissance aircraft a large force of 34 high-level bombers and 51 torpedo bombers attacked the two capital ships. Crucially, the new aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable that was detailed to join Force Z had been damaged after running aground and never joined the squadron. ![]() This consisted of the two capital ships and four destroyers. In 1941 a powerful naval squadron known as Force Z was sent to Singapore to act as a deterrent to Japanese expansion in South East Asia. Press Release The 10th December 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Repulse in the South China Sea. Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths AO, DSO, DSC, RAN If you require any further information please contact me. There are few survivors still alive and we would like to publicise the event as it probably our last chance to honour them. My interest is that my father Jack Farrer was on board the Repulse surviving the sinking and the war. ![]() There is to be a service on the 10th December 2011 to commemorate the tragic loss of life seventy years ago when the Prince of Wales and the Repulse were sunk.
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