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The loss of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse off Malaya in December 1941.

Historical background

HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse sailed from Singapore with destroyers as Force Z to oppose Japanese operations off Malaya. The two capital ships were attacked by Japanese land-based aircraft on 10 December 1941.

Both ships sank. The loss illustrated the vulnerability of surface warships without effective air cover and weakened British naval power in the region during the opening days of the Pacific War.

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