Naval Battle of Malaya, 10.12.1941

Force Z

HMS Prince of Wales †


HMS Duke of York 9.1941 (King George V-Klasse), HMS Duke of York (King George V-Klasse), HMS Duke of York (King George V-Klasse)

HMS Replulse †


HMS Renown

E class
Express, Electra

HMS Echo (EF Class Destroyer)

Vampire


HMAS Vampire D68 (V Class Destroyer)

Tenedos


HMS Sabre H18 (1944) (Admiralty-S Class), HMS Trojan (1918) (Admiralty-S Class)

Jap. Forces

Genzan, Mihoro Air Corps Attack Groups
Nells G3M

Kanoya Air Corps Attack Group
Betty G4M

Mitsubishi G4M2E Hamaki Betty mit Ohka, Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty 1/700

Submarine I-59
Unsuccessful torpedo attack, but successful shadowing

I-60 KD3B (Type KD3), I-53 KD3a (Type KD3)

Other Forces in the area

Other British Forces

HMS Indomitable
planned for Force Z, but ran aground in the Carribean and needed repairs

HMS Victorious (1945) (Illustrious), HMS Victorious 1958 (Illustrious)

HMS Hermes
on passage to Singapore

HMS Hermes 1942 (Hermes class), HMS Hermes 1/1250 (Hermes class) (1/1250), HMS Hermes 1942 (Hermes class)

HMS Durban, Danae, Dragon and Mauritius
in harbour for repairs

ORP Conrad (Cruiser D class), HMS Trinidad (1942) (Colony class)

HMS Stronghold, Encounter and Jupiter
in harbour for repairs

HMS Sabre H18 (1944) (Admiralty-S Class), HMS Trojan (1918) (Admiralty-S Class), HMS Echo (EF Class Destroyer), HMS Jupiter SP (JKN Class Destroyer), HMS Jupiter G85 (JKN Class Destroyer)

HMS Exeter
on the way to Singapore

HMS Exeter 1939 (York Class), HMS Exeter (York Class)

HNLMS Java
on the way to Singapore

Hr. Ms. Java 1942

HMS Scout and Thanet
on the way to Singapore

HMS Sabre H18 (1944) (Admiralty-S Class), HMS Trojan (1918) (Admiralty-S Class)

US DD
Whipple, John D. Edwards, Edsall and Alden on the way to Singapore

HMS Burwell H94 (1940) ex USS Laub DD-263 (Clemson Class)

Other Jap. Forces

ATAGO and TAKAO, BBs HARUNA and KONGO and DDs ARASHI, HAGIKAZE, NOWAKE, MAIKAZE, IKAZUCHI, INAZUMA, ASASHIO, OSHIO, MICHISHIO and ARASHIO proceeding


Kongo 1914 (Kongo Class)

Kurita ordered to join with KUMANO, MIKUMA, MOGAMI and SUZUYA and DDs FUBUKI, HATSUYUKI and SHIRAYUKI and Ozawa with CHOKAI and DD SAGIRI


Chokai (Takao class)

SENDAI with DDs ASAGIRI, MURAKUMO, SHINONOME, SHIRAKUMO, USUGUMO, AMAGIRI, YUGIRI, AYANAMI, ISONAMI, SHIKINAMI and URANAMI recieve orders to close up, as do KINU, YURA


Jintsu (1933)