Attack on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Sinking_of_Force_Z
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| gptkbp:casualties |
over 800 British sailors killed
|
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Tom_Phillips
|
| gptkbp:date |
10 December 1941
|
| gptkbp:effect |
ended British naval presence in Southeast Asia
demonstrated vulnerability of battleships to air attack |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Attack on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
|
| gptkbp:JapaneseCommander |
gptkb:Mitsuo_Fuchida
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:South_China_Sea
off the coast of Malaya |
| gptkbp:method |
aerial torpedo attack
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:result |
Japanese victory
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| gptkbp:shipsSunk |
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Repulse |
| gptkbp:significance |
first time capital ships were sunk solely by air power while at sea
|
| gptkbp:usedInAircraft |
gptkb:Mitsubishi_G3M
gptkb:Mitsubishi_G4M |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mitsubishi_G3M
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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