Battle of the Singapore Strait
GPTKB entity
Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
naval battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
British_naval_strategy_reassessment
impact_on_Allied_morale increased_Japanese_naval_dominance loss_of_British_prestige_in_Asia |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
military history
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:date |
February 1942
|
| gptkbp:duration |
2 days
|
| gptkbp:fightingStyle |
naval warfare
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Fall of Singapore
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
considered a turning point
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Japanese_expansion_in_Southeast_Asia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Singapore Strait
|
| gptkbp:impact |
shift_in_naval_power_in_the_Pacific
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy |
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_Tom_Phillips
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_K._S._Kondo |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Singapore_Strait
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
sinking_of_HMS_Prince_of_Wales
sinking_of_HMS_Repulse |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea Battle of Midway Fall of Singapore |
| gptkbp:result |
Japanese_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
led_to_the_fall_of_Singapore
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control of the sea routes
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
air superiority
submarine warfare surface action |
| gptkbp:technology |
communication systems
intelligence gathering logistics support radar systems fighter aircraft naval aviation submarines aircraft carriers battleships cruisers destroyers anti-aircraft guns amphibious assault ships naval mines dive bombers naval artillery torpedo bombers |