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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:casualties
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840 British sailors killed
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gptkbp:cause
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Japanese aerial attack
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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10 December 1941
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gptkbp:effect
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Enabled Japanese invasion of Malaya
End of British naval power in Southeast Asia
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Sinking of Force Z
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gptkbp:involvedCommander
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gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Tom_Phillips
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_JisaburÅ_Ozawa
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:South_China_Sea
off the coast of Malaya
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Major loss for Royal Navy
No air cover for Force Z
Demonstrated vulnerability of capital ships to air attack
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
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gptkbp:result
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Japanese victory
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gptkbp:shipsInvolved
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gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Repulse
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gptkbp:significance
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First battleships sunk solely by air power while underway
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gptkbp:usedInAircraft
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gptkb:Mitsubishi_G3M
gptkb:Mitsubishi_G4M
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Attack_on_HMS_Prince_of_Wales_and_HMS_Repulse
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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