December 10, 1941: Admiral Sir Tom Phillips and Captain John Leach both went down with HMS Prince of Wales during its sinking along with Repulse by Japanese warplanes off the coast of Pahang, British Malaya. February 28, 1942: Rear Admiral Karel Doorman was killed in action when his flagship HNLMS De Ruyter was torpedoed in the Battle of the …
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