RN · BC

Repulse

Sunk

Renown-class battlecruiser, pennant 34. Captain William Tennant had her. On 10 December 1941 shore-based Japanese naval aircraft sank her off Kuantan, before Prince of Wales. Five torpedoes and one bomb. Not credited to one plane. Tennant survived.

Type	Battlecruiser (BC)
Hull	34
Fate	Sunk. 10 December 1941 off Kuantan. Capsized at 1235, at 3-45 N, 104-24 E. Shore-based Japanese naval aircraft. Five torpedoes and one bomb. Her captain counted 27 officers and 486 men lost, and 42 officers and 754 men saved. Not credited to one plane.
Command	Tennant, William George Captain from 18 June 1940; In command when she was lost, 10 December 1941. He survived.

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

HMS Repulse leaving Singapore, 8 December 1941. Admiralty photograph A29069. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

Tennant, William GeorgeCaptain from 18 June 1940In command when she was lost, 10 December 1941. He survived.

Loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse

1941-12-10 · sunk at 1235

Sunk

Prince of WalesBB · 53 · RN

Photos and info Loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse

Sunk

VampireDD · D68 · RAN

Photos and info Loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse

Shot and shell

Taken · damagedfrom Japanese shore-based naval aircraft
At 1118 nine high-level bombers attacked. One bomb hit the port hangar. It did no serious damage. Not credited to one plane.

Taken · sunkfrom Japanese shore-based naval aircraft
At 1225 nine torpedo bombers attacked from several directions. The first hit jammed the rudder. Three more hit. She capsized and sank at 1235, at 3-45 N, 104-24 E. The report counts five torpedoes and one bomb. Not credited to one plane.