At 17:35 hours on December 8, 1941, a group of British warships known as Force "Z" left Singapore to seek confrontation with Japan. The fleet consisted of the capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse along with the destroyers Tenedous, Electra, Express and Australian man 'o' war Vampire. Two days later they were off the East Coast of Malaya, near Kuantan, when the "Aircraft Alarms" sounded. In a couple of hours, Force Z would be annihilated due to the lack of air cover.
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