DISPOSITION OF ALLIED NAVAL FORCES IN THE EASTERN THEATRE –
8TH DECEMBER 1941
By Bruce Swain from Australia
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British Forces Eastern Fleet Admiral Sir Tom Phillips |
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| Singapore | Hong Kong | Shanghai | |
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Battleship |
Prince of Wales |
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Battlecruiser |
Repulse |
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Light Cruisers |
Danae, Dragon, Durban |
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Destroyers |
Electra, Express, Tenedos, Vampire (RAN) |
Scout*, Thanet* |
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Gunboats |
Dragonfly**, Grasshopper**, Scorpion** |
Tern**, Cicada**, Robin** |
Petrel** |
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Armed Merchant Cruisers |
Manoora, Kanimbla*** |
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| Destroyers | Encounter, Jupiter, Stronghold, Vendetta | Thracian** | |
| Gunboats | Mot** | ||
| Submarines | Rover | ||
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* Sailed for Singapore 8 December ** Local Defence *** Arrived Singapore 10 December **** At Singapore
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East Indies Squadron
(Based @ Ceylon) Vice Admiral G.S. Arbuthnot |
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| Battleship | Revenge | ||
| Heavy Cruiser | Exete | ||
| Armed Merchant Cruiser | Corfu, Ranchi | ||
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Refitting |
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| Aircraft Carrier | Hermes | ||
| Cruisers | Mauritius, Enterpise | ||
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DUTCH FORCES Vice Admiral C.E.L. Helfrich |
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| Light Cruisers | DeRuyter*, Java, Tromp | * Rear Admiral Karel Doorman | |
| Destroyers | Banckert, Evertsen, Kortnaer, Piet Hein, Van Ghent, Van Nes, Witte de With | ||
| Submarines | 14 | ||
| Out of Commission | |||
| Light Cruiser | Sumatra | ||
| Submarines | 2 | ||
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ABDA NAVAL FORCES 15 January 1942 Admiral Thomas Hart, USN |
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| Heavy Cruisers | HMS Exeter, USS Houston | ||
| Light Cruisers | HMS Dragon, HMS Danae, HMS Durban, HMS Dauntless, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Perth*, USS Boise, USS Marblehead, HNMS De Ruyter*, HNMS Java*, HNMS Tromp | ||
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HMS Electra*, HMS
Encounter*, HMS Express, HMS Jupiter*, HMS Scout, HMS Stronghold*, HMS
Tenedos*, HMS Thanet*, USS Alden, USS Barker, USS Bulmer, USS Edsall*, USS
John D. Edwards, USS John D. Ford, USS Parrott, USS Paul Jones, USS Peary*,
USS Pillsbury*, USS Pope*, USS Stewart*, USS Whipple, HNMS Banckert*, HNMS
Evertsen*, HNMS Kortanaer*, HNMS Piet Hein*, HNMS Van Ghent*, HNMS Van Nes*,
HNMS Witte de With* |
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| Submarines | 25 American, HNMS/M K.VII*, HNMS/M K.VIII, HNMS/M K.IX, HNMS/M K.X, HNMS/M K.XI, HNMS/M K.XII, HNMS/M K.XIII, HNMS/M K.XIV, HNMS/M K.XV, HNMS/M K.XVI, HNMS/M K.XVII*, HNMS/M K.XVIII, HNMS/M O.XVI*, HNMS/M O.XVII*, HNMS/M O.XIX, HNMS/M O.XX* | ||
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