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Locations Of Warships Of "Allied" Naval Units December 7 1941

Note December 8 1941, Local Time
Last Revised February 2005

Note The list is not to infer locations at the exact moment of the Japanese attack - 0755 12/07/41
Rather the ships were at listed location at some point during Sunday December 7 1941

Locations Of Warships Of "Allied" Naval Units
December 7 1941

Allied Naval Units
Vessel Name
Location
Country
United Kingdom
BB Prince Of Wales
Singapore
UK
BC Repulse
Singapore
UK
CL Mauritius
Singapore
Undergoing Repair,
Underway December 15th
In For Overhaul, Not Assigned To Pacific, Immobilized
UK
CL Dane
Singapore
UK
CL Dragon
Off Sumatra
UK
CL Durban
Off Sumatra
UK
DD Electra
Singapore
UK
DD Express
Singapore
UK
DD Tenedos
Singapore
UK
DD Jupiter
Singapore
Undergoing Repair, Underway December 10th
UK
DD Stronghold
Singapore
Undergoing Repair, Underway December 10th
UK
DD Scout
Hong Kong
UK
DD Thanet
Hong Kong
UK
DD Thracian
Hong Kong
UK
DD Isis
Singapore
Repairing Battle Damage, Part Of Med Fleet, Totally Immobilized,
Eventually Towed To Bombay.
UK
SS Rover
Singapore
Undergoing Refit, Part Of Med Fleet.
UK
PG Peterel
Shanghai
UK
PG Tern
Hong Kong
UK
PG Cicada
Hong Kong
UK
PG Moth
Hong Kong
Refitting
UK
PG Dragonfly
Singapore
UK
PG Grasshopper
Singapore
UK
PG Scorpion
Singapore
UK
PG Robin
Hong Kong
UK
MTB 7
Hong Kong
UK
MTB 8
Hong Kong
UK
MTB 9
Hong Kong
UK
MTB 10
Hong Kong
UK
MTB 11
Hong Kong
UK
MTB 12
Hong Kong
UK
MTB 26
Hong Kong
UK
MTB 27
Hong Kong
UK
Additional RN Vessels In Area
BB Revenge
Enroute Colombo from Bombay
UK
CVL Hermes
Columbo
Refitting, Immobilized
UK
CA Exeter
On Patrol, Bay Of Bengal
Ordered To Singapore, Dec 8th Arrived Dec, 10.
UK
CL Glasgow
On Patrol, Bay Of Bengal
UK
CL Enterprise
Colombo
Refitting
UK
CL Dauntless
Colombo
UK
Australia
CA Canberra
Sydney
Australia
CA Australia
Simonstown, South Africa
Sailed for Freemantle December 8
Australia
CL Perth
Sydney
Australia
CL Adelaide
Sydney
Australia
DD Vampire
Singapore
Australia
DD Vendetta
Singapore
Undergoing Refit, Totally Immobilized,
Eventually Towed To Australia.
Australia
DD Stuart
Sydney
Undergoing Refit, Immobilized
Australia
DD Voyager
Sydney
Undergoing Refit, Immobilized
Australia
New Zealand
CL Achilles
Auckland
New Zealand
CL Leander
Auckland
New Zealand
Netherlands
CL De Ruyter
Surabaya
Netherlands
CL Java
Patrolling in the Gulf Of Siam
Netherlands
CL Tromp
Patrolling in the area of Natuna - Badas Islands
Netherlands
CL Sumatra
Surabaya
Not In Commission
Netherlands
DD Van Ness
Surabaya
Netherlands
DD Banckert
Surabaya
Netherlands
DD Kortenaer
Surabaya
Netherlands
DD Piet Hein
Surabaya
Netherlands
DD Evertson
Surabaya
Netherlands
DD Van Ghent
Surabaya
Netherlands
DD Witte De With
Unmanned at Tarakan, Borneo.
Crew Of Van Ghent was Transferred to Witte De With
December 15 after Van Ghent Ran Aground And Lost
Netherlands
SS K-8
Surabaya
Refitting
Netherlands
SS K-9
Surabaya
Non operational
Was Put back In Service February 1942
Netherlands
SS K-10
Surabaya
Netherlands
SS K-11
Patrolling in the area of Natuna - Badas Islands
Netherlands
SS K-12
Patrolling in the area of Natuna - Badas Islands
Netherlands
SS K-13
Patrolling in the area of Natuna - Badas Islands
Netherlands
SS K-14
Patrolling in the Banda Sea
Netherlands
SS K-15
Patrolling in the Banda Sea
Netherlands
SS K-16
Patrolling in the Banda Sea
Netherlands
SS K-17
Surabaya
Netherlands
SS K-18
Surabaya
Netherlands
SS O-16
Patrolling in the Gulf Of Siam
Netherlands
SS O-17
Patrolling in the Gulf Of Siam
Netherlands
SS O-19
Patrolling in the Karimata Strait
Netherlands
SS O-20
Patrolling in the Karimata Strait
Netherlands
Free French
Le Triomphant
Sydney
France
Sloop Chevreuil
Noumea
France
MS Maryborough, Toowoomba, Bendigo, Ballarat, Burnie and Goulburn (All RAN at Singapore)
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