Force Z

Force Z was a Royal Navy task force of the British Eastern Fleet that was comprised of one battleship, a battlecruiser, and three destroyers. It was destroyed early in the war by a Japanese air raid near Singapore.

Description
Force Z was the designation given to a task force within the Royal Navy of the British Empire. It was comprised of the Renown-class battlecruiser HMS Repulse as its flagship, along with the King George V-class battleship HMS Prince of Wales. It also consisted of the Clemson-class destroyers HMS Express, HMS Electra, and HMS Vampire.

History
The task force was near Singapore, hunting Japanese transport ships, when it came in range of land-based Japanese bombers. The task force was destroyed in the ensuing destruction of Force Z.