What the records say
- When
- 26 Jan 1942 – 27 Jan 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 2.73° N, 103.67° E
- Description
- 1942 battle of the Malayan Campaign in World War II
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War II
Placed at the coordinates of its Korean Wikipedia article.
Battle off Endau
Battle of the Malayan Campaign in World War II
The Battle off Endau was a Second World War battle that took place off Endau town on 26–27 January 1942. Part of the Battle of Malaya, it was the first notable naval engagement since the sinking of the battleship Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse on 10 December 1941, and the last effort by the Royal Navy to intercept Japanese convoy shipping around the Malay Peninsula.
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