Japanese cruiser Sendai
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Sendai was a Sendai-class light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Sendai River in southern Kyūshū. Sendai was the lead ship of the three vessels completed in her class of
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Battle off Endau
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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 th
Japanese cruiser Sendai
…run, on 26 January, Sendai and her convoy were attacked by the destroyers HMS Thanet and HMAS Vampire about 80 nmi (148 km) north of Singapore in the Battle off Endau. The torpedoes from the Allied vessels missed, and the destroyer Shirayuki and Sendai returned gunfire. Thanet was sunk, while Vampire was undamaged…
HMAS Vampire, c. 1940, seen here before the application of wartime camouflage
An Australian Hudson, c. 1940
Vickers Vildebeest of No. 100 Squadron RAF making a torpedo drop during target practice, c. 1936
The minesweeper W-4 at anchor, July 1930