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Admiral Tom Phillips went down with Prince of Wales

Admiral Tom Phillips appears to have died aboard Prince of Wales during the Japanese attacks that destroyed Force Z.

Question

When did Admiral Tom Phillips die?

Short answer

He appears to have died aboard Prince of Wales during the Japanese attacks on Force Z.

Notes

Phillips appears to have remained aboard Prince of Wales and gone down with the ship. His death therefore occurred during the Japanese attacks that destroyed Force Z. His final movements are not reconstructed in detail. The loss of the force commander belongs within the wider disaster.