"Prince of Wales" and "Repulse" were sunk by Japanese air attack on 10 December 1941 by 86 Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers from the 22nd Air Flotilla based at Saigon. The destroyers saved 2,081 of the 2,921 crew on the stricken capital ships, but 326 sailors were lost. "Prince of Wales" Captain John Leach and Philips went down with their ship. As both the British warships sank, the RAAF planes finally appeared.