Winston Churchill called it Britian's worst Naval Tragedy ever. On December 10th, three days after Pearl Harbour, the British Battleship Prince of Wales, and Battlecruiser Repulse were sunk by long range Japanese Torpedo Bombers in the South West Pacific. Links:
It is a shamefull act not to listen to what happened to those before you, to forget the past is akin to ignoring the life story of a beloved family member, because that's what it is in a way.