Keywords: RMS Empress of Asia on fire after IJN air attack (2).jpg en SINGAPORE 1942-02-05 STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BRITISH TRANSPORT THE EMPRESS OF ASIA AND NAVY RESCUE VESSELS THE TRANSPORT WAS SET ON FIRE DURING A BOMBING ATTACK BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT IT WAS ONE OF FOUR SHIPS BRINGING THE REMAINDER OF THE 18TH BRITISH DIVISION SOME OTHER TROOPS AND TRANSPORT VEHICLES TO THE ISLAND MOST OF THE TROOPS WERE RESCUED BY THE NAVY BUT NEARLY ALL THEIR WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT WERE LOST DONOR M PARKIN P01604 002 M Parkin 1942-02-05 PD-Australia https //en wikipedia org/wiki/File RMS_Empress_of_Asia_on_fire_after_IJN_air_attack jpg Battle of Singapore Empress of Asia ship 1912 |