Buuxi weedha soo socota: At Singapore Shaw, Savill iyo Albion waxay lahaayeen "Dominion Monarch" oo qalalan oo ay matoorradeeda hoos u dhigeen dayactir guud, laakiin 7dii Diseembar Japan waxay weerartay Pearl Harbor maalinta xigtayna waxay ku soo duushay Hong Kong iyo
Malaya (Somali: waddan). Ciidamada Japan ayaa si deg deg ah u gaarey awooda hawada waxayna duqeymo cirka ah ku qaadeen Singapore. Mashiinnada "Dominion Monarch" ayaa la kala furay, laakiin Injineerkeedii ugu weynaa iyo shaqaalihiisii ayaa si dhakhso leh dib ugu soo ururiyay waxayna 10kii Diseembar ay u ambabaxday nabadgelyada New Zealand. Laba bilood ka dib dagaalkii Singapore ciidamadii ugu badneyd ee ay Singapore u qaadday ayaa la dilay ama la qabtay waxayna saddexdii sano iyo badhkii xigay ku qaateen maxaabiis dagaal oo Japan ah.