Here's a cool story related to the situation- " On the morning of 13 February, a river boat commandeered by the British
Royal Navy,
HMS Li Wo — under Lieutenant
Thomas Wilkinson — ferrying personnel and equipment between Singapore and the Dutch East Indies, ran into the Japanese fleet. Although
Li Wo was armed only with a 4-inch (100 mm) gun and two machineguns, its crew fired at the Japanese troop transport ships, setting one on fire and damaging several others, while under fire from the Japanese cruisers. This action continued for 90 minutes until the
Li Wo ran out of ammunition. Wilkinson then ordered the
rammingof the nearest transport, before his ship was destroyed by Japanese fire. Wilkinson received a
posthumous Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the British Commonwealth, and the only VC awarded in the
Dutch East Indies campaign."
Wow, talk about balls.