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HMS Li Wo: The Most Decorated Small Ship in the Navy
A.V. Sellwood
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Description for HMS Li Wo: The Most Decorated Small Ship in the Navy
Paperback. The almost unbelievable story of the most decorated small ship in the Navy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Li Wo had been built in 1935 for running a passenger service on the River Yangtse. In 1940, she was requisitioned and commissioned into the Royal Navy at Singapore as HMS Li Wo. Shortly before the surrender of Singapore in February 1942, HMS Li Wo was ordered to head for Batavia, now Jakarta in Indonesia. After coming under air attack, the Li Wo came across a Japanese convoy heading for the island of Sumatra, escorted by a squadron of warships. Armed with one 4-inch gun (with thirteen shells and three practice rounds) and two Lewis guns, the Li Wo attacked. ... Read more
Li Wo had been built in 1935 for running a passenger service on the River Yangtse. In 1940, she was requisitioned and commissioned into the Royal Navy at Singapore as HMS Li Wo. Shortly before the surrender of Singapore in February 1942, HMS Li Wo was ordered to head for Batavia, now Jakarta in Indonesia. After coming under air attack, the Li Wo came across a Japanese convoy heading for the island of Sumatra, escorted by a squadron of warships. Armed with one 4-inch gun (with thirteen shells and three practice rounds) and two Lewis guns, the Li Wo attacked. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445647944
SKU
V9781445647944
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-34
About A.V. Sellwood
Arthur and Mary Sellwood first met in a police court, as journalists from rival newspapers covering a crime story. As a husband and wife reporting team they wrote the story of the Knockshinnoch Castle pit disaster, Black Avalanche.
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