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. After the war, Li Wo's commander was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his bravery. A DSO and nine other decorations were awarded to members of Li Wo's small crew. In this book, A. V. Sellwood has pieced together the almost unbelievable story of the most decorated small ship in the Royal Navy, a story which might otherwise have remained lost in the Admiralty archives.
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HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Foreword: Stand by to Die
- Chapter One: HMS Showboat
- Chapter Two: A Ship Flees Singapore
- Chapter Three: Friday the 13th
- Chapter Four: Enemy Fleet Ahead!
- Chapter Five: Stand by to Die
- Chapter Six: The Death of Thomas Wilkinson
- Chapter Seven: Ordeal by Water
- Chapter Eight: On The Beach
- Chapter Nine: The Brave Endeavour
- Chapter Ten: Massacre in the Jungle
- Chapter Eleven: Banzai
- Maps
- List of Abbreviations
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