Douglas Reeman, Sunset, 1994
United Kingdom
HMS Murray
Destroyer leader, class not specified
Built: "...mid-thirties..."
No other details provided.
HMS Serpent (H50)
R Class (WWI) Destroyer
Details as per the real ships
Builder: John Brown & Cº, Clydebank
Launched: 1916
Note: Some R Class Destroyers were launched with names starting with S. All S Class Destroyers were launched in 1917 - 1918. Author specifically describes her as being one of the last three-funneled destroyers in the Royal Navy. The other was the R Class Destroyer HMS Skate.
HMS Islip
I Class Destroyer (?)
Details as per the real ships
Built: "...late thirties..."
Note: Class assignment based on name only.
HMS Dumbarton
D (Danae) Class Cruiser
Details as per the real ships
Note: Class assignment based on name and authors description of her as being a WWI era ship.
HMS Thracian (D86)
S Class Destroyer
Real ship, details as in service
HMS Leicester
Warship of unspecified class.
No other details provided.
Netherlands
HNLMS Ariadne
Cruiser, class not specified
No other details provided.
Japan
Two Unnamed Destroyers, one of which is Asashio Class.
Plot summary: A fictionalized account of the last days of Hong Kong prior to the Japanese entry into WWII.
