CiC South Fleet - Fleetadmiral Tan Won
Chief of the south naval Reconnaissance Departement: - RearAdmiral Chin Shui-Tin
CiC of the I. South Chinese Sea Patrol - Vice Admiral Yang Guangyuan
"Admiral, please inform me, which ships have Great Britain at present here in south east asia ?"
"Here is the list. But we have to make a difference between the whole ships which are stationed here
and the ships which are at present in the harbor. At first i will give you an overview over the whole list."
Great Britain has stationed in Hong-Kong:
15th Light Cruiser Squadron (Drake, Cochrane, Pellew, Howard)
4th Destroyer Flotilla (Shakespeare, Archer, Acasta, Achates, Acheron, Arrow, Ardent, Active, Antelope)
17th Destroyer Flotilla (Speedy, Tobago, Torbay, Toreador, Tourmaline, Tryphon, Turquoise, Tuscan, Tyrian)
6th Sloop Flotilla (E61-70)
3rd Gunboat Squadron (6 Fly Class)
At present there only following ships anchored in Hong-Kong, the others are on patrol around Hong-Kong:
CL: HMS Drake, HMS Howard
DD: HMS Archer, HMS Achates, HMS Acasta, HMS Ardent, HMS Torbay, HMS Tryphon, HMS Tyrian
SL: E67, E69, E70
GB: None
That's all about the Ships of Great Britain."
"Thank you for your comments. But there are still our iberian friends, who have yet
certainly stationed ships in Macao and Hainan Dao. Your reconnaissance is certainly in a
position to give me a report, right?"
"Of course, we watch the iberean Ships also very carefully ...
These iberean ships are momentarelly stationed here in south east asia:
CV Cordoba
CA Agrippa
CA De Caranza
CDS/CE Cordonazo
CDS/CE Levanto
CL Liberia
CL Honduras
CL San Hainando
CL Puerto Rico
D 103
D 104
D 105
D 106
D 117
D 118
Sa 21 - Sa 24
Sc 13 - Sc 16
Of course this is also true, that not all vessels at all times are in the port, some are on patrol.
At present, following ships anchored in Macao:
CL Honduras
D 103
D 104
Sc 14
Sc 16
and these in Hainan Dao:
CA Agrippa
CL San Hainando
CDS/CE Levanto
D117
D118
Sa 21
Sa 22
Sa 23
Sa 24
and soon the list will include one of their La Luna class battleship as station flagship."
"Thank you for that overview. It is shocking what firepower is here on our doorstep. I wonder whether we are such a threat
for these nations. Perhaps we can convice these countries from our peaceful intentions and convince them to reduce their
forces, if they find that they have nothing to fear from us. We must get in contact with the corresponding nations. I will
discuss this in my next meeting with his Imperial Highness."
after a small break, after he drink some tea ...
"What about the pirate-menace in the South China Sea ? It's another open issue."
"I am pleased to announce that our efforts bear fruitfully. In the last 3 month was not a single ship attacked by pirates.
Well, the cleaning action on the Paracels has thrown a lot of dust and many nations thought we would illegally invade the
islands. But at present i can say, there is no pirate activity in the south chinese sea !"
"Hope you are right ! But with our action, our relations with some nations get worse ! Now, we must be careful that these nations
didn't think we are a horde of savages, which only wants war. But I am only a soldier and no politician, so it isn't my problem to
convice the others ..."
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