Cirrus@Austlit

'The great ship captained by Dutchy Holland and ridden to glory by her famous crew fights its last battles - against the enemy in the open Pacific and against a ferocious typhoon off the coast of Queensland...The destroyer 'Jackal' and her men, outnumbered, outgunned, and bedevilled by a remorseless fate, bravely meet and courageously challenge the greatest dangers of their careers.' - back cover