 The author Eric Linklater was part of the British garrison and his 1956 novel "The Dark of Summer" was set in the Faroe Islands during the war years.On 20 June 1940, five vessels of the Swedish Navy arrived in the Faroe Islands.Four (, , "Romulus" and ) were destroyers bought from Italy, one with civilian passengers; the fifth ("Castor") was a tanker converted to military status.