An item reported that in June 1919 the Russian patrol vessel Kitoboi (1) surrendered to the British. The British Senior Naval Officer Baltic was ordered to sent her to the Soviet Union although the fate of her crew was still to be considered. She was at that moment lying at Copenhagen, Denmark.
Note
1. Auxiliary minesweeper of the Baltic Fleet, ex-Erris dating from 1915. Also known as Kitoboj.
Source
The National Archives CAB-24-99-82. Weekly appreciation of matters of naval interest for the week ended 28th February 1920
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