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Tuesday, 21 December 2021

British light cruiser HMS Caradoc bound for Malta according to the Secret Admiralty Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 31 for the week ending 6 August 1921

 
Caledon-class

A selection of Ships' Badges of His Majesty's Royal Navies. Gutta Percha&Rubber Limited, 1942

An item reported that the British light cruiser HMS Caradoc would probably leave on 25 August Constantinople, Turkey bound for Malta to be docked there.(1)

Note

1. C-class light cruiser Caledon sub-class, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Danae-class, laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland on 21 February 1916, launched on 23 December 1916, commissioned on 15 June 1917, accommodation ship since April 1944, decommissioned in December 1945 and sold to be broken up on 5 April 1946.  

Source

The National Archives CAB-24-127-7. No.31. Weekly appreciation of matters of naval interest for the week ended 6 August 1921

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