British battleship HMS Iron Duke bound for the Mediterranean according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 19 for the week ending19 March 1921

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An item reported the departure on 14 March of the British battleship HMS Iron Duke from Portsmouth bound for Gibraltar and Malta.(1)

Note

1. Of the Iron Duke-class consisting of the Iron Duke, Marlborough, Benbow and Emperor of India. Preceded by the King George V-class and succeeded by the Queen Elizabeth-class. Laid down at the Portsmouth Dockyard on 12 January 1912, launched on 12 October 1912, completed in March 1914, removed from active service becoming a training ship in 1929, depot ship at Scapa Flow since 1939, damaged during an German air attack on 17 October 1939, after repairs beached still in service, sold to the Metal Industries be broken up in 1946. Resold in September 1948 brought towards Glasgow, Scotland and arrived there on 30 November 1948.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-121-62