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Thursday 12 January 2017

British river gunboat HMS Robin stranded according to the Dutch newspaper Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 24 September 1934

An item dated Hong Kong dated 22nd reported that the British river gunboat Robin built the year before on yesterday morning was stranded in the West river with as result that she was leaking. There were none victims. Two other British gunboats assisted the Robin.(1)

Note
1. Launched at Yarrow on 7 March 1934 and scuttled at Hong Kong on 25 December 1941.