An item reported that the British destroyer Diana (1) and submarine Perseus (2) visited the Dutch East Indies harbours Balik Papan between 20-25 January 1937 and Oosthaven between 28-31 January 1937.
Notes
1. D-class destroyer, building ordered on 2 February 1921m laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Hebburn-on-Tyne on 12 June 1931, launched on 16 June 1932, completed on 21 December 1932, handed over to the Royal Canadian Navy on 6 September 1940, renamed Margaree and sunk due to a collision with the cargo ship Port Fairy on 22 October 1940.
2. Parthian class submarine, laid down by Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness-England on 2 July 1928, launched on 22 May 1929, commissioned on 15 April 1930 and sunk after striking an Italian mine off Cephalonia, Greece on 6 December 1941.
Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1936-1937.
Notes
1. D-class destroyer, building ordered on 2 February 1921m laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Hebburn-on-Tyne on 12 June 1931, launched on 16 June 1932, completed on 21 December 1932, handed over to the Royal Canadian Navy on 6 September 1940, renamed Margaree and sunk due to a collision with the cargo ship Port Fairy on 22 October 1940.
2. Parthian class submarine, laid down by Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness-England on 2 July 1928, launched on 22 May 1929, commissioned on 15 April 1930 and sunk after striking an Italian mine off Cephalonia, Greece on 6 December 1941.
Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1936-1937.
