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Wednesday 6 September 2017

British sloop HMS Folkestone (L22) visited the Dutch East Indies in 1935

An item reported that the British HMS sloop Folkestone visited the Dutch East Indies harbours Ende between 2-4 January 1925, Bima 5 January 1935, Benoa between 6-9 January 1935, Surabaya between 10-14 January 1935 and Balikpana between 16-19 January 1935.

Note
1. Hastings-class sloop, laid down by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Limited, Wallsend-on-Tyne on 21 May 1929, launched on 12 February 1930, commissioned on 25 June 1930 and sold to be broken up on 22 May 1947.

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1934-1935.