British heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire visited the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch navy De Indische courant dated 8 March 1938

An item reported the successful cocktail party the nigh before on board of the British cruiser HMS Dorsetshire at Tandjong Priok, Dutch East Indies. The next day departed she in the afternoon towards Port Darwin, Australia.(1)

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1. Of the Norfolk sub-class of the County-class consisting of the Norfolk and Dorsetshire, preceded by the Hawkins-class and succeeded by the York-class. It was a slightly improved London-design with the positions of her anti aircraft armament and a lower bridge due to the removed topmost deck. Designed by Sir William Berry and built under the 1926-1927 Estimates.Laid down by Portsmouth Dockyard, England on 21 September 1927, launched on 29 January 1929, commissioned on 30 September 1930 and sunk during a Japanese aircraft attack while underway towards Colombo, Ceylon on 5 April 1942.