An item reported that the British S.N.O. Baltic was ordered to sent 1 light cruiser and 1 destroyer of the Baltic Squadron back home. The squadron was to cruise out of Copenhagen, Denmark regularly visiting Danzig [Germany since 1919 Gdansk, Poland] and periodically Libau [Liepaja, Latvia]. There were no British warships tt be stationed permanently in both harbours although it was allowed to station a destroyer at Danzig if necessary. The SNO replied that the a third light cruiser was needed until the HMS Greenwich (1) had returned from escorting the steamship Czar from Hango [Hanko, Finland] towards Copenhagen. A second item reported that the Czar with on board 31 Russian deportees from England 1.500 from Belgium was instructed to go to Copenhagen and wait here for for further orders. A destroyer escort was arranged between Hango and Copenhagen.
Notes
1. Destroyer depot ship launched by William Dobson&Co. And Swan, Hunter&Wigham Richardson Ltd., Low Walker at the Walker yard with yard numbers 184 and 990 on 28 November 1913, completed in July 1916. Was purchased as a merchant ship by Swan Hunter&Wigham Richardson Ltd. as part of a deal with the Greek Navy for a floating dock and a repair-depot ship, with yard number 990 completed as a destroyer depot ship for the Royal Navy, converted into the merchant ship Hembury in 1947 of J&R Grant Ltd., London, Egland, since 1948 Brazilian property, renamed Navem Hembury in 1955 and scrapped in Brazil in 1970.
2. A by Belgium chartered ship to tranport Belgians via Narva back from Russian hostage and Russian interned soldiers from Belgium back to Russia. Similar to the Czar launched by Barclay Curle&Company, Glasgow, Scotland with yard number 494 on 23 March 1912 for the Russian American Line which was a subsidiary of the Danish East Asiatic Company, used in the First World War as allied troop transport and late 1920 returned to her owner ans as the Estonia used by the Baltic American Line?
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