An item reported that the Swedish armoured cruiser Fylgia commanded by kommender-kapten Charles Leon de Camps (seniority 14 December 1917) would visit the British East India area in autumn-winter 1921-1922. Planned harbor visits were Gibraltar 12-16 November 1921, Aden [Jemen] 14-16 December 1921, Colombo [Ceylon] 27 December 1921-1 January 1922, Calcutta 8-15 January 1922, Bombay 26 January-4 February 1922, Karachi 8-12 February 1922 and Aden 20-22 February 1922.
Note
1. Laid down by Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad, Finnboda Slip, Sweden in October 1902, launched in 20 December 1906, extensive modernization between 1939-1940, decommissioned on 1 January 1953 and sold to be broken up in 1957.
Source
The National Archives CAB-24-129-42. Secret Admiralty Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 42 for the week ending 22 October 1921.
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