A selection of Ships' Badges of His Majesty's Royal Navies. Gutta Percha&Rubber Limited, 1942
An item reported that the British cruiser HMS Cairo would probably leave Wei-hai-Wei around 29 September towards Japan and Korea, returning at Shanghai, China on 13 November.
Note
1. Part of the C-class light cruisers Carlisle sub-class, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Danae-class. Laid down by Cammell Laird on 17 November 1917, launched on 19 November 1918, commissioned on 23 September 1919, converted into an aircraft cruiser in 1939 and sunk by the Italian Adua-clas submarine Axum off Bizerta, Tunisia on 12 August 1942.
Source
The National Archives CAB-24-111-56. Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920.
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