An item reported that the departure from Gibraltar by the British warships HMS Vancouver (1) and Yarmouth (2) on 25 February bound for Portsmouth respectively Sheerness.
Notes
1. Part of V-class destroyers, preceded by S and Parker-classes, succeeded by HMS Ambuscade and Amazon, ordered under the 1916-1917 Emergency program on 30 June 1916, laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 15 March 1917, launched on 28 December 1917, commissioned on 19 March 1918 renamed Vimy in April 1928, decommissioned in 1945, sold to be broken up in December 1917 executed in 1948.
2. Part of Town-class Weymouth sub-class light cruisers , succeeded by Arethusa-class, laid down by London&Glasgow Co., United Kingdom on 27 January 1910, launched on 12 April 1911, commissioned in April 1912 and sold to be broken up on 2 July 1929.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-133-91
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