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Tuesday 13 December 2022

British light cruiser HMS Durban bound for Hong Kong according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 44 dated 12 November 1921


D or Danae-class light cruisers

An item reported that British light cruiser HMS Durban (1) would leave Devonport on 16 November, visit Gibraltar between 20-21 November, Malta 24-27 November. Port Said, Egypt 30 November-2 December, Aden, Yemen 7-10 December, Colombo, Ceylon 18-22 December, Singapore 28-31 December and Hong Kong Kong 5 January 1922. Was to replace HMS Colombo (2) at Colombo.

Notes

1.Part of Danae-class light cruisers, building ordered in September 1917, laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock in January 1917, launched on 29 May 1919, completed by Devonport Dockyard, commissioned on 1 November 1921 and sunk as a breakwater off Ouistreham, Seine Bay, France on 9 June 1944.

2. Part of C-class Carlisle sub-class light cruisers, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeed by Danae-class, laid down by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company on 8 December 1917, launched on 18 December 1918, commissioned on 18 June 1919, converted into an anti-aircraft cruiser between June 1942-March 1943 and sold to be broken up on 22 January 1948.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-129-90

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