An item reported that the British ligt cruiser HMS Dartmouth (1) was ordered to return to England after turning over crew to the British ligt cruiser HMS Southampton (2) underway visiting Gibraltar.
Notes
1. Part of Town-class light cruisers Weymouth sub-class succeeded by Arethusa-class. Laid down by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness, England on 19 February 1910, launched on 14 December 1910, commmissioned in October 1911 and sold to be broken up on 13 December 1930.
2. Part of Town-class light cruisers Chatham sub-class succeeded by Arethusa-class. Laid down by John Brown&Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 6 April 1911, launched on 16 May 1912, commissioned in November 1912 and sold to be broken up on 13 July 1926.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-121-62
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