Sister ship HMS Wakeful, Admiralty W-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An item reported the arrival on 9 February of the British destroyer HMS Whirlwind from Copenhagen, Denmark with mission coming from Dover, England.
Note
1. Admiralty-class preceded by Parker and S-classes succeeded by the Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon, building ordered on 9 December 1916, launched by Sean Hunter on 15 December 1917 and sunk by the German submarine U-34 southwest of Ireland on 5 July 1940.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-98-79

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