British warships HMS Glasgow and Harwich berthed at Alexandria, Eypt according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 13 April 1940

Town-class Southampton-subclass. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

In his letter dated Istanbul, 13 April 1940 No. 838 reported the German naval attaché in Turkey to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht at Berlin that according to a reliable source begin March the British cruisers HMS Glasgow (1) and Harwich (2) arrived at Alexandra, Egypt.

Notes

1. Pennant C21. Part of Town-class Southampton sub-class light cruisers preceded by Arethusa-class succeeded by Crown Colony- and Dido-classes. Laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland on 16 April 1935, launched on 20 June 1936, commissioned on 9 September 1937, decommissioned in November 1956 and sold to be broken up in July 1958.

2. The Royal Indian Bangor-class minesweeper HMIS Khyber was called Harwich but she laid down on 10 December 1940 so this name can’t be correct.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.