An item reported the departure on 14 February of the British destroyer HMS Verity from the Nore towards Rosyth, Scotland.(1)
Note
1. Ordered in January 1918, laid down by John Brown&Company, Cydebank, Scotland on 17 May 1918, launched on 19 March 1919, commissioned on 17 September 1919, conversion into long range escort completed in October 1943 and sold to be broken up on 4 March 1947. Admiralty modified W-class destroyer preceded by S and Parker classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-98-79
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