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An item reported the departure on 14 February of the British destroyer HMS Whirlwind from Copenhagen, Denmark towards Portland.(1)
Note
1. D30. Ordered on 9 December 1916, laid down in May 1917,launched by Swan Hunter on 15 December 1917 and sunk by the German submarine U-34 south west of Ireland on 5 July 1940. Admiralty 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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