British destroyer HMS Khartoum 1937-1940

Tribal. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sister ship and flotillaleader HMS Kelly©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

F45/G45. Part of K-class destroyers and flotilla leader of her class preceded by Tribal-class succeeded by L- and M-classes. Laid down by Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom on 27 October 1937, launched on 6 February 1939, commissioned in November 1939, in acutal service on 6 November 1939, beached after a Mark IX torpedo caused an uncontrollable fire and magazine explosion in the harbor of Perim in the Red Sea on 23 June 1940. 

Swedish armoured cruiser Fylgia visiting the British Indies according to the Secret Admiralty Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 42 for the week ending 22 October 1921

Sjöhistoriska museet. In 1928

after the modernization

An item reported that the Swedish armoured cruiser Fylgia commanded by kommender-kapten Charles Leon de Camps (seniority 14 December 1917) would visit the British East India area in autumn-winter 1921-1922. Planned harbor visits were Gibraltar 12-16 November 1921, Aden [Jemen] 14-16 December 1921, Colombo [Ceylon] 27 December 1921-1 January 1922, Calcutta 8-15 January 1922, Bombay 26 January-4 February 1922, Karachi 8-12 February 1922 and Aden 20-22 February 1922.

Note

1. Laid down by Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstad, Finnboda Slip, Sweden in October 1902, launched in 20 December 1906, extensive modernization between 1939-1940, decommissioned on 1 January 1953 and sold to be broken up in 1957.

Source

The National Archives CAB-24-129-42. Secret Admiralty Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 42 for the week ending 22 October 1921.

Russian sloop Razboynik visiting Batavia, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Java-bode dated 5 September 1895

An item dated Batavia, Dutch East Indies 5th reported the departure of the Russian warship Razboynik captain Grigovovitch towards Aden, Jemen.(1)

Note
1. Or Razboinik, sloop in Russia mostly called a clipper, Laid down at Nevaki in 1877, launched in 1879, completed in 1880 and scuttled on 2 January 1905. With a crew numbering 185 men and an armament consisting of 3-6” guns, 4-4.2" guns, 4/6-1 pd revolvers and 1-15” torpedo tubes.

Worse living conditions on board of a Turkish transport according to the Dutch newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 11 January 1906

An item described that according to an official report a board of a troop transport returning homewards from Jemen 150 soldiers died of hunger.(1) When she finally arrived at Port Said was no food more on board just 350 starving soldiers.

Note
1. In North Jemen was an Arabian revolt against the Ottoman empire going on. In 1918 North Jemen became independent. South Jemen (Aden) was a British protectorate until 1967.