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Friday 20 October 2017

British heavy cruiser Kent visited Batavia, Dutch East Indies in 1936

An item reported that the British cruiser Kent, flagship of the China Station visited the Dutch East Indies harbour Batavia between 11-16 March 1936.(1)

Note
1. County-class heavy cruiser. Laid down by Chatham Dockyard, England on 15 November 1924, launched on 16 March 1926, commissioned on 25 June 1924 and sold to be broken up on 22 January 1948.

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1935-1936.