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Friday 15 December 2017

British Royal Navy replacing destroyers stationed in the Far East and Mediterranean according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad 1934 no. 7

An item referred to the magazine Marine Rundschau dated November 1934 reporting that the 1st flotilla destroyers of the Mediterranean Fleet consisting of the D-class destroyers built in 1930 would depart in end October towards Hong Kong. There were the V en W-classes destroyers of the VIII flotilla which were for the main part aged to be replaced. On their turn were those destroyers to be added to the Mediterranean Fleet.