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Tuesday 17 October 2017

British warships HMS Kent and Falmouth visited the Dutch East Indies harbour Belawan Deli in March 1935

An item reported that the British cruiser HMS Kent (1) and sloop Falmouth visited the Dutch East Indies harbour Belawan Deli between 2-5 March 1935.

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1934-1935. 

Notes
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.
2. Shoreham-class sloop, launched on 19 April 1932, renamed as drill ship HMS Calliope in January 1952 and broken up in 1968.