HLM.S. Delight and Duchess Arrive Making the best of the stiff breeze and the fast tide, H.MS, Delight came up the river on July 26, alongside H.M.S, Folkestone and tied up. She is one of two British destroyers that entered port on July 26 from Weihaiwei. The other 's HAMS, Duchess. They will stay here until about the beginning of August, when they will proceed to Hongkong, HLM.S, Folkestone was to have le(t on July 26 for Weihaiwei, but did not, HEM.S. Duchess is berthed below Holt's Wharf down the river, Both vessels, before going to Weihaiwei, paid a' visit to Japan in the spring. Both are in the same class. They were built in 1981, displace 1,375 tons, and have a speed of 39.5 knows, Their armament consists of four 4.7 in, uns, one 3 in, and seven smaller guns.
They have eight torpedo-tubes,
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