H.M.S. Scorpion to Replace Bee As Yangtze Flagship HMS. Scorpion, newest addition to the British Yangtze flotilla arrives in Shanghai from Hongkong tomorrow when she will replace H.M.S. Bee, now decommissioned, and will carry the flag of Rear Admiral R. V. Holt, Rear Admiral of the Yangtze Flotilla.
The new vessel which was built at White & Co's yards at Cowes, has been undergoing trials at Hongkong. Like other vessels of the Insect class she is of 585 tons and embodies new ideas in naval construction.
Also building in England are two more vessels destined for service in China to replace older gunboats, some of which have Persian Gulf service during the Great War. These ships are the Dragonfly which was launched at Thorneycrofs yards and HMS. Grasshopper. i 2
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