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the ship did nothing between completion of fit-out and the date of its sinking? There was a war on, surely she sortied as some point?
Nothing I've been able to track down - the ships weren't really intended for naval combat (they'd have been slow, juicy targets for U-boats), they were meant for colonial policing (and I assume they were sent to Italian East Africa, but there's nothing out there to confirm or deny).
Marshall (1995) The Encyclopedia of Ships, p. 33 mentions service off North Africa. I know that's not much, but it's something.
Thanks for finding that, I don't know how I missed it while I was trawling through Google Books. It'd be nice to be able to see the rest of the entry, but heck, the book is only $2 on Amazon, I'll just order it. I've added what I can from the Google Books preview (to this article and the others) and will add whatever else I can once it arrives. Parsecboy (talk) 13:21, 25 November 2014 (UTC)YReply
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