. "Cruise of the Special Service Squadron"@en . . . . "In 1923-24, HMS Hood and the Special Service Squadron sailed around the world on The Empire Cruise, visiting many ports of call in the countries which had fought together during the First World War. The Squadron departed Devonport on 27 November 1923 and headed for Sierra Leone. The fleet would separate at various points of the cruise with the battleships passing through the Panama Canal, while some destroyers carried around Cape Horn."@en . "In 1923-24, HMS Hood and the Special Service Squadron sailed around the world on The Empire Cruise, visiting many ports of call in the countries which had fought together during the First World War. The Squadron departed Devonport on 27 November 1923 and headed for Sierra Leone. The fleet would separate at various points of the cruise with the battleships passing through the Panama Canal, while some destroyers carried around Cape Horn."@en . . .