– Nov ember ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁D ain ty ▁was ▁ref itted ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁between ▁ 3 ▁September ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁for ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁China ▁Station ▁with ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁( l ater ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ) ▁Dest roy er ▁Fl ot illa ▁and ▁arrived ▁there ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁during ▁the ▁A by ss in ian ▁Cris is . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁ref itted ▁afterwards ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁between ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁and ▁conducted ▁anti - pi racy ▁pat rol s ▁after ▁her ▁ref it ▁was ▁complete . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁merchant ▁ship ▁SS ▁H sin ▁P ek in ▁ground ed ▁on ▁the ▁Nem esis ▁Rock ▁off ▁N ing bo ▁and ▁D ain ty ▁posted ▁a ▁guard ▁ab o ard ▁her ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁ref lo ated . ▁The ▁ship ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁port ▁vis its ▁in ▁Sar aw ak , ▁Singapore ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁January – M arch ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁As ▁war ▁lo omed , ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Alexand ria ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁ ▁on ▁