sentences:  "Splendid" was the third Royal Navy ship with this name.After a period of training, "Splendid" departed Holy Loch on 3 October 1942, together with her sister ship, .After ten days at sea, "Splendid" spotted smoke shortly after midday and gave chase to the unidentified ship; four hours later, she stopped and boarded the vessel, which turned out to be the Allied "Gaizka", running behind schedule.