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Sunday, 13 July 2025

Dutch law enforce vessel Sceavian 1

Scheveningen, Netherlands 8 April 2025

Netherlands-flagged, MMSSI 244170085 and call sign pC9000

Portuguese merchant ship Gonçalo Velho visited Funchal, Madeira in June 1941

In his letter No. 855 dated Lisbon 8 July 1941 reported the German naval attaché in Portugal to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine at Berlin the marine traffic at Funchal, Madeira in June 1941. Portuguese ship Gonçalo Velho. Arrival on 13 June coming from Leixões, Portugal. Departure on 14 June towards New York, USA. Article 25199. Gross register tonnage 1,595 tons. Cargo general cargo partly unloaded. Loaded general cargo.

Source

Bundesarchive. RM 11-17. German naval attaché in Portugal. 

Italian sailing ship Nuova Clelia lost in 1916

According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 21 November due to artillerry fire on the locationnear Ortana. Tonnage 50 tons.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.

British whaler William Lee arrived at Hull, England in 1834

Returning from the northern fishery. Tonnage 367 tuns. Crew 50 men. tuns of oil 140. tuns of bone 4. Number of whales caught 15. Owner or agent Lee and Tall.

Source

The Trade and Commerce of Hull and its ships&shipowners. Past and present. Hull, 1878, p. 82-83. 

British destroyer HMS Inglefield D02/I02 1936-1944


Icarus, I-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Tribal. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Flotilla leader. Part of I-class preceded by G- and H-classes succeeded by Tribal-class. Ordered on 14 November 1935, laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 29 April 1935, launched on 15 October 1936, commissioned on 25 June 1937 and sunk by a German Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb underway from Naples to Anzio, Italy on 25 February 1944. 

British cargo ship Hanne visited the Black Sea according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated3 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 3 February 1940 No. 712 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported on 28 January the British cargo ship Hanne loaded with 825 ton mais, 110 cattle and 16,000 live winged underway from Constanta, Romania towards Haifa, Palestina. Unarmed.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.

Spanish patache Escocés in 1597

Private owned. Lying at Ferrol, Spain on 5 February 1597. Measurement 100 toneladas. Part of the  Spanish Armada or Third Spanish Armada in 1597?

Source

Cesáreo Fernández Duro. Historia de la Armada Española, vol. 3. 

Dutch Davis Strait commandeur Ype de Boer 1733-1737

Bookkeeper Nicolaas Dyl, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1733

Whales 1 Barrels blubber 5

1734

Whales 5 Barrels blubber 250

1735

Whales 0 Barrels blubber 0

1736

Whales 1 Barrels blubber 50

1737

Whales 0 Barrels blubber 0

Source

1. Alphabetische naam-lyst van alle de Groenlandsche en Straat-Davidsche Commandeurs die sedert het jaar 1700 op Groenland en sedert het jaar 1719 op de Straat Davis etc. Gerret van Sant. Published by Johannes Enschede, Amsterdam 1770, with hand written note until 1794.

American destroyer USS Reid DD-369 1934-1944

Porter. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

USS Aylwin of the Farragut-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Mahan. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Gridley-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Mahan-class (18 completed) preceded by Porter-class succeeded by Gridley-class. Improved version of the Farragut-class. Laid down by Federak Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearney, New Jersey, USA  on 25 June 1934, launched on 11 January 1936, commissioned on 2 November 1936 and sunk in an air attack by Japanese kamikazes underway to the Ormoc Bay, west coast of Leyte, Philippines on 11 December 1944. 

Italian naval strength according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 1 January 1942

Conte di Cavour-class battleships. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Andrea Doria-class battleships. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item reported that effectively the Italian navy counted 4 battleships, 2-8” cruisers, 6-6” inch cruisers, 65 destroyers and around 70 submarines. The O.N.I. counted 5 battleships, 2-8” cruisers, between 7-10 6” cruisers, approximately 69 destroyers and 60 submarines.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 22 dated 1 January 1942 

French privateer le Coq d´Or 1689

Homeport Dunkirk. Master Pierre Geldoft. Measurement 10 ton.

Source

H. Malo Les Corsaires dunkerquois et Jean Bart, vol. 2.

Wreckage of Dutch Greenland whaler De Groenlandsche Hoop for sale according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 13 September 1760

An announcement reported the auction on Monday 18 September at F.H. van der Haar, Nieuwendam, Netherlands the wreckage of ship De Groenlandsche Hoop commandeur Cornelis Colder wrecked on Borkum.(1)

Source

1. Cornelis Kolder, Greenland commandeur between 1753-1765, in 1759 wrecked off Borkum, bookkeeper A. Kroef en H. de Haan, Vlissingen. Alphabetische naam-lyst van alle de Groenlandsche en Straat-Davidsche Commandeurs die sedert het jaar 1700 op Groenland en sedert het jaar 1719 op de Straat Davis etc. Gerret van Sant. Published by Johannes Enschede, Amsterdam 1770, with hand written note until 1794.

Saturday, 12 July 2025

French destroyer Gabion 1905-1921

Sistership Fanfare. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Branlebas- or Sabetrache-class destroyers preceded by Claymore-class succeeded by Spahi-class. Laid down by Chantiers de Penhoët, Rouen, France in November 1905, launched 21 December 1907 and stricken on 14 May 1921

Dutch East Indiaman Huis te Loo 1691

Pinnace, E.I.C.-chamber Amsterdam, built 1691, dimensions 145'7" x 38'8¼" x 15'5¾ feet.

Sources

F.W. van Stapel. Beschrijving van de O.I. Compagnie.

Collectie Aanwinsten 1e afdeling nr. 938 (Nationaal Archief)

German battleship Tirpitz probably still in the Baltic according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 1 January 1942

An item reported that the British Admiralty had good reasons believing the German battleship Tirpitz was still in the Baltic.(1)

Note

1. Laid down by Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 2 November 1936, launched on 1 April 1939, commissioned on 25 February 1941 and sunk by the Royal Air Force on 12 November 1944 at Tromsø, Norway, with her wreck broken up between 1948-1957. Of the Bismarck-class as answer on the French Richelieu-class battleships preceded by Scharnhorst-class succeeded by planned H-class.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 22 dated 1 January 1942 

Spanish urca San Juan Bautista in 1597

Private owned. Lying at Ferrol, Spain on 5 February 1597. Measurement 450 toneladas. Part of the  Spanish Armada or Third Spanish Armada in 1597?

Source

Cesáreo Fernández Duro. Historia de la Armada Española, vol. 3.

Japanese cargo ship Kanan Maru 1931-1944

©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Similar Kanan Maru and Kaholu Maru. Call sign JKOA. Built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisho Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan in May 1931, requisitioned by the Shipping Administration in November 1943 and sunk as an army transport by an American submarine in June 1944. Gross tonnage 3,293 tons, under deck 2,793 tons, net tonnage 1,946 tons and as dimensions 336.6 x 48.5 x 24.0 x 7 (light)-20 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion. Single screw. Horsepower 389 nhp/ Oil bunker capacity 220 ton. Range 9,500 miles/11 knots and speed 11(normal cruising)-13.5 (maximum) knots. 

British tanker Helka bound for Lebanon according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 24 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 24 February 1940 No. 774 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported on 19 February the British tanker Helka with 2,450 ton petroleum and 2,100 ton gasoline underway from Constanta, Romania towards Beirut, Libanon.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459

Design for an iron-cased ship by Messrs. Westwood, Baillie&Co. in 1859

Mentioned in the catalogue as Collection No. 375, Class I-Division A. Shot-proof ships-designs proposed, but not adopted. Model.

Source

Catalogue of the naval models in the South Kensington Museum, London, 1865.

Portuguese bergantim Nossa Senhora da Conceicao 1798

Wrecked in 1798.

Source

A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901). Lisboa, 1976.

American light cruiser USS Boise CL-47 1935-1951 (Nueve de Julio C-5 1951-1979)

Omaha-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Brooklyn-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Atlanta-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Brooklyn-class Brooklyn-subclass preceded by Omaha-class succeeded by Atlanta-class. Penannt CL-47. Ordered on 13 February 1929, laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia, USA on 1 April 1935, launched on 3 December 1936, commissioned on 12 August 1938, decommissioned on 1 July 1946, sold to Argentina on 11 January 1951 and stricken on 25 January 1951, commissioned on 11 March 1951, decommissioned in 1979, sold to be broken up in August 1981 and broken up at Brownsville, Texas, USA in 1983. 

US Navy allowed to use Australian harbours for maintenance and supply purposes according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 1 January 1942

An item reported that the US Asiatic Fleet could use Australian harbours while arrangements were now ompleted and fuel oil available.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 22 dated 1 January 1942 

Italian sailing ship Maria di Pompei lost in 1916

According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 19 November due to unknown on the location 115 miles south of Cap Passero. Tonnage 286 tons.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.

British whaler Cove arrived at Hull, England in 1834

Returning from the northern fishery. Tonnage 373 tuns. Crew 49 men. tuns of oil 63. tuns of bone 2. Number of whales caught 7. Owner or agent Spyvee and Cooper.

Source

The Trade and Commerce of Hull and its ships&shipowners. Past and present. Hull, 1878, p. 82-83. 

Friday, 11 July 2025

Dutch cargo ship Colytto 1925-1950 (Kemiö 1950-1954, Gunn 1954-1959)

©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Laid down by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands with yard number 133 on 11 May 1925, launched on 10 April 1926, delivered to manager Firma Hudig & Veder, owner B.V. Maatschappij Zeevaart, both at Rotterdam, Netherland on 27 April 1826, sold to Finland and renamed Kemiö in March 1950, sold to Hong Kong and renamed Gunn in 1954 and broken up there after 6 Feburary 1959. Coal-fuelled. 

Portuguese ship Lima visited Funchal, Madeira in June 1941

In his letter No. 855 dated Lisbon 8 July 1941 reported the German naval attaché in Portugal to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine at Berlin the marine traffic at Funchal, Madeira in June 1941. Portuguese ship Lima. Arrival on 12 June coming from Lisbon, Portugal. Departure on 13 June towards Azores. Article 28518.Gross register tonnage 3,881 tons. Cargo general cargo partly unloaded. Loaded general cargo.

Source

Bundesarchive. RM 11-17. German naval attaché in Portugal. 

Portuguese ship Congo visited Funchal, Madeira in June 1941

In his letter No. 855 dated Lisbon 8 July 1941 reported the German naval attaché in Portugal to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine at Berlin the marine traffic at Funchal, Madeira in June 1941. Portuguese ship Congo. Arrival on 7 June coming from Africa. Departure on 8 June towards Lisbon, Portugal. Article 22691. Gross register tonnage 2,935 tons. Cargo general cargo of which mais was unloaded. Loaded general cargo.

Source

Bundesarchive. RM 11-17. German naval attaché in Portugal. 

British destroyer HMS Boadicea 1929-1944

Sistership Brazen, B-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of B-class destroyers preceded by HMS Ambuscade and Amazon succeeded by C- and D-classes. Laid down by Laid down by Hawthorn Leslie&Co., Hebburn, England on 11 July 1939, launched on 23 September 1930, commissioned on 7 April 1931 and snk in a German air attack off Portland on 13 June 1944. 

British cargo ship San Conrado bound for England according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 24 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 24 February 1940 No. 774 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported on 18 February the British cargo ship San Conrado with 11,132 ton gasoline underway from Constantia, Romania towards Landsend.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.

Bulgarian cargo ship Kna Maria Louisa bound for France according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 24 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 24 February 1940 No. 774 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported on 18 February the Bulgarian cargo ship Kna Maria Louisa with 450 ton tobacco underway from Constanta, Romania towards Marseille, France.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.

French destroyer (ex-Mendoza) Aventurier 1911-1940

Opiniâtre of Aventurier-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Touareg of Arabe-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Aventurier-class preceded by Enseigne Roux-class succeeded by Arabe-class. Originally ordered by Argentina by taken over by French navy due to the outbreak of the First World War in August and fitted out with French armament. Laid down by Dyle et Bacalan, Bordeaux, France, launched on 18 February 1911, completed on 92 September 1914, stricken in 1983 and broken up in 1940. 

French privateer le Saint Françoise de Paule 1678

Homeport Dunkirk. Master François Guiselinck.

Source

H. Malo Les Corsaires dunkerquois et Jean Bart, vol. 2

French privateer la Fortune 1695

Homeport Dunkirk. Master Jean Diricksen. Measurement 30 ton. Armament 2 guns. Crew 8 men.

Source

H. Malo Les Corsaires dunkerquois et Jean Bart, vol. 2.

Japanese destroyer Sakura 1911-1933

Sakura©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Sakura-class preceded by Umikaze-class succeeded by Urakaze-class. Designed with the same basis hull design as the preceding Umikaze-class and laid down by Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan on 31 March 1911, launched on 20 December 1911, completed on 21 May 1912, decommissioned on 1 April 1932 and broken up in 1933.

American whaler Barclay departed to sea in 1824

Of Nantucket, master Peter Coffin, departed to the Brazil Banks on 14 June, returned on 29 April 1825, 160 barrels sperm oil 1,600 barels whale oil.

Source

Catalogue of Nantucket Whalers and their voyages from 1815 to 1870. Hussey&Robinson, Nantucket, 1876.

American whaler Factor departed to sea in 1823

Of Nantucket, master John Maxcy, departed to the Pacific Ocean on 20 December, after obtaining a full cargo of sperm it sprung a leak off Cape Horn and 800 barrels oil were thrown overboard, put into Rio, condemned and what was left of her cargo shipped home with the big Fox.

Source

Catalogue of Nantucket Whalers and their voyages from 1815 to 1870. Hussey&Robinson, Nantucket, 1876.

French destroyer Hache 1906-1921

Sistership Carquois of Claymore-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Fanfare of the Branlebas-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Claymore-class preceeded by Arquebuse-class succeeded by Branlebas-class. Laid down by Arsenal de Toulon on 1 August 1906, launched on 15 February 1908 and stricken on 27 February 1921. 

Spanish galleon Santiago in 1597

Private owned by Gurpide. Lying at Ferrol, Spain on 5 February 1597. Measurement 550 toneladas. Part of the Spanish Armada or Third Spanish Armada in 1597?

Source

Cesáreo Fernández Duro. Historia de la Armada Española, vol. 3. 

Spanish galleon Almirante in 1597

Private owned by Ivella. Lying at Ferrol, Spain on 5 February 1597. Measurement 1,200 toneladas. Part of the Spanish Armada or Third Spanish Armada in 1597?

Source

Cesáreo Fernández Duro. Historia de la Armada Española, vol. 3. 

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Japanese cargo ship Kahoku Maru 1931-1943

©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Similar Kanan Maru and Kahoku Maru. Call sign JKUA. Built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisho Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan in June 1931, requisitioned by the navy in September 1941, converted into an auxiliary gunboat, modified in December 1942 into a special transport and sunk by an American submarine in June 1944.

Gross tonnage 3,311 tons, under deck 2.798 tons, net tonnage 2,006 and as dimensions 336.6x 48.5 x 24.0 x 7 (light)-20 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion. Single screw. Horsepower 389 nhp/ Oil bunker capacity 220 ton. Range 9,500 miles/11 knots and speed 11(normal cruising)-13.5 (maximum) knots. 

Soviet Union intended transferring ships of Far East Fleet to the Northern Fleet in 1943

American naval attaché at Moscow, Russia reported in May 1942 that the Soviets intended, according to reliable information, to transfer ships of the Far Eastern Fleet via the Northern Passage to the Northern Fleet.

Source

National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Estimate of potential military strength (pt.). Summaries. Reports from London, Paris, Brussels, Rome and Berlin. Roll M975-001.

Russian icebreakers stationed in the White Sea during the winter1942-1943

American naval attaché at Moscow, Russia reported in February 1943 that during the winter of 1942-1943 the Russian icebreakers Mikoyna, Kaganovich, Lenin, Krassin, Litke en Sedov were stationed in the White Sea.

Source

National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Estimate of potential military strength (pt.). Summaries. Reports from London, Paris, Brussels, Rome and Berlin. Roll M975-001.

German destroyer Georg Thiele Z2 1934-1940

Sistership Leberecht Maass. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Type 1934-, or Z-1 or Leberecht Maass-class succeeded by Type 1934A-class. Ordered on 7 April 1934, laid down by Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany on 25 November 1934, launched on 18 August 1935, commissioned on 27 February 1937 and beached and ost during the Battles of Narvik, Norway on 13 April 1940. 

French privateer le Grand Postillon 1694

Homeport Calais. Master Jacques Decroix.

Source

H. Malo Les Corsaires dunkerquois et Jean Bart, vol. 2.

French privateer les Deux Frères 1693

Homeport Calais. Master Jacques Decroix.

Source

H. Malo Les Corsaires dunkerquois et Jean Bart, vol. 2.

British destroyer HMS Beagle 1929-1946

Sistership Brazen, B-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of B-class destroyers preceded by HMS Ambuscade and Amazon succeeded by C- and D-classes. Laid down by John Brown&Co Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 11 October 1929, launched on29 September 1930, commissioned on 9 April 1931 and broken up in 1946. 

Large number of enemy submarines in the East Pacific present according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 2 January 1942

An item reported the presence of 14 enemy submarines in the East Pacific including the Hawaiian area with changing positions moved to equal distances between Hawaii and the west coast.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 23 dated 2 January 1942 

Strength of the Russian Pacific Fleet in September 1942

 American naval attaché at Moscow, Russia reported in September 1942 that according to information given by Russian official to the Astalusna, Moscow the Russian Pacific Fleet consisted of 6 minelayers, 9 destroyers, 2 net layers, 63 submarines, 12 patrol vessels of about 400 tons, 40 minesweepers, 99 coastal motor boats and 61 motor torpedo boats. “Alusna was told by the Soviets that the above data was give to no other nation. Alusna asked that this information be kept in strict secrecy.”

Source

National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Estimate of potential military strength (pt.). Summaries. Reports from London, Paris, Brussels, Rome and Berlin. Roll M975-001

Japanese destroyer Tachibana 1911-1933

Sistership Sakura. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Sakura-class preceded by Umikaze-class succeeded by Urakaze-class. Designed with the same basis hull design as the preceding Umikaze-class and laid down by Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Japan on 29 April 1911, launched on 27 January 1912, completed on 25 June 1912, decommissioned on 1 April 1932 and broken up in 1933. 

American whaler Courier visited Talcahuano, Chile according to the The Friend dated 26 July 1858

An item reported the arrival on 1 April of the American whaling barque Courier captain Coffin bound for cruising.

Source

Samuel C. Damon. The Friend. A monthly journal devoted to Temperance, Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence. Vol XV. Honolulu, 1858. 

American whaler Seconet visited Talcahuano, Chile according to the The Friend dated 26 July 1858

An item reported the arrival on 1 April of the American whaling barque Seconet captain Cleveland bound for cruising. Months out 30. Barrels sperm oil 700.

Source

Samuel C. Damon. The Friend. A monthly journal devoted to Temperance, Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence. Vol XV. Honolulu, 1858. 

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

British destroyer Bulldog 1929-1946

Sistership Brazen, B-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of B-class destroyers preceded by HMS Ambuscade and Amazon succeeded by C- and D-classes. Laid down by Swan Hunter&Wigham Richardson, Wallsend on 10 August 1929, launched on 6 December 1930, commissioned on 8 April 1931 and broken up in 1946. 

Bulgarian cargo ship Chipka bound for Cyprus and Lebanon according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 24 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 24 February 1940 No. 774 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported on 17 February the Bulgarian cargo ship Chipka of the Bulgarian Steamship Company of Varna with 171 waggons boards bound for Famagusta, Cyprus and Beirut, Lebanon.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.

Dutch tanker Adinda visited the Black Sea according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 24 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 24 February 1940 No. 774 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported on 17 February the Dutch tanker Adinda with 3,980 ton kerosene underway from Constanta, Romania towards Alexandria, Egypt.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.

English cargo ship King Neptune 1928-1957 (Wing On 1957-1968)

©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Similar King Neptune, King Stephen and King William. Call sign GNSB. Launched by Harland&Wolff, slip number 3, Belfast, Northern Ireland with yard number 762 on 26 January 1928, delivered on 17 April 1928, renamed Wing On in 1957 and broken up in 1968. Owner King Line Ltd, manager Dodd, Thompson&Co. Ltd. Gross tonnage 5,224 ton, under deck 4,807 tons, net tonnage 3,136 ton and as dimensions 400.7 x 54.8 x 27.2 feet. 

Portuguese ship Lourenço Marques visited Funchal, Madeira in June 1941

In his letter No. 855 dated Lisbon 8 July 1941 reported the German naval attaché in Portugal to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine at Berlin the marine traffic at Funchal, Madeira in June 1941. Portuguese ship Lourenço Marques. Arrival on 7 June coming from Lisbon, Portugal. Departure on 8 June towards Africa. Article 28719. Gross register tonnage 6,298 tons. Cargo general cargo partly unloaded. Loaded general cargo.

Source

Bundesarchive. RM 11-17. German naval attaché in Portugal.

British ship PLM 17 visited Funchal, Madeira in June 1941

In his letter No. 855 dated Lisbon 8 July 1941 reported the German naval attaché in Portugal to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine at Berlin the marine traffic at Funchal, Madeira in June 1941. British ship PLM 17. Arrival on 22 May coming from Canada Departure on 6 June towards England. Article -. Gross register tonnage 3,754 tons. Cargo general cargo nothing unloaded. Loaded onions and ‘Weiden’. Boiler repaired, loaded around 100 ton coal.

Source

Bundesarchive. RM 11-17. German naval attaché in Portugal. 

French destroyer Glaive 1905-1932

Sistership Carquois of Claymore-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Fanfare of the Branlebas-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Branlebas- or Sabetrache-class destroyers preceded by Claymore-class succeeded by Spahi-class. Laid down by Rochefort Dockyard in May 1905, launched on 10 September 1908 and stricken on 13 February 1932.

Flemish urca León dorado chico in 1597

Lying at Ferrol, Spain on 5 February 1597. Measurement 150 toneladas. Part of the  Spanish Armada or Third Spanish Armada in 1597?

Source

Cesáreo Fernández Duro. Historia de la Armada Española, vol. 3. 

Flemish urca Cabeza in 1597

Lying at Ferrol, Spain on 5 February 1597. Measurement 160 toneladas. Part of the  Spanish Armada or Third Spanish Armada in 1597?

Source

Cesáreo Fernández Duro. Historia de la Armada Española, vol. 3. 

Dutch trawler (ex-Torson 1990-1998, Talbor 1998-1999, Sveinn Benediktson 1999-2003, Gudmundur Olafur 2003-2007, Magnarson 2007, Birtingur 2007-2009, Atlandsfarid 2009-2016 Nordhavid 2016-2019) Cap Blanc SCH 153 2018-


Scheveningen, Netherlands April 2025

Netherlands-flagged, IMO 8814665, MMSI 246857000 and call sign PDVB. Laid down by Hellesoy Verft, Løfallstrand, Norway on 01 July 1988, launched on 24 November 1989 and completed on 17 March 1990.As Atlantsfarid Faeroe Islands-flagged, homeport Midvagur, call sign XPXN. Curacao-flagged between 2018-2020, Iceland-flagged 2007 and Norway-flagged 2007=2009 and since Faroe Islands-flagged. 

British whaler Isabella arrived at Hull, England in 1834

Returning from the northern fishery. Tonnage 374 tuns. Crew 49 men. tuns of oil 60. tuns of bone 3. Number of whales caught 15. Owner or agent T. Carlill.

Source

The Trade and Commerce of Hull and its ships&shipowners. Past and present. Hull, 1878, p. 82-83. 

British whaler Rachael and Ann arrived at Hull, England in 1820

Tonnage 223 tuns. Number of caught whales 5. Oil 57 tuns

Source

The Trade and Commerce of Hull and its ships&shipowners. Past and present. Hull, 1878, p. 81. 

Japanese cargo ship (ex-Strathbeg 1909-1916, Austrakmount 1916-1923) Asaka Maru 1923-1944

Misaki Maru. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Similar Misaki Maru, Asaka Maru, Syokyu Maru, Uga Maru, Unyo Maru and Zuiko Maru. Call sign JSCA. Australian owned 1916-1923. Launched by W. Hamilton&Co. Ld., Glen Yard, Port Glasgow, Scotland with yard number 206 on 30 August 1909 and sunk by American US Navy aircraft off Takao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 12 October 1944. Gross tonnage 4,681 tons, under deck 4,074 tons, netto tonnage 3,422 tons and as dimensions 376.8 x 52.3 x 25.5 feet. 

Italian sailing ship S. Antonio P. lost in 1916

According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 3 November due to submarine artillery and bombs on the location near Cap S. Vito. Tonnage 114 tons.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.

Italian sailing ship S. Giorgio lost in 1916

According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 3 November due to sumarine attack on the location 90 miles south east of Cap Carbonera. Tonnage 258 tons.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

French destroyer Obusier 1903-1922

Sistership Carquois of Claymore-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Fanfare of the Branlebas-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Claymore-class preceded by Arquebuse-class succeeded by Branlebas-class. Ordered on 5 August 1903, laid down by Arsenal de Rochefort, France on 10 March 1904, launched on 9 March 1905, reservce since May 1919, stricken on 27 May 1921 and sold to be broken up on 6 March 1922.