The Illustrated London News dated 29 April 1876
Laid down by Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall, London, England in 1875, launched on 1 December 18756, completed in 1878, reconstructed by Orlando, Livorno, Italy in 1901, crew mutinied partly in 1913 and fully in 1915, disarmed in 1933 and sold to be broken up in 1935.
An item referred to the report of the American Military Attaché major G.E. Arneman dealing with the summer manoeuvers of the Russian Baltic Fleet and which was received by G/2 W.D. on 31 January 1929. Arneman wrote while using a Finnish source that the final maneuvers of the Soviet Baltic Fleet found place between 31 August-2 September 19298. Started was with a battle maneuver at sea during a heavy storm causing minor damage to some ships. For instance some torpedo boats lost masts and water came via leaking gun ports to the decks and even in the ward rooms of the participating battleships. In the second phase was Kronstadt and the coastal fortifications attacked. Local Osoaviachem and proletarian organisations were mobilized to fight fires and to organize the gas defence.
Source
National Archive. Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs Series: Security Classified Correspondence and Reports. File Unit. Russia: Navy - MID 2503-16 THRU 2503-265. Roll 1443.
Artist O.W. Brierly. The Illustrated London News dated 29 April 1876
Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (19 May 1817 Chester, England-14 December 1894 London, England) British marine painter.
When the Scottish whaler Satisfaction arrived at Greenock returning from Greenland on 16 July she reported that by 25 June the British whaler Manchester of Hull had caught 17 whales.
Source
The Scotts Magazine. Vol. XLVII. Edinburgh, 1785.
When the Scottish whaler Satisfaction arrived at Greenock returning from Greenland on 16 July she reported that by 25 June the British whaler Chance of Hull had caught 10 whales.
Source
The Scotts Magazine. Vol. XLVII. Edinburgh, 1785.
The figure head represents the head of a horse. Hull shows”a single row of widely spaced minute portholes”and amidships single superstructure with rounded ends with portholes in all sides. Single four-bladed propellor.
Source
Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID SLR2704.
The Illustrated London News dated 20 May 1876
Part of Duilio-class preceded by Principe Amedeo-class succeeded by Italia-class. The building was made public by the Italian minister of navy admiral Simone Arturo Saint-Bon in March 1873. There were three of these battleships to be built and which were to be the most powerful warships of their time as designed by Benedetto Brin. The Caio Duilio was laid down at ny R.C. di Castellammare di Stabia on 6 January 1873, launched on 8 May 1876, commissioned on 6 January 1880, plans to rebuilt along the lines of the Enrico Dandolo were cancelled in 1902, decommissioned 1906 , disarmed on 29 June 1909, converted into a coal an storage hulk and renamed GMV40 in 1909. Her sister ship was the Dandalo, the third one was never realized.
Described in NPC9314 as “Gun deck over one vessel 70 guns with supplemental power fo extra speed and turning round”. Drawing NPC9315 is title ‘Battery with one vessel 70 guns” and shows “a combined deck floating battery, a single deck floating battery and the framing and plating”.Design of architect William Haggrtt from Sherborne, Dorset, England.(2)
Note
1. William Haggett (1808-1887), architect of profession and surveyot. Held some patents including Haggett’s Improved Method of Treating Metals&c. to increase their strength, filed 20 September 1859 and one dated 24 April 1862 for improvements in locomotive engines and carriages for railroads, tram and common roads.
Source
Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID NPC9313-9314, See also NPC9315-9317-9318.
British HMX Inflexible. The Illustrated London News dated 29 April 1876
Preceded by HMS Dreadnought succeeded by Ajax-class, laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard on 24 February 1874, launched on 27 April 1876, commissioned on 5 July 1911 and broken up in 1903. Built as an answer on the Italian battleships Duilio and Dandolo which had a main armament of 4-45cm/17.7” guns. She was armed with 2x2-40,64cm/16” muzzle loading rifles.
Described as a combines three deck battery. Drawing NPC9310 mentioned a gun deck with 71 guns. Drawing NPV9311 illustrated what was possible if two ships with extra engines were combined: “Combination when more than 1 ship is employed with extra engines to give greater speed”. Drawing NPC9315 is title ‘Battery with one vessel 70 guns” and shows “a combined deck floating battery, a single deck floating battery and the framing and plating”. Design of architect William Haggett from Sherborne, Dorset, England.(1)
Note
1. William Haggett (1808-1887), architect of profession and surveyot. Held some patents including Haggett’s Improved Method of Treating Metals&c. to increase their strength, filed 20 September 1859 and one dated 24 April 1862 for improvements in locomotive engines and carriages for railroads, tram and common roads.
Source
Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID NPC9310-9311-9312-9316. See also NPC9315-9317-9318.
The Illustrated London News dated 22 March 1876
Laid down by Chatham Dockyard on 5 March 1873, launched on 7 April 1875, commissioned on 31 January 1877, mechanical training ship since 1903 and sold to be broken up in 1908.
Described as an improved safety iron twin steamship by engineer Peter Borrie, No. 3 Crescent, Minories, London, England.
Note
1. PeterBorrie (8 March 1802-South Latch, Abernyte, Perthsire, Scotland-10 January 1856 Middlesborough, England). Came in 1832 with the side connecting rod Borrie engine, designed by himself. Of Peter Borrie&Co., Tay Foundry, Dundee, Scotland producing marine engines for ships, parts of iron ships and locomotives, since 1840, went bankrupt in 1842-1843, apparently inventory sold in April 1846, established a shipyard at Middlebrough, England in 1853. Held a patent for a Safety Iron Twin Steamer dated 1850. Named Gemini was she suitable for transporting good, persons and cattle, mainly built of iron with two separate hulls placed side by side, with them them the paddlle box. At each end of this paddle box were deckhouses positioned. She was to serve on rivers and had a lenght of 157.5 feet, a beam on deck of 26.5 feet, with each hull being 8.5 broad and a space of 9.5 feet between them. If she was to serve at sea was her boam to be increased in proportion to length and the trade.
Sources
Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID NPD0516 and 0517.
The Artizan, May 1844, p. 115
The Illustrated London News dated 22 April 1854
Launched by Carnes Shipyard, Nine Elms, Vauxhall last Saturday. Built conform the barge or flat-bottomed principle and to be used for the Baltic trade between London, England and St. Petersburg, Russia. The largest ship until then built along the Thames above the bridge with her dimensions 119 (keel)-145 (over all) x 29’6”x 12’6” (hold) x 3.5 and a measurement of 560 tons. Barque rigged. Passenger accommodation and adapted for a screw propellor.
Made by Palmer’s Shipbuilding&Iron Co. Ltd., Laird Bothers Ltd. on 27 July 1867. Drawing NPC8886 mentioned “Comperative Design.”
Source
Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID NPC8886-8887-8888-8889.
The Illustrated London News dated 22 April 1854
The 50-guns frigate was launched at the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth, England in the afternoon of 12 April. The passing warship is the British HMS 90-guns ship of the line HMS Nile. (1) While the frigate was towed by the steam tender was the Nile underway to her moorings in the Sound waiting for orders to join the Baltic Fleet. The Phoebe built along the lines of her sister ship HMS Indefagitable had as dimensions 174’8.5” (keel)-180 (between perpendiculars) x 51’6” (extreme) x 16’6” (depth in hold) and as measurement 2,043-82-94 burthen rons. At the shipyard were more as 3,000 workmen busy. Undocked as screw steamship at the Devonport Dockyard on 10 April 1860 was to Castle sold to be broken up at Charlton on 6 April 1876.
Note
1. Part of Rodney-class sailing ships of the line 2nd rate preceded by Boyne-class succeeded by Albion-class. Building ordered in November 1826, laid down by Plymouth Dockyard in October 8127, launched on 28 June 1939, converted into a screw steamship between 1852-1854, commissioned on 30 January 1854, decommissioned on 23 April 1864, reclassified as training shipin 1876, renamed Conway on 24 July 1876, wrecked on 14 May 1953 and what left was destroyed by fire on 31 October 1956
Photo Allan C. Green 1878-1954. State Library of Victoria
La Galissonière-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An item reported that the British submarine HMS Pandora (1) claimed to have sunk on 5 July off Algiers, French Algeria a French 15.24cm/6” (light) La Galissonière-class cruiser.(2) Next was the Pandora forced to dive to escape bombs and depth charges.
Notes
1. N42. Originally to be named Python but in 1928 decided to rename her Pandora. Part of Parthian-class preceded by Odin-class succeeded by Rainbow-class, ordered on 7 February 1928, laid down by Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness, England on 9 July 1928, launched on 22 August 1929, commissioned on 30 June 1930 and sunk in a Germann air attack on Malta on 1 April 1942.
2. She sunk not a La Galissonière-class cruiser but the French aviso Rigault de Genouilly, laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Lormont, France on 7 July 1931, launched on 18 September 1932, commissioned on 14 March 1934 and sunk on 4 July 1940.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-9-42.
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Call sign LDMD. Owner in 1939 A/S Odd, managers A/S Thordahl. Laid down by Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany with yard number 139 for the Dutch Holland America Line (HAL), Rotterdam, Netherlands on 4 May 1899, launched on 15 December 1899, completed on 5 May 1900, sold to the Swedish America Line in September 1915, sold to the Hvalfangerstakjeselskabet Atlas in November 1928, fitted out as whaling factory ship, captured by German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in the Southern Ocean on 14 January 1941, arrived with prize crew at Bordeaux, France on 16 March, added to the Kriegsmarine and renamed Sonderburg, managed by the Erste Deutsche Wahlfang Gesellschaft in 1941,managed by the Trossschiffverband in1942, scuttled by Germans in the English Channel of Cherbourg, France in June 1944, partly blown up with explosives in August 1946, raised in January 1947 followed being broken up at Britain. Gross tonnage 12,246 tons, under deck 9,522 tons, net tonnage 7,090 tons and as dimensions 550.1 x 62.1 x 34.6 feet.
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 28 October the American whaler Thomas Dickinson master Taber 28 months 80 barrels sperm oil 800 barrels whale oil 13,000 lbs bone
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 28 October the American whaler Geo Howland master Wight 23 months 1,200 barrels whale oil 1,000 lbs bone
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 19 July 2026
French fishing vessel (de Meuchk 1988-2021, Fury 2021-2025) Roxane BL.714474 2025-
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, MMSI 227317890 and call sign FI5986. Built by Pradère Pierre Gujian Mestras in 1988. Identification number DK.714474, Dunkirk 1988-2005, BL.714474, Boulogne-sur-Mer since 2005.
French fishing vessel Laurent Geoffrey BL851751 1995
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, MMSI 227306990 and call sign FI5469. Built by Plasti-Pêche, L’Aiguillon-sur-Mer, 85 in 1995.
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 28 October the American whaler Minerva master Reynolds 40 months 1,100 barrels whale oil 1,200 lbs bone
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Call sign DOTC. Owner in 1939 Jürgens Van den Bergh Margarine Verkauf Union GmbH, Bremen, Germany. Built by Deutsche Schiff-und Maschinebau A.G. Weser, Bremen, Germany as a sister ship of the Terje Viken in 1937, became after the Second World War a war reparation, renamed Empire Victory and operaed by the Ministry of Food in the 1945-1946 season, sold to the Union Whaling Co., Durban, South Africa, renamed Abraham Larsen in 1950, sold to Taiyo Gyogyo KK, Japan renamed Nisshin Maru II in 1957, converted into a fish-processing factory in 1967 active in the North Pacific and Bering Sea. Gross tonnage 21,846 tons, under deck 18,256 tons, net tonnage 11,841 tons and as dimensions 602.5 x 80.2 x 49.1 feet.
An item reported the arrival at Hull, England of the whaler London, master Edmunds, coming from Davis Strait.
Source
Lloyd’s List dated London, England 31 August 1798.
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 19 July 2026
(ex-Remy Mathieu 1989-1992, Pater Felix 1992, Vader Félix 1998-2012, Hannah Mattheo 2012-2015) Corentin-Lucas BL 714 691 2015-
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, MMSI 227594760 and call sign FI612. Built by Chantier Blamengin, Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1989. Identification nummer DK.714691, Dunkirk 1989-1998 and BL.714691, Boulogne-sur-Mer since 1998.
(ex-Edelweiss 1988-2011, Majeanda 2011-2025) Adèle-Camille 2025-
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, MMSI 227312440 and call sign FI8805. Identification nummer CH.711604, Cherbourg 1988-1884 and BL.711604, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1994-nowadays.
An item reported the arrival at Hull, England of the whaler Elizabth, master Tedder, coming from Davis Strait.
Source
Lloyd’s List dated London, England 31 August 1798.
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 19 July 2026
(de Meuchk 1988-2021, Fury 2021-2025) Roxane BL.714474 2025-
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, MMSI 227317890 and call sign FI5986. Built by Pradère Pierre Gujian Mestras in 1988. Identification number DK.714474, Dunkirk 1988-2005, BL.714474, Boulogne-sur-Mer since 2005.
Providence 1990-
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, MMSI 227300250, call sign FG8318 and identification number BL.735379 1990-Built by ETMCM Fallet, Michel Saint Valéry sur Somme, France in 1990.
Loïc II 1995-
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, MMSI 227317569 and call sign FO3263. Built by Plasti-Pêche, L’Aguillon-sur-Mer, 85 in 1995.
An item reported the arrival at Whitby, England of the whaler Earl Falkenburg, coming from Davis Strait, caught 3 whales.
Source
Lloyd’s List dated London, England 31 August 1798.
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands 22 January 2025 coming from Hobart, Tasmania
Gran Canary-registered, call sign ECJF and Board No. 3GC-1-2-05, MMSI 224623000 and IMO 9361603. Laid down by Astilleros Armon, Navia, Spain with yard number 628 on 18 May 2005, launched on 25 July 2005 and completed on 28 October 2005. Owner Georgia Pesquerias, SL, Celeiro (Lugo), Spain.
Bookkeeper Claas Hendriksz Groot, Westzaan
1723
Whales 2 Barrels blubber 50
1724
Whales 0.5 Barrels blubber 20
1725
Whales 2 Barrels blubber 80
1726
Whales 0 Barrels blubber 0
Total
Whales 3 Barrels blubber 150
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 notes until 1794.
L’Ophelea BL.788630
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, MMSI 227300110 and call sign FV8992. Identification number BL.788630 Boulogne-sur-Mer 1993-2007 and since 2019 and DK. 788640, Dunkirk between 2007-2029. Built by Bernard Locmoquélic 56 in 1993.
Loïc II 1995-
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, MMSI 227317569 and call sign FO3263. Built by Plasti-Pêche, L’Aguillon-sur-Mer, 85 in 1995.
(de Meuchk 1988-2021, Fury 2021-2025) Roxane BL.714474 2025-
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, MMSI 227317890 and call sign FI5986. Built by Pradère Pierre Gujian Mestras in 1988. Identification number DK.714474, Dunkirk 1988-2005, BL.714474, Boulogne-sur-Mer since 2005.
Laurent Goffrey BL851751
France-flagged, homeport Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, MMSI 227306990 and call sign FI5469. Built by Plasti-Pêche, L’Aiguillon-sur-Mer, 85 in 1995.
Bookkeeper Jan Boendermaker, Hoorn
1723
Whales 0 Barrels blubber 0
1724
Whales 2 Barrels blubber 80
1725
Whales 1 Barrels blubber 30
Total
Whales 3 Barrels blubber 110
Source
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 notes until 1794.
Dunkirk, France 27 July 2026
Launched by Johann C. Tecklenborg, Bremerhaven, Germany as tarining ship for the Deutscher Schulschiff-Verein, Bremerhaven on 7 March 1901, handed over to France as war reparation on 15 August 1946, renamed Duchesse Anne and served as cadet training ship for the French navy, purchased by city Dunkirk in 1981 and since 1988 lying before the Harbor Museum, Dunkirk.
Transport Number -. Name ship Elsa Essberger. Company John T. Essberger, Hamburg, Germany. Date departure (further prescribed) 1 October 1943. Harbour which was left Bordeaux, France. Destination Far East. Bomb damage of November 1942 repaired.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM 7/1419 Ausarbeitung "Wirtschaftsfahrten im Zweiten Weltkrieg" (Zusammenstellung der Fahrten von Blockadebrechern nach Ostasien, 1941-1945).
British HMS Rodney©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
British Revenge-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. Source Werft-Reederei-Hafen 15 April 1933
An item reported that ships part of the British Home Fleet still were searching for the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer and for survivors of the Halifax (Nova Scotia)-England convoy HX84 escorted by the armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay. This convoy numbered 37 ship and was attacked by the Admiral Scheer on 5 November on the Southern Atlantic. The Jervis Bay sacrified herself. Still another 7 ships of her convoy were destroyed. On 17 November was stopped with the search for survivors forced by the continuous. The British battleship HMS Rodney escorted the homeward-bound convoys and the HMS Revenge the outward bound convoys.
Notes
1. Part of Deutschland armored ships later reclassified as heavy cruisers, succeeded by realized Admiral Hipper-class and planned D-class, laid down by Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 25 June 1931, launched on 1 April 1933, commissioned on 12 November 1934, sunk during an Allied air attack on 9 April 1945, after the war partially broken up and buried.
2. Launched by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, England as TSS Jervis Bay for account of the Commonwealth Line active between the United Kingdom and Australia on 17 August, sold to the White Star Line in 1928, requisitioned by the Royal Navy in August 1939, converted into an armed merchant cruiser with as main armament aged 7x1-15.2cm/6”Mk VII guns.
3. Part of Nelson-class, preceded by realized Revenge-class and planned N3-class, succeeded by King George V-class, ordered in 1922, laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 28 December 1922, launched on 17 December 1925, completed in August 1927, commissioned on 7 December 1927, out of service in August 1946 and sold to be broken up on 26 March 1948.
4. Part of Revenge-class, preceded by Queen Elizabeth-class, succeeded by planned N3-class and realized Nelson-class, laid down by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, England on 22 December 1913, launched on 29 May 1915, commissioned on 1 February 1916, converted into a trainingshp for boiler room personnel in 1944, sold to be broken up in July 1948 arriving at the scrapyard on 5 September 1948
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-13-37.
Mackensen-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
GK 4542 design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Dimensions 240 x 33.5 (maximum) x 10 (construction draught) metres and a displacement of 45,000 tons. Armament 4x2-42 cm cal 45 guns, 12-15cm cal 45 guns and 1 submerged bow torpedo tube. Turbine propulsion with 4 shafts16 coal and 10 oil fuelled boilers, speed 28-30 knots.
An item reported that just two German submarines seemed to be operating in the Western Approaches.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-9-42.
An item reported that air reconnaissance above Trondheim, Norway on 8 July and above Wilhelmshaven , Germany on 9 July confirmed the reports of a week earlier.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-9-42.
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Similar Keihuku Maru, Syokei Maru and Tokozyu Maru. Call sign JPHD. Homeport Tokyo, Japan. Owner in 1939 Department of Railways. Built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha Ltd., Kobe, Japan in 1921, requisitioned by the army as transport and sunk at Rabaul, (Papua) New Guinea during an Allied air attack on 5 January 1943. Gross tonnage 3,620 tons, under deck 2,943 tons, net tonnage 1,382 tons, deadweight 690 tons and as dimensions 360.0 x 46.0 x 28.0 x 15 (loaded) feet. Steam turbine propulsion, 2 screws and speed 17 (normal cruising)-18.5 (maximum) knots. Designed for near seas ferry service.
An item reported that in the afternoon of 10 July the British Fleet Air Arm attacked the harbor of Augusta, Italy but sighted none ships. In the vicinity however were a destroyer and a hulk with success destroyed.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-9-42.
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Part of Turbine-class preceded by Sauro-class succeeded by Navigatori-class. Identification code ES. Laid down by Ansaldo, Genoa-Sestri Ponente, Italy on 29 April 1925, launched on 31 August 1927, completed on 30 April 1920 and sunk by gunfire of the British 7th Cruiser Squadron in the Battle of the Espero Convoy on 28 June 1940.
HMS Seymour, Parker-class flotilla leader. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Wakeful, Admiralty W-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Amazon. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An item reported that the British destroyer HMS Whirlwind (1) was torpedoed by a enemy submarine [U-34 (2)] on 5 July in the Western Approaches and had to be sunk by HMS Westcott.(3) Of her crew were 57 men killed and 15 men (including 2 officers) wounded.
Notes
1. Admiralty W-class destroyer preceded by S- an Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon, ordered on 9 December 1916, laid down by Swan Hunter&Wigham Richardson, Wallend in May 1917, launched on 15 December 1917 and torpedoed on 5 July 1940 by German submarine U-34 and lost.
2. Type VIIA submarine. Ordered on 25 March 1934, laid down with yard number 557 by Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany on 15 September 1935, launched on 17 July 1936, commissioned on 12 September 1936, sunk due to a collission with the U-boat tender Lech in the Baltic on 5 August 1943. salvaged on 5 August 1943 and stricken on 8 September 1934
3. Admiralty W-class destroyerpreceded by S- an Parker-classes succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon, ordered in December 1916, laid down by William Denny and Brothers Limited, Dumbarton, Scotland on 30 March 1917, launched on 14 February 1918, commissioned on 12 April 1918, converted into a long-range escort in 1943, de commissioned on 26 June 1945, sold to BISCO and broken up in 1946.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-9-42.
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Built by Baltic Works, Leningard, Soviet Union with yard number 204, taken over by the Soviet Navy on 8 December 1941, converted into a motor torpedo boats depot ship, submarine depot ship since 22 November 1942, accommodation hulk PKZ-89 since November 1956 and stricken on 10 February 1965.
An item reported that during an air attack on Malta on 7 July the British submarine HMS Olympus seriously was damaged.(1)
Note
1. N35. Part of Odin-class preceded by L-class succeeded by Parthian-class, laid down by William Beardmore and Company, Scotland on 14 April 1927, launched on 11 December 1928, commissioned on 14 June 1930 and sunk after hitting a mone off Malta on 8 May 1942.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-9-42.
Akizuki subclass©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Russian Vol'ny former Japanese Matsu-class Shii©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Akizuki-class or B-class destroyer consisting of Akizuki (Project 51), Fuyutsuki (Project 51) and Michitsuki (Project 53) subclasses preceded by Yugumo-class succeeded by Matsu-class. Of the Michitsuki-subclass originally to be built under the 1941 Additional Naval Armament Supplement Programme which was replaced by the Maru 5 Programme causing a replanning from Ship Nos. 770-785 into Ship Nos. 5061-5076 and expanded with 6 vessels more namely Ship Nos. 5077-5082. Cancelled on 14 December 1944
According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 31 May due to unknown on the location 10 miles of Kelibia. Tonnage 203 tons.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.
Somers-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Benham-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Sims-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Gridley-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Bagley-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Benham-class (sometimes called as Ellet-class) preceded by Somers-class succeeded by Sims-class. Gibbs&Cox-design. Built between 1936-1939 were 10 vessels built with a limited 1,500 tons standard displacement according to the London Naval Treaty. With similar characteristiscs as the Gridley- and Bagley-classes. Hull number DD-407. Laid down by Charleston Navy Yard on 2 December 1936, launched on 27 October 1938, commissioned on 15 August 1939, decommissioned on 2 November 1945, stricken on 25 February 1947 and sold to be broken up on 10 August 1947.
Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Capella.
Source
The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.
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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built in South France. Date building ordered 15 April 1944. Date completion January 19454.
Source
Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152.
Sister ship Chu Tung©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Yongxiang, Yongfeng-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Also spelled as Tchou-You. Part of Chu-class consting of the Chu Tung, Chu Chien, Chu Tai, Chu Yu, Chu Yiu and Chu Kuan succeeded by Yongfeng-class gunboats. Ordered from Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Kobe, Japan in 1904, launched on 21 February 1907, commissioned 1907 and sunk during a Japanese air attack at Jiangyin on 29 September 1937.
