An item reported that four corvettes fitted out with LL Sweeps departed towards the Mediterranean.(1)
Note
1. LL=Low-Loop was a trailing electrical cable gear used for sweeping and detonating magnetic sea mines.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-13-37.
An item reported that 2x4 enemy mines were swept in the area to the south-westward of Malta. It was believed that the area now was swept clean of mines.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-13-37.
An item reported that since the outbreak of the Second World War on 1 September 1939 35,447 British, 4,564 Allied and 4,147 Neutral merchant totally 44,158 ships were escorted. The losses were negligble regarded the given figures of escorted British ships 1:230 (154 lost), Allied ships 1:228 (20 lost) and Neutral 1:296 (14 lost), an average of 1:235 (188 lost), with other words of each 235 ships one was lost. The human factor is another story, each dead sailor is one too many.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-13-37.
Flusser, Smith-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Roe, Paulding-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Duncan, Cassin-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Paulding-class (DD 22-42) preceded by Smith-class succeeded by Cassin-class. Some times DD 24-28, 30-31, 33 and 36 are considered as the Roe-class and DD 32,35 and 38-42 as Monaghan-class. Silhouettes differs while the DD 24-27, 30-32, 34, 36-37 and 40 possessed 3 instead of 4 funnels, with the middle funnel being larger with two boiler uptakes trunked together. The edition Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I called the class instead of Paulding-class the Drayton-class which was unofficially also known as the Flivver Type. Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia on 8 February 1909, launched on 21 August 1909, commissioned on 18 October 1910, transferred to the Coast Guard on 7 June 1924, commissioned between 30 June 1925-18 October 1930, returned to the navy on 18 October 1930,sold to be broken up on 2 May 1934 and stricken on 28 June 1934.
Arrived on 12 September 1836, ship, name master Coffin, tonnage - tons, belonged to USA, active in the sperm oil fishery, cargo 1,000 barrels oil.(1)
Note
1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.
Source
Accounts and papers of the House of Commons: seventeen volumes. Colonies; Emigration; Australia; Prisons, West Indies;etc. Session 15 November 1837-16 August 1838. Vol. XL.
Arrived on 12 September 1836, ship, name master Bunting, tonnage - tons, belonged to USA, active in the sperm oil fishery, cargo 1,150 barrels oil.(1)
Note
1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.
Source
Accounts and papers of the House of Commons: seventeen volumes. Colonies; Emigration; Australia; Prisons, West Indies;etc. Session 15 November 1837-16 August 1838. Vol. XL.
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. Part of Akuziki-subclass. Built under the Maru 4 Programme. Laid down by Maizuru Naval Arsenal on 30 June 1940, launched on 2 July 1941, completed on 11 June 1942, sunk in the Battle of Cape Engano on 25 October 1944 and stricken on 10 December 1944.
Arrived on 29 November, barque , name master Stewart, tonnage - tons , belonged to London, England, active in the sperm oil fishery, cargo 1,700 barrels oil.(1)
Note
1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.
Source
Accounts and papers of the House of Commons: seventeen volumes. Colonies; Emigration; Australia; Prisons, West Indies;etc. Session 15 November 1837-16 August 1838. Vol. XL.
Arrived on 1 December, barque, name master Fowler, tonnage 363 tons, belonged to New South Wales, active in the sperm oil fishery, cargo 1,700 barrels oil.(1)
Note
1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.
Source
Accounts and papers of the House of Commons: seventeen volumes. Colonies; Emigration; Australia; Prisons, West Indies;etc. Session 15 November 1837-16 August 1838. Vol. XL.
Admiralty-K-class design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Laforey- or L-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of K- or Acasta-class preceded by Acheron-class succeeded by L- or Laforey-class. The class numbered 20 ships, of 12 which built while using the common Admiralty-design and 8 so-called builders’specials. The Acasta-class was in September 1913 redesignated K-class. Built under the Naval Programme of 1911-1912. Admiralty K-class design. Original intended name Kite. Laid down by Hawthorn Leslie&Co., Newcastle, England on 16 October 1911, launched on 29 August 1912, completed in November 192 and sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921.
Arrived on 11 December, barque, name master Irving, tonnage - tons, belonged to Leith, Scotland, active in the sperm oil fishery, cargo 1,700 barrels oil.(1)
Note
1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.
Source
Accounts and papers of the House of Commons: seventeen volumes. Colonies; Emigration; Australia; Prisons, West Indies;etc. Session 15 November 1837-16 August 1838. Vol. XL.
Arrived on 1 December, barque , name master How, tonnage - tons, belonged to London, England, active in the sperm oil fishery, cargo 800 barrels oil.(1)
Note
1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.
Source
Accounts and papers of the House of Commons: seventeen volumes. Colonies; Emigration; Australia; Prisons, West Indies;etc. Session 15 November 1837-16 August 1838. Vol. XL.
Admiralty-K-class design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Laforey- or L-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Loyal, Laforey- or L-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of L- or Laforey-class preceded by K- or Acasta-class succeeded by Admiralty M-class. Redesignated as L-class in October 1913 and the original plannes names were replaced by names starting with the letter ‘L’ on 30 September 1913. Based on the HMS Fortune of the Acasta-class, which was a builders’ special not using the common Admiralty design. Except for the Laurel, Liberty, Lark, Landrail, Laverock and Linnel which had each two funnels of equal heigh, were the other ships fitted out with 3 funnels of which the middle one was thicker. Totally 22 built.
Katwijks Museum, Netherlands
Oil painting Jan Zoetelief Tromp (13 December 1872 Batavia, Dutch East Indies-28 September 1947 Breteuil, France)
An item reported the arrival at Hillo, Hawaii on 15 November of the American whaler Hibernia, master Jeffrey, of New Bedford, 1,400 barrels whale oil, 28,000 pound whale bone
An item reported the arrival at Hillo, Hawaii on 15 November of the American whaler Copia, master Newell, of New Bedford, 1,000 barrels whale oil, 10,000 pound whale bone
Admiralty-K-class design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Laforey- or L-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of K- or Acasta-class preceded by Acheron-class succeeded by L- or Laforey-class. The class numbered 20 ships, of 12 which built while using the common Admiralty-design and 8 so-called builders’specials. The Acasta-class was in September 1913 redesignated K-class. Built under the Naval Programme of 1911-1912. Builder’s special. Original intended name. Laid down by John I. Thornycroft&Company, Woolston, England on 14 March 1912, launched on 21 February 1913, completed in December 1913 and torpedoed and sunk by German destroyer SMS S49 in action in the Straits of Dover on in the night of 17-18 March 1917.
According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 27 May due to being destroyed on the location S. Lucide. Tonnage tons.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.
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 Blenheim.
Source
The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.
Model Katwijks Museum, Netherlands
Built by N.V. Scheepsbouwbedrijf Gebroeders Pot, Bolnes, Netherlands with uard number 950 in 1963, converted into a standby safety vessel. Sold to Timor Offshore Management Ltd., Cyprus and renamed Timor Challenger in December 2007, broken up at Alliaga, Turkey on 7 January 2015. Panama-flagged, IMO 6402901.
An item reported that at Laihana, Hawaii on 16 November was cleared the American whaler Ocean, master Norton for cruising
An item reported that at Laihana, Hawaii on 16 November was cleared the American whaler Vineyard, master Fisher for cruising
An item reported that at Laihana, Hawaii on 15 November was cleared the American whaler Martha, master Meader for cruising
Rotterdam, Netherlands 22 June 2026
Cyprus-flagged, homeport Limassol,9459981, MMSI 212215000 and call sign 5BRB2. Built by Avic Weihai Shipyard, Weihai, China in 2009. Owner/manager Canfornav Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus.
©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
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 December 1944.
Source
Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152.
An item referred to the report dealing with the training exercises of the Soviet Baltic Fleet in August 1936. It supplemented the reports 9697-7040 and 9699-7040. The Delfin (SHCH-309) a Lin type (model 55) was fitted out with a peculair net cutter. The stem had two broad teeth projecting around 50-60 centimeter cm. On the deck about 2 meters distance from the bow was a 1 metre high and about 40-50 cm wide support with on the front part 2.5 saw-like teeth. Two strong cables running from the support to the conning tower had as purpouse the avoiding of nets.
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.
Netherlands-flagged, homeport Rotterdam, ENI 02102021, MMSI 244750421 and call sign PH7707. Built by DE Haan&Oerlemans, Heusden, Netherlands with yad number 14 in 1912.
An item reported the arrival at Hull, England of the whaler Duncombe on 31 July 1815, master Dring [Lloyds Register R. Dryden], coming from Greenland.Tonnage 218 ton.
Sources
Lloyd’s List dated London, England Friday 4 August 1815
Lloyds Register 1815
An item reported the arrival at Hull, England of the whaler Walker on 31 July 1815, master Harrison, coming from Greenland. Tonnage 335 tons.
Sources
Lloyd’s List dated London, England Friday 4 August 1815
Lloyds Register 1815
River Lek, Netherlands 22 June 2026
Netherlands-flagged, ENI 02205438, MMSI 24470962 and call sign PA2535. OWS 276. Built in 1926 and modernized in 2009.
According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 28 October 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Melbourne”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 51, present position Constantinople, remarks under orders of rear admiral Boxer. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.
Source
Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II.
According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 28 October 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Melbourne”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 50, present position Constantinople, remarks under orders of rear admiral Boxer. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.
Source
Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II.
Svetlana-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Krasny Kavkaz of Admiral Nakhimov-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Kirov-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of the Admiral Nakhimov-clas preceded by the Svetlaan-class succeeeded by Kirov-class. Laid down by Russud Dockyard, Nikolayev, Ukraine on 31 October 1913, launched on 21 June 1916, building stopped in November 1917, second half 1918 building restarted, renamed as Ukrainian vessel Hetman Petro Doroshenko on 25 January 1919, in hands of the Entente, handed over to the Soviets, decided to complete but using a modified design,renamed on 14 December 1926, commissioned on 25 January 1932, training ship since 12 May 1947 and sunk while used as a target on 21 November 1952.
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 Stormcock.
Source
The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.
©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
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 December 1944.
Source
Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152.
©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Call sign DOTF. Owner in 1939 Walter Rau Neusser Oelwerke A.G. Bremen, Germany. Launched by Deutsche Werft A.G., Finkerwerder,/Reiherstiegwerft Hamburg, Germany with yard number 197 in March 1907, delivered on 18 September 1937, requisitioned by the German navy to serve in the supply service in 1939, commissioned as support tanker on 20 April 1940 together with the Unitas cooking plant at Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland), base and accommodation ship for the 25th submarine flotilla since 16 November, hospital ship in 1945, damaged in a British air attackin 4 May 1945 and run aground, seized by the British army on 10 May, towed to Gare Loch, Scotland on 18 November, handed over to the Ministry of War Transport on 21 November, docked in the Brocklebank dry dock on 31 March 1946, awarded to the USA which was not interested, offered to Norway on 22 May 1946 and which government bought her for the Kosmos companies, repaired and finally renamed Kosmos IV, sold to Japan and renamed Kyokusei Maru, again sold in 1979, became a fish factory ship, sold to the Korea Daesong Trading Corporation, North Korea and renamed Song Hak San in 1979 and after 1998 no longer mentioned in international registers. Gross tonnage 13,752 tons, under deck 10,395 tons, net tonnage 7,145 tons and as dimensions 549.8 x 74.4 x 33.5 feet.
An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 13 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands on 12 August of whalers bringing with them a list with the catch results of the Dutch Greenland commandeur L. Brak 90 quardelen 3 whales.(1)
Note
1. Luyte Brak, Greenland commandeur between 1726-1749 for Jan Aldertsz Boon, De Rijp, total results 72 whales-12,227 barrels blubber in 1749 respectively 3-100-150 quardelen whale oil.
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.
An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 13 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands on 12 August of whalers bringing with them a list with the catch results of the Dutch Greenland commandeur H. Jacobs 3 whales.(1)
Note
1. Harmen Jacobsz, Greenland commandeur 1744-1756, total results 46 whales-1,490 barrels blubber-2,159 quardelen whale oil, in 1749 for director Fredrik de Harde, Amsterdam respectively 2.5-70-114? 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.
An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 13 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands on 12 August of whalers bringing with them a list with the catch results of the Dutch Greenland commandeur M. Vermeulen 3 whales.(1)
Note
1. Manglis Vermeulen, Greenland commandeur 1743-1770, total results 102 7/12 whale-3,020 barrels blubber-4,315 quardelen whale oil, in 1749 for director Philippe d’Orville, Amsterdam respectively 3-80-125.
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.
Design No. 740©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Japanese battleship Fuso©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Displacement 31,500 ton and as dimensions 650 (between perpendiculars)-685 (over all) x 96 x 31.25 feet. Armament consisted of 6x2-35.56cm/14 inch 50 cal guns, 16x1-15.24cm/6” 50 cal guns and 4 submerged 53.34cm/21” torpedo tubes. Estimated speed 23 knots. Friedman (The British Battleship 1906-1940) and others claimed that this design was used as proposal for what became the Japanese dreadnought Fuso, laid down by the Kure Naval Arsenal on 11 March 1912. Japanese designers had at the time access to British information like files from Vickers dealing with double and triple gun turrets designs. Sie for instance the Hiraga archive.
An item referred to a tiding of an agent dated 5 August reporting that ships larger than 4,000 ton rounded from Saloniki, Greece from the south, smaller ships used the Corinth Canal and usually visited Patras and passing later between Santa Maura and Ithaka before going to Gallipoli or Cotrone. The ships bound for Naples departed in tthe first nightly hours for Cotrone staying close to the coast arriving at Messina before daylight continuing their voyage the next night. Als most ammunion transports of the Italian Saloniki force choose for the same route depending on their size via Cape Matapan or the Corinth Canal. More recent seems a larger part of the ammunion to be transpported nu railway towards Cotrone where a large ammunitiondepot was established with as reason to save ships cargo space. The troop transports of the Orient force travelled via Gallipoli towards Santi Quarantana or Saloniki. Since the occupation of Greece became Patros more important as intermediate stop for the ships using the Corinth Canal and anti submarine warfare/ A coal depot and a seaplane base was there established. On 25 July were town and harbour still undefended.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM-40-622
An item referred to a tiding of an agent reporting that the steamship Biskra of 2,143 tons departed Marseille, France on 4 August towards Tunis, French Tunesia.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM-40-622
©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of T-class preceded by Arie-class succeeded by German S-boats. Between 1912-1922 were totally 22 of the planned 24 boats built by Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval, Cartagena, Spain. Based on the French Bourrasque-torpedo boats class, design from Chantiers et Ateliers A. Normand, Le Havre, France? Launched in 1920 and scuttled in 1939. International call sign GRST. Dimensions 50 (maximum) x 5,00 (maximum) x 3.20 x 1.47 metres. Maximum displacement 180 ton. Number of screws 3. Maximum speed 26,00 knots. Coal bunker capacity 1,000 ton. Crew numbered 31 men. Armament 3-4.7cm Vickers guns, 1x45cm and 1x2-45cm torpedo tubes.
Sources
Lista official de los buques de Guerra y mercantes de España 1925.
An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 13 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands on 12 August of whalers bringing with them a list with the catch results of the Dutch Greenland commandeur M. Stend 1.5 whale.(1)
Note
1. Not M. Stend but Marten Stint, Greenland commandeur for Cornelis and Dirk Yff, Westzaan between 1744-1749, totaal results 21.5 whales-685 barrels blubber-966 quardelen whale oil of which in 1749 repsectively 1.5-50-75.
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.
An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 13 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands on 12 August ofwhalers bringing with them a list with the catch results of the Dutch Greenland commandeur J. Moyman 120 quardelen 3 whales.(1)
Note
1. Jacob Mooyman, Greenland commandeur 1727-1751, total results 89.5 whale-2,990 barrels blubber, in 1749 directors Ken&Heynes, Zaandam, results 4 whales-120 barrels blubber-191 quardelen whale oil.
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.
Hakubasan Maru©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Sister ships Hakonesan Maru and Hakubasan Maru except that the first ship lacked the pryamide masts constructed of angle iron and lattice kingposts. Call sign JDUC. Owner in 1939 Mitsai Busan Kaisha Ltd, Kobe, Japan. Laid down by Mitsai Busan Kaisha Ltd, Tama, Japan on 25 July 1928, launched on 14 March 1929, completed on 29 May 1929, requisitioned by navy as transport on 3 June 1938, registered as auxiliary transport on 15 October 1941, torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Greenling (SS-213) around 15 nautical miles east of Haramachi-shi, Japan on 18 October 1942 and stricken on 15 November 1942. Gross tonnage 6,674 tons, under deck 5,922 tons, net tonnage 4,079 tons and as dimensions 437.6 x 56.5 x 33.0 x 13.6 (light)-26 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion, 2 screws, horsepower 951 nhp/4,200 bhp, range 21,000 nautical miles/13 knots and speed 13(normal cruising)-15.5/135rpm (maximum) knots. Six watertight bulkheads.
According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 28 October 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Melbourne”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 49, present position Balaklava, remarks magazine ship. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.
Source
Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II.
According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 28 October 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Melbourne”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 49, present position Balaklava, remarks conveyed sick troops to Scutari [Shköder, Albania]. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.
Source
Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II.
Flusser, Smith-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Roe, Paulding-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Duncan, Cassin-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Paulding-class (DD 22-42) preceded by Smith-class succeeded by Cassin-class. Some times DD 24-28, 30-31, 33 and 36 are considered as the Roe-class and DD 32,35 and 38-42 as Monaghan-class. Silhouettes differs while the DD 24-27, 30-32, 34, 36-37 and 40 possessed 3 instead of 4 funnels, with the middle funnel being larger with two boiler uptakes trunked together. The edition Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I called the class instead of Paulding-class the Drayton-class which was unofficially also known as the Flivver Type. Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, USA on 19 January 1909, launched on 24 July 1909, commissioned on 17 September 1910, decommissioned on 1 December 1919, transferred to the US Coast Guard between 1924-1930, stricken on 28 June 1934 and broken up in 1934.
