Russian Shtorm-class escort vessels 1930s-1950s

Appearance mid 1950s. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Also called as part of the Uragan-class. Officially rated as escort vessels or storoz-hevye koralli (guard ships).

Jane’s Fighting Ships edition 1956-1957 p. 296 called them patrol vessels and mentioned 12 vessels built between 1932-1936 namely Burun, Groza, Shkval, Sherch, Tutcha, Vikhr, Grom, Metel, Shtorm, Taifun, Uragan and Vyuga.

Jane’s Fighting Ships edition 1958-1959 p. 285 called them fast escorts divided over 4 classes adding the improved Shtorm-vessels Molniya, Serp and Zarnitsa.

Skhval-clas: Shkval and Shtorm, no longer of military value due to their age.

Taifun-class: Taifun, Tutcha and Vikhr.

Groza-class: Groza, Smerch and Uragan.

Burun-class: Burun, Metel, Grom and Vyuga. 

French steam fishing vessel Casoar on 14 July 1940

In his letter dated Rochefort, France 14 July 1940 5/40 G the German Leiter der Küstenüberwachungstelle West-Frankreich (Head coastal surveillance station West-France supplied the German commanding admiral France more details about the French steam fishing vessels lying at La Rochelle and La Pallice as requested by telegram A III 1082 Secret. Owner Société des Chalutiers de la Rochelle. Gross register tonnage ton. Gross register tonnage 580,72 ton. Dimensions 48,59 x 9,22 x 4,57 metres. Load capacity 210 ton. Speed 14 nautical miles.Horsepower 1,350 hp.(1)

Note

1. Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. Gross tonnage 581 tons, under deck 419 tons, net tonnage 143 tons and built by Forges Chantiers de la Gironde, Bordeaux, France in 1935.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848. 

French steam fishing vessel Joselle on 14 July 1940

In his letter dated Rochefort, France 14 July 1940 5/40 G the German Leiter der Küstenüberwachungstelle West-Frankreich (Head coastal surveillance station West-France supplied the German commanding admiral France more details about the French steam fishing vessels lying at La Rochelle and La Pallice as requested by telegram A III 1082 Secret. Owner Société des Chalutiers de la Rochelle. Gross register tonnage ton. Gross register tonnage 274,86 ton. Dimensions 38,00 x 7,17 x 3,74 metres. Load capacity 180 ton. Speed 10 nautical miles.Horsepower 450 hp.(1)

Note

1. Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. Gross tonnage 275 tons, net tonnage 75 tons and built by Anderson Co., Lauzon, Quebec, Canada in 1919. Ex-T.R. 49.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848. 

French destroyer Lansquenet 1936-1958

French L’Adroit-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Le Hardi-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Italian Navigatore-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Japanese Fubuki-Amagiri group©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

French T47 B-design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

French fast battleship Dunkerque©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Le Hardi-class preceded by L’Adroit-class and succeeded by T 47-class. Of the 12 planned units were 7 completed. The Le Hardi-class destroyers were designed to be able to keep up with the fast battleships Dunkerque and Strassbourg and to counter the Italian Navigatore- class and Japanese Fubuki-class destroyers. The design was approved on 10 August 1934.  Ordered on 4 May 1936. Laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Lormont on 17 December 1936, launched on 20 May 1939, commissioned on 1 June 1940, scuttled on 27 November 1942, salvaged by Italians in 1943, seized by the Germans after the Italian armistice, scuttled by Germans in Italy in 1945, refloated in 1946, still unrepaired stricken on 22 September 1958 and broken up.

Construction status German sperrbrecher KSB 22 in July 1944

Impression Sperrbrechers KSB-7 and KSB-8©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards status dated July 1944, Type Kriegssperrbrecher. Yard number 246. Yard Nordeewerke, Emden, Germany). Ordered on 14 December 1943. Date to be completed 15 January 1946. Terms to be rescheduled due to shortage shipbuilding materials. Aimed for terms improvement.1)

Note

1. The main purpose of a so-called sperrbrecher was to create safe passages through minefields for other ships to be used. For detonating magnetic mines they were fitted out with a kind of magnetic field generator.

Source

Max Weber Netzwerk Osteuropa. German-Russian project digitization German documents in Russian Archives 500-findbuch 12453. Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine (OKM)-file 147. 

Construction status German sperrbrecher KSB 21 in July 1944

Impression Sperrbrechers KSB-7 and KSB-8©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards status dated July 1944. Type Kriegssperrbrecher. Yard number 245. Yard Nordeewerke, Emden, Germany). Ordered on 14 December 1943. Date to be completed 15 December 1945. Terms to be rescheduled due to shortage shipbuilding materials. Aimed for terms improvement.1)

Note

1. The main purpose of a so-called sperrbrecher was to create safe passages through minefields for other ships to be used. For detonating magnetic mines they were fitted out with a kind of magnetic field generator.

Source

Max Weber Netzwerk Osteuropa. German-Russian project digitization German documents in Russian Archives 500-findbuch 12453. Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine (OKM)-file 147. 

German destroyer Leberecht Maass Z1 1934-1940

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Part of Type 1934 also known as Z 1-class and Leberecht Maas-class succeeded by Type 1934A. Designing process started in 1932 exceeding the 810 tons limit under the Versailles Treaty resulting in a standard load displacement of 2,259 tons. Ordered on 7 July 1934, laid down by Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany on 10 October 1934, launched on 18 August 1935, commissioned on 14 January 1937 and sunk by naval mine in a new British minefield or bombs dropped by a German bomber on the North Sea on 22 February 1940. 

British hired sailing transport Caduceus In the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 19, present position Constantinople, Bosphorus, remarks under orders of rear admiral Boxer, dismasted. 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. A

British hired sailing transport Lady Valiant In the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 16, present position Balaklava, remarks commissariat store ship, dismasted. 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. 

Dutch general cargo ship (ex-Empire Hazlitt 1942-1943) Aelbert Cuyp 1943-1947 (Delfshaven 1947-1959, Edina 1959-1961, Confidence 1961-1967)

Oil painting Fred Boom

Exhibition Varen voor Vrijheid. Museum Katwijk, Netherlands

Empire Tramp PF(B) type.Launched by John Readhead&Sons Ltd., West Docks, Should Shields, England with yard number 528 on 14 May 1942, delivered  to manager John Morrison & Sons Ltd, South Shields, owner Ministry of (War) Transport, London, England in July 1942, renamed Aelbert Cuyp manager Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Oceaan' N.V., London, England Staat der Nederlanden, The Hague, Netherlands since 8 May 1943, renamed Delfshaven owner/manager N.V. Gebr. van Uden's Scheepvaart- en Agentuur Maatschappij, Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1 January 1947, renamed Edina manager Fratelli Delfino S.R.L., Rome, Italy, owner Zenith Transportation Corporation S.A., Monrovia, Liberia since November 1959, renamed Confidence manager Expedo & Co. (London) Ltd., London, Great Britain, owner Consolidated Navigation Corporation S.A., Monrovia, Liberia since 1961, sold to Taiwan to be broken up in second half of 1966, arrived round 6 December 1966 at Kaohsiung and scrapping started on 1 February 1967.

The armament of the Dutch merchant ship Ovula in the Second World War

According to the list and supplements 1-2 on 13 September 1945 BDZ No. 673 sent by the office of armament the Royal Netherlands Navy located at 41 East 42nd Street, New York 17, USA. There were no complete records available, so there were several sources used to compile the list. Sometimes the kind of guns gave indirect information regarding the origin such as 4”/BL and 12 pounder guns were British mostly supplied in the United Kingdom, Canada or Curacao. The 4.7” guns were old Japanese guns placed on some vessels in the begin of the war at Singapore and some 4” guns in the same period at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. The trade in which the ship was used gave also an indication were the guns were supplied, for example involved in the Pacific trade means supplied at the West Coast.

Armed with 2-2cm guns supplied at Baltimore, USA on 24 January 1944

Armed with 4-2cm guns

Source

Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands. 

Japanese passenger ship (ex-Infanta Isabel 1912-1926, Midzuho Maru 1926-1938) Mizuho Maru 1938-1944

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Call sign JTLB. Owner in 1939 Osaka Syosen K.K. Homeport Osaka, Japan. Laid down by Kingston Yard, Russell&Co., Port Glasgow, Scotland with yard number 633 for Pinilos, Izquierdo y Cia., Cadiz, Spain end 1911, launched on 29 June 1912, completed in September 1912, chartered by army as troop transport in Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, requisitioned by the army as allotted Army No. 160 on 3 December 1941, by Japan announced that she was a hospital ship on 29 October 1941 and torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Redfish around 5 miles north east of Cape Bojeador, Luzon, Philippines on 21 September 1944. Gross tonnage 8,506 tons, under deck 7,277 tons, net tonnage 5,195 tons, deadweight 6,600 tons and as dimensions 459.5 c 58.2 x 36.8 x 26 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, 2 screws, horsepower 1,134 nhp, coal fuelled, bunker capacity 1,561 tons and speed 14.5 (normal cruising)-17 (maximum) knots. 

American whaler Lancaster visited Lahaina, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 29 October 1853

Biodiversity Heritage Library

An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 25 October of the American whaler Lancaster master Almy coming from Ochotsk 40 barrels sperm oil 1,000 barrels whale oil 10,000 lbs bone

American whaler Napoleon spoken according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 8 October 1853

An item reported that the American whaler Philip arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii on 5 October spoke the American whaler Napoleon 1,600 barrels oil.

American whaler B. Morgan spoken according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 8 October 1853

An item reported that the American whaler Philip arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii on 5 October spoke the American whaler B. Morgan 2,700 barrels oil.

Italian destroyer Euro 1925-1943

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Part of Turbine-class preceded by Sauro-class succeeded by Navigatori-class. Identification code ER. Laid down by Cantieri del Tirreno (CNT), Riva Trigoso, Italy on 24 January 1925, launched on 7 July 1927, completed on 22 December 1927 and sunk by German aircraft off Leros, Greece on 3 October 1943. 

Shipping traffic heading to the east of Gibraltar between 2-4- August according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 9 August 1917

An item reported the sighting between 2-4 August heading to the east of 1 armed British passenger steamship, 6 armed British steamships. As part of a convoy: 2 Norwegian steamships, 1 Danish motor ship, 2 Danish steamships, 3 armed Italian steamships, 1 with 2 guns armed Italian auxiliary cruiser, 1 American schooner, 1 Italian steamship, 1 armed steamship, 1 British steamship, 1 British torpedo boat, 1 British cable ship, 1 armed French steamship, 1 American convoy and 1with 2 guns armed French steamship from Gibraltar.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

Aircraft attacking Panderma according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 9 August 1917

An item reported that in the night of 6-7 August enemy aircraft attacked Panderma [Bandirma, Turkey?] causing light damage.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

Japanese auxiliary patrol boat No. 2254 cancelled 1945

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No. 1-class patrol boat/Type B ordered under the 1943-1944 Programme to be part of the coastal forces. Of the 280 ordered were just 56 laid down and even a less number finally completed when the Second World War ended. To serve as convoy escorts were the boats also fitted out with minesweeping gears. Based on a traditional wood built fishing boat. With a displacement of 238 tons and as dimensions 93.5 (between perpendiculars)-105. 3/4 (over all) x 20.2 x 7.75 feet. Geared diesel propulsion with 400bhp via one shaft and speed 9 knots. Crew numbered 26 men. Armament consisted of 2/4x1-2.5cm guns and 8-12 depth charges.  

Australian whaler Lady Blackwood according to the Australian newspaper Australasian Chronicle Tuesday 23 November 1841

An item reported the Australian whaler Lady Blackwood, Harris, 254 tons, Campbell, owner, left Sydney on 27 May 1841.

Australian whaler Jane Eliza according to the Australian newspaper Australasian Chronicle Tuesday 23 November 1841

An item reported the Australian whaler Jane Eliza, Wright, 419 tons, H. Moore Owner, left Sydney on 23 September 1841. 

Australian whaler Governor Halke according to the Australian newspaper Australasian Chronicle Tuesday 23 November 1841

An item reported the Australian whaler Governor Halkett, Bradley, 332 tons, Campbell and Co. Owners, left Sydney on 31 January 1840, spoken 22 May 1841, 800 barrels. 

Low tide on Katwijk beach [Netherlands]

Oil painting by Richard Baseleer (30 March 1867 Antwerp, Belgium-20 February 1951 Genova Switzerland). Museum Katwijk, Netherlands

At the left side sailing fishing vessels. Katwijk did not have a harbour so ships were beached waiting for going to sea again.

British hired sailing transport Josh. Shepherd In the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 15, present position Balaklava, remarks receiving sick for Scutari, 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. 

British hired sailing transport Arnotdale In the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 14, present position Constantinople, Bosphorus, 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. 

French destroyer Léopard 1923-1943

Admiral Sénés.©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Chacal-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Guépard-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of the Chacal or Jaguar-class succeeded by Guépard-class, main task was to act as scouts for the battle line. Total six build. In the designing process was a 1,780 tons design armed with 5-10cm.3.8” guns of early 1920 not approved by the French Parliament. A new design was made on base of the designs of the Italian Leone-class and the German destroyer SM 113 which was after the First World War handed over to France as war reparations and commissioned in the French navy as Admiral Sénés. The new design was approved under the 1922 Naval Law. Laid down by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Saitn-Nazaire, France on 14 August 1923, launched on 29 September 1924, commissioned on 15 June 1927, completed on13 October 1927, taken into service on 15 November 1927 and lost when she run aground near Benghazi, Italian Libya on 27 May 1943. 

French steam fishing vessel Harle on 14 July 1940

In his letter dated Rochefort, France 14 July 1940 5/40 G the German Leiter der Küstenüberwachungstelle West-Frankreich (Head coastal surveillance station West-France supplied the German commanding admiral France more details about the French steam fishing vessels lying at La Rochelle and La Pallice as requested by telegram A III 1082 Secret. Owner Société des Chalutiers de la Rochelle. Gross register tonnage ton. Gross register tonnage 264,54 ton. Dimensions 40,69 x 6,82 x 3,61 metres. Load capacity 180 ton. Speed 10 nautical miles. Horsepower 420 hp.(1)

Note

1. Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. Gross tonnage 310 tons, net tonnage 98 tons and built by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Co., Aberdeen, Scotland in October 1913.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848. 

French steam fishing vessel Palombe on 14 July 1940

In his letter dated Rochefort, France 14 July 1940 5/40 G the German Leiter der Küstenüberwachungstelle West-Frankreich (Head coastal surveillance station West-France supplied the German commanding admiral France more details about the French steam fishing vessels lying at La Rochelle and La Pallice as requested by telegram A III 1082 Secret. Owner Société des Chalutiers de la Rochelle. Gross register tonnage ton. Gross register tonnage 250,90 ton. Dimensions 37,01 x 6,64 x 3,56 metres. Load capacity 120 ton. Speed 10 nautical miles.Horsepower 425 hp.(1)

Note

1. Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. Gross tonnage 251 tons, under deck 94 tons, net tonnage 70 tons and built by Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd., South Bank, Middlesbrough, England in 1911.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848. 

German destroyer Richard Beitzen Z4 1935-1949

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Part of Type 1934 also known as Z 1-class and Leberecht Maas-class succeeded by Type 1934A. Designing process started in 1932 exceeding the 810 tons limit under the Versailles Treaty resulting in a standard load displacement of 2,259 tons. Ordered on 7 July 1934, laid down by Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany with yard number K245 on 7 January 1935, launched on 30 November 1935, commissioned on 13 May 1937, allocated to England after the war in 1945, for disposal in January 1948, to be broken up by C.W. Dorkin in 1948 and towed his scrapyard at Gateshead on 10 January 1949 1949. 

Construction status German sperrbrecher KSB 20 in July 1944

Impression Sperrbrechers KSB-7 and KSB-8©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards status dated July 1944. Type Kriegssperrbrecher. Yard number 244. Yard Nordeewerke, Emden, Germany). Ordered on 14 December 1943. Date to be completed 15 November 1945. Terms to be rescheduled due to shortage shipbuilding materials. Aimed for terms improvement.1)

Note

1. The main purpose of a so-called sperrbrecher was to create safe passages through minefields for other ships to be used. For detonating magnetic mines they were fitted out with a kind of magnetic field generator.

Source

Max Weber Netzwerk Osteuropa. German-Russian project digitization German documents in Russian Archives 500-findbuch 12453. Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine (OKM)-file 147. 

Construction status German sperrbrecher KSB 19 in July 1944

Impression Sperrbrechers KSB-7 and KSB-8©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards status dated July 1944. Type Kriegssperrbrecher. Yard number 243. Yard Nordeewerke,  Emden, Germany). Ordered on 14 December 1943. Date to be completed 15 October 1945. Terms to be rescheduled due to shortage shipbuilding materials. Aimed for terms improvement.1)

Note

1. The main purpose of a so-called sperrbrecher was to create safe passages through minefields for other ships to be used. For detonating magnetic mines they were fitted out with a kind of magnetic field generator.

Source

Max Weber Netzwerk Osteuropa. German-Russian project digitization German documents in Russian Archives 500-findbuch 12453. Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine (OKM)-file 147. 

Dutch cargo ship (ex-Empire Ruskin 1942-1943, Van der Capelle 1943-1947) Delfland 1947-1959 (M. Esref 1959-1968)

Exhibition Varen voor Vrijheid. Museum Katwijk

Empire Tramp type. Launched by John Readhead&Sons Ltd., West Docks, South Shields, England with yard number 529, delivered to Ministry of War Transport in September 1942, renamed Van der Capelle, owner Dutch Government, The Hague, manager N.V. Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij Holland-Amerika Lijn, Rotterdam since 4 September 1943, owner/manager N.V. tot Voortzetting van de Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd, Amsterdam since 14 November 1946, renamed Delfland on 15 April 1947, renamed M. Esref and sold to owner/manager Cerrahogullari Umumi Nakliyat Vapurculuk ve T.A.S., Istanbul, Turkey in August 1959 and arrived at the scrapyard at Istanbul, Turkey on 13 October 1968. 

The armament of the Dutch merchant ship Macuba in the Second World War

According to the list and supplements 1-2 on 13 September 1945 BDZ No. 673 sent by the office of armament the Royal Netherlands Navy located at 41 East 42nd Street, New York 17, USA. There were no complete records available, so there were several sources used to compile the list. Sometimes the kind of guns gave indirect information regarding the origin such as 4”/BL and 12 pounder guns were British mostly supplied in the United Kingdom, Canada or Curacao. The 4.7” guns were old Japanese guns placed on some vessels in the begin of the war at Singapore and some 4” guns in the same period at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. The trade in which the ship was used gave also an indication where the guns were supplied, for example involved in the Pacific trade means supplied at the West Coast.

British armed.

Source

Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands. 

Japanese cargo ship Azusa Maru 1939-1945

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Similar Azusa Maru and Katura Maru. Call sign JXRM. Owner in 1939 Nitisi Kisen K.K., Kobe, Japan. Built by Urabe Zosen Tekkosyo K.K., Osaka, Japan in 1939, since 1941 army troop transport and torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Shad (SS-235). Gross tonnage 1,370 tons, net tonnage 782 tons, deadweight 1,900 tons and as dimensions 227.9 x 34.0 x 19.5 x 7.1 (light)-17.4 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, 1 screw, horsepower 118 nhp, coal bunker capacity 205 tons, range 3,400 nautical miles/10 knots and speed 10 (normal cruising)-11 (maximum) knots. 

American whaler Canada spoken according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 8 October 1853

An item reported that the American whaler Philip arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii on 5 October spoke the American whaler Canada 2,000 barrels oil.

American whaler South America spoken according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 8 October 1853

An item reported that the American whaler Philip arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii on 5 October spoke the American whaler South America 1,400 barrels oil.

American whaler Henry Kneeland spoken according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 8 October 1853

An item reported that the American whaler Philip arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii on 5 October spoke the American whaler Henry Kneeland 1,300 barrels oil.

Turkish torpedo boat (ex-German S 168 1908-1910) Gayret -i-Vataniye 1910-1916

Muavenet-i-Milliye-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Adatepe-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of the German S138-class/Ottoman Muavenet-i-Milliye-class succeeded by Adatepe-class. Ordered for the German Imperial Navy as the SMS S 168 under the 1908 Program. Laid down by Schichau-Werke, Germany in 1908, launched on 30 September 1909, sold to the Ottoman Empire while under construction in March 1910, commissioned as Gayret -i-Vataniye on 17 August 1910, wrecked on an uncharted reef off Varna, Bulgara and blown up by crew on 30 October 1916. 

Scottish Greenland whaler Active in 1817

Caught 5 whales resulting in 29 tons oil. Homeport Peterhead.

Source

Annals of Peterhead from the foundation to the present time. P. Buchan, Peterhead, 1819. 

Scottish Greenland whaler Robert 1799

Number of whales caught 0 and 96.75 boiled oil tons. Tonnage 169 tons. MasterMr. Harrison for 2 years, Mr. Peacock for 8 years and afterwards Mr. Geary. First was her master and a great part of the crew English and the rest from Peterhead. It sailed at first without much success until Mr. James Arbuthnot and John Hutchison suggested to crew the Robert with seamen and fishermen of Peterhead with native Mr. Geary as master. Was between 1788-1801 the only Greenland whaler of Peterhead.

Source

An historical account of Peterhead from the earliest period to the present time. James Arbuthnot, Peterhead, 1815.

Japanese auxiliary patrol boat No. 2253 cancelled 1945

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No. 1-class patrol boat/Type B ordered under the 1943-1944 Programme to be part of the coastal forces. Of the 280 ordered were just 56 laid down and even a less number finally completed when the Second World War ended. To serve as convoy escorts were the boats also fitted out with minesweeping gears. Based on a traditional wood built fishing boat. With a displacement of 238 tons and as dimensions 93.5 (between perpendiculars)-105. 3/4 (over all) x 20.2 x 7.75 feet. Geared diesel propulsion with 400bhp via one shaft and speed 9 knots. Crew numbered 26 men. Armament consisted of 2/4x1-2.5cm guns and 8-12 depth charges.

Scottish Greenland whaler Enterprise in 1817

Caught 9 whales resulting in 104 tons oil. Homeport Peterhead.

Source

Annals of Peterhead from the foundation to the present time. P. Buchan, Peterhead, 1819. 

Australian whaler Clarence according to the Australian newspaper Australasian Chronicle Tuesday 23 November 1841

An item reported the Australian whaler Clarence, Cole, 120 tons, Cole, owner, left Sydney on 16 September 1841, spoken on 19 September 1841, 60 barrels. 

Russian dry cargo carrier Shkotogo 1961-

Sister ship Tartu©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Built by Hungarian Shipyard&Crane Factory (Ganz-Danubius), Budapest, Hungary in 1961. Part of Tartu-clas. Principal dimensions 67.00 (between perpendiculars)-74.54 (over all) x 11.30 (moulded) x 5.32 (depth to main deck) x 24.50 height of mast acorn above main deck) feet. 

Australian whaler Clarkstone according to the Australian newspaper Australasian Chronicle Tuesday 23 November 1841

An item reported the Australian whaler Clarkstone, Stewart, 250 tons, H. Moore, owner, left Sydney on 19 November 1839, spoken on 14 April 1841, 900 barrels. 

Australian whaler Cape Packet according to the Australian newspaper Australasian Chronicle Tuesday 23 November 1841

An item reported the Australian whaler Cape Packet, Powell 210 tons, H. Moore, owner, left Sydney on 8 October 1840, spoken on 25 May 18431 with 500 barrels

Nationalist Chinese escort destroyer (ex-Yashiro 1943-1947, Wei Tai 1947-?, Hsueh Feng) Cheng An ?-1963

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Planned under the Japanese 1941 War Programme. Laid down by Hitachi Sakurajima Works on 8 November 1943, launched on 16 February 1944, completed on 10 May 1945, handed over to China on 29 August 1947 and broken up in 1963. A Japanese Improved Type A or Type B, also called Mikura-class preceded by Etorofu-class succeeded by Ukuru-class. 

Japanese restoring oil fields at Tarakan, Dutch East Indies according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 17 February 1942

An item reported that the Japanese forces were restoring the important oil fields at Tarakan, Dutch East Indies to be used these again. The J.I.C . commented that much depended how much the Dutch forces destroyed the fields just before the evacuation but that it could be expected that more or less within a month some wells could be used again.The composition of the produced crude oil made it possible to pump it direct from the wells into the ship for fuelling the diesel engines without the necessity of processing.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 69 dated 17 February 1942

Disorganized unloading British ships at Java, Dutch East Indies according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 17 February 1942

An item reported that the British ships which arrived at Java, Dutch East Indies with military forces were unloaded by the Dutch using small craft earlier commandeered and loaded for dispatching threatened points of attack. This meant disorganization on large scale.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 69 dated 17 February 1942

French destroyer le Corsaire 1939-1941 and Siroco 1941-1942

French L’Adroit-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Le Hardi-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Italian Navigatore-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Japanese Fubuki-Amagiri group©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

French T47 B-design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

French fast battleship Dunkerque©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Le Hardi-class preceded by L’Adroit-class and succeeded by T 47-class. Of the 12 planned units were 7 completed. The Le Hardi-class destroyers were designed to be able to keep up with the fast battleships Dunkerque and Strassbourg and to counter the Italian Navigatore- class and Japanese Fubuki-class destroyers. The design was approved on 10 August 1934. Ordered on 24 May 1937. Laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer on 31 March 1937, launched on 14 November 1939, in service on 1 July 1941, scuttled to prevent capture by Germans on 27 November 1942, salvaged by Italians in 1943, seized by Germans after Italian armistice in September 1943, scuttled by Germans in later 1944 and broken up. 

French steam fishing vessel Eledone on 14 July 1940

In his letter dated Rochefort, France 14 July 1940 5/40 G the German Leiter der Küstenüberwachungstelle West-Frankreich (Head coastal surveillance station West-France supplied the German commanding admiral France more details about the French steam fishing vessels lying at La Rochelle and La Pallice as requested by telegram A III 1082 Secret. Owner Société des Chalutiers de la Rochelle. Gross register tonnage 242,04 ton. Dimensions 36,00 x 6,64 x 3,56 metres. Load capacity 120 tons. Speed 10 nautical miles.Horsepower 425 hp.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848. 

French steam fishing vessel Bernache on 14 July 1940

In his letter dated Rochefort, France 14 July 1940 5/40 G the German Leiter der Küstenüberwachungstelle West-Frankreich (Head coastal surveillance station West-France supplied the German commanding admiral France more details about the French steam fishing vessels lying at La Rochelle and La Pallice as requested by telegram A III 1082 Secret. Owner Société des Chalutiers de la Rochelle. Gross register tonnage 356,51 ton. Dimensions 41,70 x 7,35 x 3,86 metres. Load capacity 220 tons. Speed nautical 10 miles. Horsepower 800 hp.(1)

Note

1. Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940. Gross tonnage 357 tons, net tonnage 95 tons and built by J. Duthie Torry Shipbuilding Company, Aberdeen, Scotland in April 1911. Ex0 Republica.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 45-IV_848. 

British light cruiser HMS Castor 1914-1936

Arethusa-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

C-class Cambrian sub-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Danae- or D-class cruisers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of  C-class light cruiser Cambrian-class preceded by Arethusa-class succeeded by Danae-class. Ordered under the 1914-1915 Programme in September 1914. Laid down by Cammell Laird on 28 October 1914, launched on 28 July 1915, completed in November 1915,decommissioned in May 1935 and sold to be broken up at Rosyth, Scotland on 30 July 1936.