Russian fleet minesweeper (former Japanese W-23 1942-1947) T-29 1947-1948 (target ship TSl-28 1948-1955, PM-61 1955-1986)

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Japanese Ship No. 168. Part of the Japanese W-19 class (Project number 14B) preceded by No. 7-class. Laid down by Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipyard on 5 May 1942, launched on 13 January1943, completed on 31 March 1943, decomissioned on 30 November 1945, surrendered to the Soviet Union on 3 October 1947 but listed on 15 September 1947, commissioned on 3 October 1947, converted into target ship TsL-28 on 5 July 1948, converted into repair vessel PM-61 on 12 March 1955, stricken on 7 March 1986 and broken up. 

Italian sailing ship Rosalia Madre lost in 1917

According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 11 May due to submarine gun fire on the location 20 miles Faro Chioppa. Tonnage 95 tons.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.

Protection of range finders and fire control in the future dated 13 March 1943

Drawing by Logan U. Reavis (1887, Saint Louis, USA, 1 June 1958 (Hempstead, USA).

Reavis wrote that blast and splinter damage was a serious threat for range finders and fire control which needed better protection. Solution was more armour but also the use of elevator moutings to retract the instruments when not used.

Note

1. He was an industrial and marine working as illustrator and writers for newspapers but also for the United States Lines and other shipbuilding related industry. In the 1950s he made promotional maps and brochures to celebrate the passenger ship ss United States which won the Blue Riband in 1932.

Source

‘The shape of ships to come’ in: The navy of the Future, The Collier’s, 13 March 1943.

German blockade runner Anneliese Essberger outward bound in 1942

Transport Number E. Name ship Anneliese Essberger. Company John T. Essberger, Hamburg, Germany. Date departure 5 November 1942. Harbour which was left Bordeaux, France. Destination Far East. Date lost 21 November 1942. Part of 2. Action “Pfastermundkoch”.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 7/1419 Ausarbeitung "Wirtschaftsfahrten im Zweiten Weltkrieg" (Zusammenstellung der Fahrten von Blockadebrechern nach Ostasien, 1941-1945). 

Concept of a motor torpedo boat in the future dated 13 March 1943

Drawing by Logan U. Reavis (1887, Saint Louis, USA, 1 June 1958 (Hempstead, USA).

Especially suitable for fast night attacks hit and run close inshore. The type hardly changes faste and heavier armed but keeping a frail hull.

Note

1. He was an industrial and marine working as illustrator and writers for newspapers but also for the United States Lines and other shipbuilding related industry. In the 1950s he made promotional maps and brochures to celebrate the passenger ship ss United States which won the Blue Riband in 1932.

Source

‘The shape of ships to come’ in: The navy of the Future, The Collier’s, 13 March 1943.

Dutch Greenland commandeur Klaas Keuken 1700-1708

Bookkeeper Dirk Blauw, Zaandam

1700

Whales 9.5 Barrels blubber 270 Quardelen whale oil

1701

Whales 6 Barrels blubber 250 Quardelen whale oil

1702

Whales 1.5 Barrels blubber 60 Quardelen whale oil

1703

Whales 3.5 Barrels blubber 80 Quardelen whale oil

1705

Whales 12.5 Barrels blubber 278 Quardelen whale oil

1706

Whales 3 Barrels blubber 160 Quardelen whale oil

1707

Whales 0.5 Barrels blubber 25 Quardelen whale oil

1708

Whales 7 Barrels blubber 300 Quardelen whale oil

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.

Concept of emergency jet propulsion in the future dated 13 March 1943

Drawing by Logan U. Reavis (1887, Saint Louis, USA, 1 June 1958 (Hempstead, USA).(1)

Model Bismarck maritime Museum Hamburg, Germany

Reavis wrote that torpedoes were able to damage rudder and proper in such manner that ships became inmaneuverable or even were disableded although still further being in fighting condition. He referred to what happened with the German battleship Bismarck. Ships were in the future to be fitted out with emergency jet propulsion in such incidents providing high pressure water streams aft allowing steering and moving.

The German battleship Bismarck, laid down by Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany on 1 July 1936, left Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland) on 19 May 1941 trying to reach the Atlantic Ocean together with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen,on 24 May they became involved in the Battle of the Denmark Strait against the British battle cruiser HMS Hood and battleship Prince of Wales ending in the destruction of HMS Hood. Although the HMS Prince of Wales was forced to leave the scene was also the Bismarck damaged and decided to go to France for repairs. On 26 May managed torpedo bombers to damage both rudders of which the port rudder could not be repaired but sstayed jammed making her inmanoeuvrable and just able to steam in a large circle. The next day she was scuttled by her own crew.

Note

1. He was an industrial and marine working as illustrator and writers for newspapers but also for the United States Lines and other shipbuilding related industry. In the 1950s he made promotional maps and brochures to celebrate the passenger ship ss United States which won the Blue Riband in 1932.

Source

‘The shape of ships to come’ in: The navy of the Future, The Collier’s, 13 March 1943.

British sailing transport Bombay in the Crimean War on 28-10-1854

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 24, present position Constantinople, Turkey, 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. 

Compartmentation as protection against torpedoes in the future dated 13 March 1943

Drawing by Logan U. Reavis (1887, Saint Louis, USA, 1 June 1958 (Hempstead, USA).

Reavis wrote that protecting the submerged area of a ship against torpedoes by means of anti torpedo bulges, guards, nets and so on was not the definitive answer. The next step would be developing torpedoes which could dive using automatic rudder control and than going up for hitting the ships’bottom. Except for more armor on the bottom was increasing the compartmentation a well alternative.

Note

1. He was an industrial and marine working as illustrator and writers for newspapers but also for the United States Lines and other shipbuilding related industry. In the 1950s he made promotional maps and brochures to celebrate the passenger ship ss United States which won the Blue Riband in 1932.

Source

‘The shape of ships to come’ in: The navy of the Future, The Collier’s, 13 March 1943.

American sailing sealing ship Penguin in 1828

Antarctic sealing ground South Atlantic Ocean. Retruned home in 1828 at Stonington with 3,000 fur-seal skins.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. (1978).

Concept of a destroyer in the future dated 13 March 1943

Drawing by Logan U. Reavis (1887, Saint Louis, USA, 1 June 1958 (Hempstead, USA).

The anti submarine escort for mving vanal ships fitted out with a seaplane+catapult for executing scouting pruposes and armed neough to compete with ships of her size. Displacement 2,500 tons, dimensions 430 x 40 feet and a speed of 38-40 knots.

Legend

1. Dual-purpose 15.24cm/6” guns.

2. Narrowed fire-control structure to permit wider arc of fire.

3. Main range finder.

4. Anti aircraft guns.

5. Quick firing anti aircaft guns.

6. Depth charges.

7. Seaplane (with folding wings) on retractable catapult.

8. Ram.

Note

1. He was an industrial and marine working as illustrator and writers for newspapers but also for the United States Lines and other shipbuilding related industry. In the 1950s he made promotional maps and brochures to celebrate the passenger ship ss United States which won the Blue Riband in 1932.

Source

‘The shape of ships to come’ in: The navy of the Future, The Collier’s, 13 March 1943.

Construction status of the German kriegsfischkutter KFK 920 in 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built by Dutch shipyards, yet not divided. Date building ordered 4 December 1943. Date completion unknown but estimated 5 Kriegsfischkutters monthly.

Source

Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152. 

Concept of the escort vessel in the future dated 13 March 1943

Drawing by Logan U. Reavis (1887, Saint Louis, USA, 1 June 1958 (Hempstead, USA).

Reavis described his concept as ‘an eminently radical practical evolution” of the Second World War corvette and which resulted in a stout, seaworthy ideal convoy escort especially for anti submarine warfare working together with escort aircraft carriers. Fitted out with a ram. Displacement 2,000 tons, dimensions 325 x 40 feet and a speed of 22 knots.

Legend:

1. Ram.

2. Dual purpose 10.16cm/4”guns.

3. Bulletproof shield to protect range finder against strafing.

4. Range finder.

5. Anti aircraft machine guns.

6. Helicopter.

7. Y-guns for depth charges.

8. Aft 15.24cm/6” guns.

9. High observation post.

10. Depth charges.

11. Smoke-screen ejector

12. Secondary control station

Note

1. He was an industrial and marine working as illustrator and writers for newspapers but also for the United States Lines and other shipbuilding related industry. In the 1950s he made promotional maps and brochures to celebrate the passenger ship ss United States which won the Blue Riband in 1932.

Source

‘The shape of ships to come’ in: The navy of the Future, The Collier’s, 13 March 1943.

Portuguese galleon Jesus Maria Jose 1649

Of the Companhia Geral do Comercio do Estado do Brasil, mentioned in 1649, 300 tons, 26 guns.

Source

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

Concept of an aircraft carrier in the future dated 13 March 1943

Drawing by Logan U. Reavis (1887, Saint Louis, USA, 1 June 1958 (Hempstead, USA).

Her armament consisted of very heavy anti aircraft batteries and her own defensive fighter aircraft but lacked heavy guns and had to depend for her protection on escorting heavy cruisers. It was possible that she would have two flight decks one above the other. Types of aircraft to be based on board were torpedo planes and dive bombers. To facilitate take-offs was an accelerating moving runway availble. With a displacement of 22,000 tons were her main dimensions 750 x 95 feet and her speed 32 knots. To be fit out with fire-quenching devices, improved gasoline stowage, improved lifts and hangasr and so on.

Note

1. He was an industrial and marine working as illustrator and writers for newspapers but also for the United States Lines and other shipbuilding related industry. In the 1950s he made promotional maps and brochures to celebrate the passenger ship ss United States which won the Blue Riband in 1932.

Source

‘The shape of ships to come’ in: The navy of the Future, The Collier’s, 13 March 1943.

Dutch East Indiaman Concordia 1659-

Yacht, E.I.C.-chamber Zealand, on stocks by Cornelis Speldernieuw sr. at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands 1659., launched on 29 May 1660 

Sources

Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde oost-indische compagnie der vereenigde Nederlanden ter kamer van Zeeland. Middelburg, 1759.

Archive V.O.C. 1602-1811 inv.no. 11048. Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie tec. Christiaan Sigismund Matthaeus, Jan Dane, Middelburg, 1759.

German passenger/ro-ro cargo ship (ex-Westfalen 1972-2006, Helgoland 2006-2016) Westfalen 2016-

Eemshaven, Netherlands 10 June 2026

Germany-flagged, IMO 7217004, MMSI 211200690 and call sign DCNN. Built by Cassens Werft, Emden, Germany in 1972. Owner/manager EMS AG, Emden, Germany. 

American sailing sealing ship Alabama between 1823-1828

Antarctic sealing ground. Of Stonington. Rigging brig. Three voyages between 1823-1828, 30,000 hair-seal skins from southern seas.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. (1978).

Jack up rig (ex-Mr. Mac 1986, Transworld Rig 74 1986-1991, West Omnikron 1991-2001, Ensco 100 2001-?) Grannos ?-

Eemshaven, Netherlands 10 June 2026

Liberia-flagged, homeport Liberia, IMO 8752661, MMSI 636009436 and call sign ELNS5. Owner as Enscoo 100 Ensco Offshore International Holding, Dallas, Texas, US, manager Ensco International, Houston, Texas, USA. Built by Uie Shipbuilding, Clydebank, Scotland in 1986. 

German blockade runner Karin outward bound in 1942

Transport Number T. Name ship Karin. Company Deutsche Kriegsmarine/F.L. Laeisz, Hamburg, Germany. Date departure 13 October 1942. Harbour which was left Bordeaux, France. Date arrival December 1942. Destination Far East. Part of 2. Action “Pfastermundkoch”.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 7/1419 Ausarbeitung "Wirtschaftsfahrten im Zweiten Weltkrieg" (Zusammenstellung der Fahrten von Blockadebrechern nach Ostasien, 1941-1945). 

German offshore construction jack-up Wind Lift 1 2010-

Eemshaven, Netherlands 10 June 2026

Portugal/Madeira-flagged, homeport Madera, IMO 9516686, MMSI 255916046 and call sign CQ2475. Built by Vakaru Western Shipyard, Klaipeda, Lithuania in 2010. Owner/manager Wulf Seetransporte, Cuxhaven, Germany. Germany-flagged, homeport Cuxhaven, MMSI 218319000 and call sign DFIC in 2010. 

Dutch Greenland commandeur Klaas Simonsz 1700-1709

BookkeeperPieter van Breeda, Amsterdam

1700

Whales 5 Barrels blubber 260 Quardelen whale oil

1701

Whales 16 Barrels blubber 450 Quardelen whale oil

1702

Whales 3 Barrels blubber 100 Quardelen whale oil

1703

Whales 3 Barrels blubber 80 Quardelen whale oil

1704

Whales 8 Barrels blubber 300 Quardelen whale oil

1705

Whales 8 Barrels blubber 300 Quardelen whale oil

1706

Whales 4 Barrels blubber 150 Quardelen whale oil

1707

Whales 0 Barrels blubber 0 Quardelen whale oil

1708

Whales 1.5 Barrels blubber 60 Quardelen whale oil

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.

Dutch cargo ship (ex-MSC Skaw 2000-2002, Drechtborg 2002-2003, Normed Rotterdam 20003-2005, Drechtborg 2005-2014, Svetlana 2014-2020) Alexandra 2020-

Eemshaven, Netherlands 10 June 2026

Barbados-flagged, homeport Bridgetown, IMO 9196163, MMSI 314512000 and call sign 8PAV9. Built by Van Diepen Shipyard, Waterhuizen, Netherlands in 2000. Netherlands-flagged 2000-2014 and 2018, Malta-flagged 2014-2020. Owner/manager Vertom Shipping&Trading BV, Rhoon, Netherlands. 

British sailing transport Dunbar in the Crimean War on 28-10-1854

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 23, present position Constantinople, Turkey, 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. 

Unindentified offshore support vessel

Eemshaven, Netherlands 10 June 2026

Offshore construction jack up?

American sailing sealing ship Antarctic in 1828-1829

Antarctic sealing ground African coast. Rigging schooner. Captain Benjamin Morrell. Left New York, USA in 1828, returned home on 14 July 1829 with 4,000 fur-seal skins. Tonnage 172 tons.

Source

Goode, George Brown. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Section V. History and methods of the fisheries. Volume II, Washington, 1887. (1978).

German heavy load carrier Bravewind 2020-

Eemshaven, Netherlands 10 June 2026

Portugal/Madeira-flagged, IMO 9886330, MMSI 255806364 and call sign CQEE9. Built by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard, Zhenjiang, China in 2020. Owner/manager Peter Doehle Schiffahrts-KG, Hamburg, Germany. 

German blockade runner Irene outward bound in 1942

Transport Number S. Name ship Irene. Company Deutsche Kriegsmarine/F.L. Laeisz, Hamburg, Germany. Date departure 8 October 1942. Harbour which was left Bordeaux, France. Date arrival 20 December 1942. Destination Far East. Part of 2. Action “Pfastermundkoch”.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 7/1419 Ausarbeitung "Wirtschaftsfahrten im Zweiten Weltkrieg" (Zusammenstellung der Fahrten von Blockadebrechern nach Ostasien, 1941-1945). 

Japanese passenger ship Anyo Maru 1911-1945

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Call sign JATD. Owner in 1939 Nippon Yusen K.K., Tokyo, Japan. Laid down by Mitsubishi Dockyard&Engineering Works, Nagasaki, Japan on 9 September 1911, launched on 26 January 1913, completed on 6 June 1913, requistioned by army and converted into troop transport Alloted IJA No. 974 on 18 October 1941, requisitioned and became an Army/Civilian (A/S) shared employment ship better known as a Haitosen and renamed Allotted IJA No. 5013, torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Barb (SS-220) underway from Moj towards Takao on 8 January 1945. Gross tonnage 9,257 tons, under deck 8,651 tons, net tonnage 5,739 tons, deadweight 12,500 tons and as dimensions 460.0 x 59.7 x 32.5 x 11 (light)-30 (loaded) feet. Steam turbine explosion, 2 screws, horsepower 7,452 ihp. 1,157 nhp, rpm 99/15.25 knots, oil fuel capacity 2,059 tons, range 13,000 nautical miles/12 knots and speed 12 (normal cruising)-15,25 (maximum) knots. 

Dutch Greenland commandeur Klaas Adriaansz Dek 1700-1704

BookkeeperAldert Boon, De Rijp

1700

Whales 3.5 Barrels blubber 160 Quardelen whale oil

1701

Whales 5 Barrels blubber 180 Quardelen whale oil

1702

Whales 2 Barrels blubber 76 Quardelen whale oil

1703

Whales 4 Barrels blubber 220 Quardelen whale oil

1704

Whales 1 Barrels blubber 40 Quardelen whale oil

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.

Taiwanese submarine chaser (ex-USS PC 492 1941-1948) Fu Kiang 105 1948-

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Part of the 173 feet class or PC-461 class US submarine chasers with a displacement of 280-450 (full load) tons and as dimensions 173 2/3 (over all) x 23 x 10 3/4 (maximum) feet. Ordered on 26 December 1940, laid down by Dravo Corporation, Neville Island, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on 29 December 1941, launched on 29 December 1941, commissioned on 5 May 1942, decommissioned at Subic Bay, Philippines on 13 February 1946, transferred to Nationalist China on 30 June 1948, renamed Fu Kiang, stricken US Naval Register on 16 December 1970. Some editions of Jane’s Fighting Ships mid 1950s also supplied the name Hwangpu before she was renamed Fu Kiang. 

British sailing transport Pride of Ocean in the Crimean War on 28-10-1854

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 21, present position Varna, Bulgaria, remarks sent for cattle.

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 passenger steamship Lieutenant Saint Loubert Bie drifted rudderless on the Tejo in November 1940

In his letter dated Lisbon dated 3 November 1940 No. 890 to the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine wrote the German Marineattaché Portugal that according to the newspaper Diario da Manha and Seculo, Lisbon dated 31 October that the French passenger steamship Lieutenant Saint Loubert Bie lying on the Tejo drifted free when the anchor chain broke. This was possible cause while she was lying al quiet some time anchored. A tug towed her to the quay while her propulsion was inactive. For the time being would she stay there.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché Portugal. RM 11-16

Russian intelligence gathering ship RFS Kildin SSV 512 1969-

Great Belt Bridge, Denmark 18 July 2026

Under Broen Facebookpage

Project 861/Moma-class hydrographic survey vessel converted iin 1970 nto an intelligence gathering ship. Laid down by Stocznia Polnocna Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland with yard number 861/13 on 31 December 1969, commissioned on 23 May 1970. 

Construction status of the German kriegsfischkutter KFK 919 in 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built by Dutch shipyards, yet not divided. Date building ordered 4 December 1943. Date completion unknown but estimated 5 Kriegsfischkutters monthly.

Source

Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152. 

Guinean fishing vessel (ex-Nam Yang 1974-1982, Ain Chegag 1982-1994, Pole Star 1994-1999, Sirius 1999-2001) Guetndar 2001-2010 (101 Seo Hyun 2010-2016)

Las Palmas, Gran Canarian Canary Islands, Spain 10 February 2005

Guinea-flagged, homeport Conakri, IMO 7362976. Laid down by Astilleros Atlantico, Santander, Spain with yard number 158 in April 1974, launched on 18 September 1974 and completed in December 1974. Sold to Spain to be broken up starting in April 2016. At the end South Korea-flagged. 

Russian naval officer Patton according to a report from the Military Observer at Riga, Latvia dated 22 July 1921

The information was received from the Latvian General Staff and considered to be reliable. In fact few was known dealing with the personnel of the Central Institutions except that the majority in authority were former naval officers already officers prior to the First World War. The descriptions of the officers were supplied by a former high officer of the Imperial Russian Navy which now stayed in Latvia. Former 2nd class captain. “Chief of the Kronstadt base (April 19210; a fine officer, able and experienced; held positions of command throughout the war [First World War]; command first a division of destroyers and, subsequently, a brigade of light cruisers.”

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.

Construction status of the German submarine U 2536 in July 1944

List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards in July 1944. Type XXI. Yard Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Date building ordered 6 November 1943. Date completion open. Remarks new deadlines coming in September.

Source

Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 147. 

Danish frigate Iver Huitfeldt F 361 2008-

Denmark 17 July 2026

MMSI 219103000 and call sign OVVA. Part of Iver Huitfeldt-class preceded by Niels Juel-class corvettes but reusing the basic design of the Absalon-class frigates. Laid down by Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense, Denmark on 2 June 2008, launched on 11 March 2010 and commissioned on 21 January 2011. 

German blockade runner Burgenland homeward bound in 1944

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Transport Number -. Name ship Burgenland. Company Hapag= Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg, Germany. Date departure 29 October 1943. Harbour which was left -. Date lost 5 January 1944.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 7/1419 Ausarbeitung "Wirtschaftsfahrten im Zweiten Weltkrieg" (Zusammenstellung der Fahrten von Blockadebrechern nach Ostasien, 1941-1945). 

Russian research vessel (ex-Mars 1939-1945, Empire Forth 1945-1946, Equator 1946-?, Admiral Makarov ?-1949) RV Vityaz 1949-

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Built by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen, Germany with yard number 614 in 1939. During the Second World War used by the Kriegsmarine in 1940 and as military hospital ship between 1942-1945, seized at Copenhagen, Denmark by England in 1945, allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946, converted into a research vessel between 1948-1949, retired in 1979 and since 1982 museum ship. 

Dutch Greenland commandeur Klaas van Stierep 1700-1707

Bookkeeper Floris de Lange, Zaandyk

1700

Whales 6 Barrels blubber 286 Quardelen whale oil

1701

Whales 14 Barrels blubber 550 Quardelen whale oil

1702

Whales 3 Barrels blubber 116 Quardelen whale oil

1703

Whales 5 Barrels blubber 250 Quardelen whale oil

1705

Whales 12 Barrels blubber 480 Quardelen whale oil

1706

Whales 0 Barrels blubber 0 Quardelen whale oil

1707

Whales 0 Barrels blubber 0 Quardelen whale oil

1708

Whales 1 Barrels blubber 40 Quardelen whale oil

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.

Japanese passenger-cargo ship Ukisima Maru (ex-Ukishima Maru 1936-1938) 1938-1945

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Similar Naminoue Maru and Ukisima Maru. Owner in 1939 Osaka Syosen K.K., Osaka, Japan. Laid down by Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Ltd., Tama, Japan on 7 August 1936, launched on 26 December 1936, completed on 15 March 1937, requisitioned by the navy and converted into an armed merchant cruiser between 3 September -14 October 1941, rerated as auxiliary transport on 20 February 1945, sunk after striking a mine in the Maizuru Bay on 24 August 1945, stricken on 3 May 1947. Gross tonnage 4,730 tons, under deck 3,780 tons, net tonnage 2,810 tons, deadweight 4,600 tons and as dimensions 355.71 x 51.5 x 32.2 x 23 (loaded) feet. Diesel propulsion, one screw, horsepower 750 nhp/4,805 bhp. Fuel oil bunker capacity 219 tons and speed 13 (normal cruising)-15 (maximum) knots. 

Italian sailing ship Carolina lost in 1917

According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 11 May due to submarine attack on the location 25 miles south east of Cap Figar. Tonnage 87 tons.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.

Bulgarian tanker Veleka 1975-1994 and Greek Slops 1994-2012

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IMO 7437111. Built by Baltic Shipyard/Ao Baltiyskiy Zavod Jsc, Leningrad, Soviet Union in 1975, sold to Greek company Hellenic Slops Co. Ltd., Piraeus,Greece, renamed Slops in 1994, became a waste disposal Vessel, lost in a fire on 15 January 2012 and broken up. 

Shipping traffic at Livorno, Italy according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 14 August 1917

An item referred to a statement of a taken prisoner captain reporting that daily around 10 ships left Livorno, Italy usally escorted by 3-4 ships when they had the same destination.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

Norwegian aggregates carrier (ex-Bodewes Hoogezand 781 2026) Aasvard 2026-

Eemshaven, Netherlands 11 June 2026

Madeira/Portugal-flagged, homeport Madeira, IMO 1042718, MMSI 255916026 and call sign CQ2455. Ordered in November 2023, launched by Royal Bodewes Shipyards, Hoogezand, Netherlands on 17 March 2026, planned delivery on 18 July 2026.. Owner Aasen Bulk, Mosterhamn, Norway. 

British sailing transport Ganges in the Crimean War on 28-10-1854

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 20, present position Eupatoria, Crimea, remarks waiting for orders.

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. 

Chinese bulk carrier CL Ganjiang 2023-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 3 June 2026

Hong Kong-flagged, IMO 9953327, MMSI 477928400 and call sign VRVV9. Built as a Crown 63 Ply model by New Dayang Shipbuilding, China in 2023. Manager Synenergy Marine Bulk Pte. Ltd. Ordered by CDB Financial Leasing Co. Ltd., China. 

Allied convoy passed Madrid according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 14 August 1917

An item referred to a report of the the naval attaché at Madrid dated 12 August that on 9 August a convoy of 13 steamships escorted by 2 French torpedo boats passed going towards the east.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

Spanish sailing vessel Pascual Flores 1917-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 3 June 2026

Spain-flagged, homeport Torrevieja, MMSI 224534350 and call sign EATO. Purchased by the Torrevieja City Council at Milford Haven in 1999 in very worse condition and between 2005-2008 restored. Since 30 October 2020 under a contract with the Nao Victoria Foundation. A so-called Pailebote. Built in 1917. Dimensions 34.14 (hull) x 8.60 x 3.82 x 4.00 metres, displacement 210 tons and sail area more as 400 square metres.

British sailing transport Caduceus in the Crimean War on 28-10-1854

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 19, present position Constantinople, remarks under orders or 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. 

Dutch inland tug (ex-Maasstad 1932-1956, Maasstad II 1956-1968, Anita 1968-1986, Ellen 1986-1988) Deun 1988-

Leiden, Netherlands 9 July 2026

Netherlands-flagged, homeport Leiden, Netherlands, MMSI 244210901 and call sign PG3278. Built by Van der Laan, Woubrugge, Netherlands in 1932. 

Italian sailing ship Luisa Madre lost in 1917

According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 11 May due to submarine attack on the location 25 miles south east of Cap Figar. Tonnage 85 tons.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.

Dutch inland tug (ex-Bato 1921-1924, Nelly 1924-1951, Wenny 1951-1954, Elri 1954-1960, Irma 1960-1964) Burly 1964-

Leiden, Netherlands 9 July 2026

Netherlands-flagged, homeport, Leiden, Netherlands, ENI 02307173, EU 2104685, MMSI 244750360 and call sign PI7322. Built by De Volharding (J. Peglig), Alkmaar, Netherlands in 1921. 

Dutch Greenland commandeur Klaas Fyn 1700-1704

Bookkeeper Jan Botterpott, Hoorn

1700

Whales 8 Barrels blubber 130 Quardelen whale oil

1701

Lost

1702

Whales 2 Barrels blubber 85 Quardelen whale oil

1703

Whales 2 Barrels blubber 100 Quardelen whale oil

1704

Whales 1.5 Barrels blubber 50 Quardelen whale oil

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.

Dutch inland motor tug (ex-Risico II 1911-1937, Jo 1937-1956, Adwil III 1956-1957, Bernhard 1957-1961, Wilcor 1961-1964, John 1964-1968, Rex 1968-1986, Bileam 1986-1990, Sijan 1990-1991) Alba 1991-

Leiden, Netherlands 9 July 2026

Netherlands-flagged, homeport Leiderdorp, ENI 2317905, MMSI 244670012 and call sign PH2152. Built by Kooiman, Zwijndrecht, Netherlands in 1911