Sister ship HMS Marathon©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Pearl-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Smaller version of the Mersey-class. Built under the naval programme of 1887. Part of the Marathon or Medea-class preceded by Mersey-class succeeded by Pearl-or Pallas-class. Laid down by Portsmouth Naval Dockyard on 10 August 1887, launched on 20 September 1888, completed in 1890 and sold on 11 August 1905 to Ward, Preston.
USS Houston©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An item reported that a convoy underway from Darwin, Australia towards Koepang, Timor, Dutch East Indies was during a hour attacked by 35 bombers and 9 patrol bombers of the Japanese. Main target was the American heavy cruiser USS Houston (1) which was undamaged. Just one ship of the convoy was slightly damaged.
Note
1. Part of the Northampton-class heavy cruisers consisting of the Northampton, Chicago, Houston, Augusta, Louisville and Chester, preceded by the Pensacola-class and succeeded by the Portland-class.Building ordered on 18 December 1924, building awarded on 13 June 1927, laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, USA on 1 May 1928, launched by Miss Elizabeth Holcombe on 7 September 1929, reclassified from CL-30 into CA-30 on 1 July 1931 and sunk in the Battle of Sunda Strait, Dutch East Indies against the Japanese navy on 1 March 1943.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 70 dated 18 February 1942
An item reported that a large Japanese convoy arrived in the Subic Bay, Philippines.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 70 dated 18 February 1942
An item reported that the Japanese submarine I-61 sunk on 2 October off Kyushu was now salvaged.(1)
Note
1. Kaidai-type submarine cruiser. Laid down by Mitsubishi Kobe Yard, Kobe, Japan on 15 November 1926, launched on 12 November 1927, )commissioned between 6 April 1929, several times re- and recommissioned, sunk in a collision south of Cape Ashizuki, Japan on 2 October 1941, refloated in 1942, stricken on 1 April 1942 and broken up.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 70 dated 18 February 1942
Isokaze-class destroyers©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Battleship Yamashiro©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Battleship Ise©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Isokaze-class preceded by Kaba-class succeeded by Momo-class. An updated longer version of the Umikaze-class. Built under the Hachi-hachi Kantai program and to escort the newly built fast battleships Yamashiro and Ise. Laid down by Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Kobe, Japan on 10 March 1916, launched on 27 December 1916, completed on 31 May 1917, wrecked off the coast of Miyazaki on 25 March 1918, salvaged, hull complete replaced, building new hull by Maizuru Naval Arsenal begun on 2 December 1918, completed by 17 February 1920, decommissioned on 1 April 1935, hulked and renamed Haikan No. 20 reclassified as training ship in 1940 and sunk in a storm in 1945.
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 -, present position Constantinople, remarks under orders of rear admiral Boxer to convey timber to Crimea.
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. A
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 -, present position Constantinople, remarks conveyed sick to Scutari [Shkodër, 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.
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. Ordered on 18 April 1922. Laid down by Arsenal de Lorient on slipway No. 7 on 24 August 1922, launched on 17 November 1923, commissioned on 24 July 1926, completed on 7 October 1926, taken into service on 19 November 1926 and after she was torpedoed by a German E-boat off Dunkirk, France beached and lost on 23 May 1940.
In 1856 broke the Second Opium War out as a result of western powers trying to force the Chinese Qing dynasty to open the frontiers for foreign trade and to obtain more influence. A treaty signed in 1858 was to end the war and give the western powers more or less what they wanted. A combined British-America-French effort to pass the Taku forts and go on to Pei-ho (nowadays Hai River) failed and France and the United Kingdom decided to sent out a combined expedition with the first French ships leaving France on 5 December 1859. A joint ultimatum of both countries dated 8 March 1860 was refused on 8 April 1860 followed by fighting. To transport their troops and stores France and especially England hired several merchant ships.
Source
Léopold Pallu de La Barrière. Expédition de Chine en 1860. Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1863, p. 15.
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 3-2cm guns supplied at Baltimore, USA on 21 August 1943
Armed with 3-2cm guns
Armed with 1-10,16cm/4” gun
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built in Adriatic area. Date building ordered 15 April 1944. Date completion December 1944.
Source
Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152.
An item reported that that despite Italy claiming to have sunk 9 ships belonging to a Malta convoy the British Admiralty stated that the convoys in the Mediterranean arrived safely just loosing 2 merchant ships.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 71 dated 19 February 1942
Zara-class Gorizia©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Trento©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An item reported that a British submarine attacked 2 heavy Italian cruisers entering the Straits of Messina and scoring 2 torpedo hits of one of them.(1)
Note
1. The attack was on 16 February, the Italian cruisers were the Gorizia and Trento, the British U-class submarine HMS P36. The cruisers were escorted by the Soldati-class destroyer Carabiniere. Alpino, Fuciliere and Bersagliere. Not the Gorizia was hit but the Carabiniere.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 71 dated 19 February 1942
Vyborg or Viborg©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Typ VI- or Vyborg-class built for the Soviet Union, China, France, Norway, Singapore and Switzerland. The figures differs depending on the source. Wikepedia mentioned 31 built between 1961 and 1969 while Caribia claims 34. Built by VEB Warnowwerft, Warnemünde, East Germany or German Democratic Republic in 1964. Dimensions 140.0 (between perpendiculars)-150.7 (over all) x 20.0 (moulded) x 11.6 (depth to main deck) x 0.93 (fore light)-5.46 (aft light)-3.18 (mean light)-8.91 (mean loaded ) metres. Five cargo hold with total bale capacity 15,674 M3 and grain capacity 18,268M3.
An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 17 October of the American whaler N. England master Pendleton coming from Arctic 1,300 barrels whale oil 6,000 lbs bone
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 26 October of the American whaler Brooklyn master Kelly coming from the Arctic 1,200 barrels whale oil 18,000 lbs bone.
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 26 October of the American whaling barque Washington master Edwards coming from the Arctic 900 barrels whale oil 5,000 lbs bone.
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Part of Telnovsk- or alsoknown as Tissa-class. Project 650. Built in Hungary in 1951. Principal dimensions 64.6 (between perpendiculars)-70.2 (over all) x 10.0 (moulded) x 5.3 (depth to main deck) x 15.0 (height of mast acorn above main deck) feet. For more details see also Hungarian Ships History
An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported off Curtis’s Island [Queensland, Australia?] the whaler Elizabeth, Swaine, 700 barrels oil.
An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported off Curtis’s Island [Queensland, Australia?] the whaler Harmony, Swindells, 1,400 barrels oil.
An item referred to the Sandwich Gazette dated 18 November [1837] that the British whaler Gledstanes of London was totally lost.(1)
Note
1. She sunk on 9 June 1837 on the reef of Cure Island or Ocean Island nowadays called Kure-atoll. Tonnage 428 ton. Built in 1827.
Source
Parbury’s oriental herald and colonial intelligencer, volume 1, 1838
Part of Andizhan-class/Design 251/Project 1850. Built by VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock, German Democratic Republic (GDR) or East Germany in 1959. Principal dimensions 95.81 (between perpendiculars)-104.2 (over all) x 11.40 (moulded) x 7.92 (depth to main deck) x 22.0 (height of mast acorn above main deck) feet.
An item dated Hamburg, Germany 31 July reported the arrival 2 days earlier of commandeur Matthijs Claesz returning from Greenland with 4 whales 23-240 barrels leaving 26 June. His ship was the Sara.
People in the 17th and 18th centuries held a different geographical view than people today. This means that when we speak of “Greenland whaling”, “the term “Greenland” actually refers to Svalbard, whereas “Davis Strait” refers to whaling off the coast of present-day Greenland. The Davis Strait is a southern arm of the Arctic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea.
An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 25 October of the American whaler Chandler Price master Taber coming from the Arctic 3,150 barrels whale oil 24,000 lbs bone
An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 25 October of the American whaler India master Stranburg coming from the Arctic 1,750 barrels whale oil 45,000 lbs bone (1)
Note
1. Whaler of New Bedford, of which bookkeeper between 1843-1845was Francis E. Stranburg. Identical?
Evarts-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Buckley-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Buckley-class preceded by Evarts-class succeeded by Cannon-class. Totally 154 planned of which six were completed as high-speed transport and 46 were under a lend-lease agreement handed over to the United Kingdom serving in the Royal Navy as part of the Captain-class frigates. Awarded on 10 February 1942, laid down by Bethlehem Hingham hSipyard, Inc., Hingham, Massacusetts, USA on 1 August 1942, launched on 16 February 1943, commissioned on 31 May 1943, reclassified APD-37 on 23 October 1944, converted into a high-speed transport by Sullivan Drydock and Repair Corporation, Brooklyn, New York, USA, decommissioned on 21 June 1946, stricken on 1 September 1964 and sold to be broken up on 17 November 1965.
An item reported that enemy submarines seemed to be refuelling up river at Port of Mana, French Guiana and which was partly substantiated by reported uncommon transport of food and fuel between Cayenne and Mana, The J.I.C. commented that for German submarines active in the Caribbean fuel and supplies were arranged needed after crossing the Atlantic ocean.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 71 dated 19 February 1942
An item reported that the number of Japanese ships off Rabaul increased and probably a whole regiment stationed there with probably Port Moresby (southeast coast New Guinea) as objective after Lae and Salamua (both northeast coast New Guinea).
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 71 dated 19 February 1942
Flower-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of the Flower-class sometimes also called Gladioulus-class after the lead ship succeeded by Castle-class. Totally were 225 of the original design under the 1939 and 1940 building programmes and 69 of the modified design since 1940 built and were 5 original and 6 modified design cancelled. Partly built in Canada of which some were transferred by the British Royal Navy to the US Navy where they were commissioned as the Temptress- and Action-class patrol gunboats. The modified design was slightly larger and with an improved armament. The original design was based on that of the whaler catcher Southern Pride of Smiths Dock Company, South Bank-on-Tees, England. In the original design was the mast positioned forward the bridge, in the modified design aft the bridge, but apparently not always and also not always in modified original vessels.
Laid down by Harland&Wolff Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland with yard number 1095 on 19 August 1940, launched on 28 November 1940, commissioned on 3 February 1941. torpedoed by German submarine and heavily damaged on 9 January 1944, sold to Hvalfangerselskapet Antarctic A/S (Anton van der Lippe), Tonsberg, Norway in 1947, resold to Norway in 1948, converted at Kiel, Germany into the buoy tender Kraft, converted into a whale catcher in 1951, sold to Norwegian firm A/S Kosmos and renamed Arne Skontorp (IMO 5024934, call sign LNOT) in 1954 and broken up by Norsk Skipsophugnings Co., at Grimstad, Norway in October or December1966.
An item reported that on 26 March was lost due to bombs thrown by enemy aircraft the British merchant ship Somali, tonnage 6,809 tons, loaded with -, underway from London, England to Hong Kong, part of convoy yes, on the position 17 miles north north east of Blyth. One men killed.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-16-1.
An item reported that on 26 March was lost due to bombs of enemy aircraft the British merchant ship Empire Mermaid, tonnage 6,881 tons, loaded with steel and scrap, underway from Portland (Ma.) to Liverpool, England, part of convoy not, on the position 150 miles west of Cape Wrath. Of the crew 19 men rescued, 30 men missing.
Source
National Archive UK. CAB-66-16-1.
Unryu-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Unryu-class (project number G16) Ikoma-subclass preceded by Taiho succeeded by planned but not realized Project Number G18. Design resembles more the Hiryu than that of the Taiho. There were 16 planned namely under the Maru Kyu Programme ship No. 301 in 1941 and under the Kai-Maru 5 Programme Ships No. 5001-5015, at the end were 13 were cancelled. There were 2 subclasses namely Unryu (Nos. 302, Modified Unryu Class 5001-5006 and Ikoma (unofficial Modified Ship Number 302-class in fact a simplified Unryu model Nos. 5007-5015). Cancelled on 11 August 1943, to be laid down by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in June 1944 and to be completed in March 1947.
Transport Number -. Name ship Tannenfels. Company Hansa=D.D.G. Hansa, Bremen, Germany. Date departure 8 August 1942. Harbour which was left Yokohama, Japan. Date arrival 3 November 1942. Harbour of arrival Bordeaux, France.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM 7/1419 Ausarbeitung "Wirtschaftsfahrten im Zweiten Weltkrieg" (Zusammenstellung der Fahrten von Blockadebrechern nach Ostasien, 1941-1945).
An item referred to the report dealing with the trainingexercises of the Soviet Baltic Fleet in July 1936 and which was based on a reliable source. It supplemented the report dealing with June 1936 No. 9680-7040.On 10 July were 4 boats of this type sighted while lying in the outer harbor of Kronstadt.
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.
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Project 627 Kit known by NATO as November-class succeeded by the Victor-class. Totally 14 boats were built in 3 versions namely 1-Project 627, 12-Project 627A and 1-Project 645. In service between 1959-1990. Chief designer was engineer-captain 1st rank Vladimir Nikolayevich (1902 Balakovo, Saratov Province-19 September 1967 Naval Hospital).
As the Hr.Ms. Ena A876 at Den Helder, at the right side the Dutch aircraft carrier Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman R81. Collectie Nederlands Instituut Militaire Historie (Foto NIMH) 2158_001090.
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 San Francisco, USA in June 1942
Armed with 3-2cm guns supplied at Baltimore, USA on 1 August 1944
Armed with 2-2cm guns
Launched with yard number 59 by Odense Staalskibsvaerft [Denmark].
Note
1. Launched by Odense Staalskibsvaerft VED A.P. Möller, Odense, Denmark with yard number 539 on 4 April 1936, delivered to owner/manager N.V. Petroleum Maatschappij La Corona, The Hague, Netherlands on 20 June 1936, manager in 1955 Shell Tankers N.V., The Hague, same owner, owner/manager in 1956 Shell Tankers N.V., hired by the Royal Netherlands Navy as bunker ship at Den Helder, Netherlans in 1959, renamed Hr.Ms. Ena A 876 of the Royal Netherlands Navy since 1961, sold to be broken up by Frank Rijsdijk's Industrieele Ondernemingen N.V., Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands, resold to scrapyard at Spain, departed 19 January as tow, arrived at El Ferrol, Spain pm 25 January 1968 and broken up.
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
In 1856 broke the Second Opium War out as a result of western powers trying to force the Chinese Qing dynasty to open the frontiers for foreign trade and to obtain more influence. A treaty signed in 1858 was to end the war and give the western powers more or less what they wanted. A combined British-America-French effort to pass the Taku forts and go on to Pei-ho (nowadays Hai River) failed and France and the United Kingdom decided to sent out a combined expedition with the first French ships leaving France on 5 December 1859. A joint ultimatum of both countries dated 8 March 1860 was refused on 8 April 1860 followed by fighting. To transport their troops and stores France and especially England hired several merchant ships.
Source
Léopold Pallu de La Barrière. Expédition de Chine en 1860. Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1863, p. 15.
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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built in Adriatic area. Date building ordered 15 April 1944. Date completion December 1944.
Source
Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152.
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 -, present position Marseilles, France, remarks sailed 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 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport -, present position Marseilles, France, remarks sailed 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.
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.
An item reported the departure by the American sealing schooner Ionic, Clark, on 10 September from Honolulu, Hawaii to the sealing grounds.
Fishermen in boats have been attacking a whale but one boat is upset and a man is falling out. Coloured engraving by F. Duncan after W.J. Huggins 1834
An item reported the discovery on Goat Island, Curtis group [Griffiths Island, Victoria, Australia?] of a memorandum reporting the American whaler Friendship on 24 December, 300 barrels sperm and 400 black oil.
An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported from the Bay of Islands that the whaler Governor Bourke reported the Guide, 29 January, 150 barrels oil.
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Built under the Emergency War Programme of the First World War. At the end of 1914 was the design completed and in July 1915 were 36 ships in 3 batches ordered for the British Royal Navy. British shipyards built an additional 8 vessels for the French Navy. Part of Arabis-class preceded by Azalea- and Acacia classes and preceded by Aubrietia-class. The Arabis-class was just like 4 other subclasses part of the so-called Flower-class, the later also known as Cabbage-class or the Herbaceous Borders. Launched by Charles Connell and Company, Scotstoun, Scotland on 25 October 1915, sold to Portugal on 10 March 1920, renamed NRP República, classified as a cruiser and discarded in 1943.
An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported from the Bay of Islands, New Zealand that the whaler Governor Bourke reported the Cheviot, 28 January, 400 barrels oil.
An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported off Curtis’s Island [Queensland, Australia?] the whaler Admiral Cockburn mentioned that when she left Whahoa there were 70 whalers active.
An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported off Curtis’s Island [Queensland, Australia?] the whaler Albion, Evans, 800 barrels oil.
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International call sign GKRT Part of T-class preceded by Ariete-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 1913 and broken up in 1932. 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.
Navypedia claims developed with support of the British firm Vickers and based on the French Cyclone-class of Norman. Building authorized under the law dated 7 January 1908. Harald Fock. Schwarze Gesellen. Torpedoboote bis 1914 also mentioned the Cyclone-class as basic design.
Sources
Lista official de los buques de Guerra y mercantes de España 1925.s 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 1913 and broken up in 1932. International call sign GKRT. Dimensions 50 (maximum) x 5,00 (maximum) x 3.20 x 1.61 metres. Maximum displacement 180 ton. Number of screws 3. Maximum speed 26,40 knots. Coal bunker capacity1,000 ton. Crew numbered 31 men. Armament 3-4.7cm Vickers guns, 1x45cm and 1x2-45cm torpedo tubes.
Navypedia claims developed with support of the British firm Vickers and based on the French Cyclone-class of Norman. Building authorized under the law dated 7 January 1908. Harald Fock. Schwarze Gesellen. Torpedoboote bis 1914 also mentioned the Cyclone-class as basic design.
Sources
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clase_T-1
Lista official de los buques de Guerra y mercantes de España 1925.
An item reported the discovery on Goat Island, Curtis group [Griffiths Island, Victoria, Australia?] of a memorandum reporting the British whaler Louisa, of London, on 24 December, 670 barrels.
An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 25 October of the American whaler Natchez master Hall coming from Ochotsk 125 barrels sperm oil 1,700 barrels whale oil 18,000 lbs bone
An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 17 October of the American whaler Cowper master Fisher coming from Arctic 1,900 barrels whale oil 20,000 lbs bone
13-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Yamoto-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com.
Part of Number 13-class fast battleships or cruisers preceded by Kii-class fast battleships and succeeded by Yamato-class. Part of the Japanese so-called eight-eight fleet which was approved in 1918. Designed by vice admiral Yuzuru Hiraga (8 March 1878 Tokyo, Japan-17 February 1943, Tokyo, Japan). Never built due to the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, cancelled in November 1923. Class was scheduled to be completed by 1927. Displacement 47,500 (normal) and as dimensions 259.1 (between perpendiculars)-274.4 (over all)x 30.8 x 9.8 metres or 850.1 900.3 x 101.1 x 32.2 feet. The propulsion consisted of 4 Gijutsu-Hombu geared steam turbines and 22 small Kampon type RO water tube boilers supplying via 4 shafts 150,000 ship allowing a speed of 30 knots. The armament consisted of 4x2-46cm/18”guns, 16x1-14cm/5.5” guns, 8x1-12cm/4.7” anti aircraft guns and 8-61cm/24” torpedo tubes. Armour consisted of a 33cm/1” thick waterline belt and a 12.7cm/5” thick deck. Numbers 13-16 were to be built by respectively Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yosuka-Kure Naval Arsenal, Kure-Mitsubishi, Nagasaki-Kawasaki, Kobe.
An item referred to the report dealing with the training exercises of the Soviet Baltic Fleet in July 1936 and which was based on a reliable source. It supplemented the report dealing with June 1936 No. 9680-7040. The destroyers mentioned in the June report were not seen operating together but the estimated number seemed to be correct. One of the “Engels” destroyers was fitted out with a windlass just like the Kalinin had last year.
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.
Transport Number -. Name ship Anneliese Essberger. Company John T. Essberger, Hamburg, Germany. Date departure 1942. Harbour which was left -. Date arrival October 1942.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM 7/1419 Ausarbeitung "Wirtschaftsfahrten im Zweiten Weltkrieg" (Zusammenstellung der Fahrten von Blockadebrechern nach Ostasien, 1941-1945).
Dido-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Crown Colony-class cruiser©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Newfound, Ceylon group. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Swiftsure, Minotaur-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Crown Colony-, Colony- or Fiji-class preceded by Dido- and Town-class succeeded by Minotaur-class. The Ceylon-group of this class was slightly modified and armed with 3x3-15.2mc/6” guns instead of 4x3-15.2cm/6” guns. Pennant 30. Laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan, Scotland on 27 April 1939, launched on 30 July 1942, commissioned on 13 July 1943, transferred to Peru on 9 February 1960, decommissioned in May 1982 and broken up in August 1985.
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 -, present position Malta, remarks for mules from Spain.
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 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 137, present position Balaklava, remarks discharging cargo.
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.
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Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II.
Piemonte. Naval History and Heritage command NH47666
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Part of Regioni-class preceded by Piemonte succeeded by Calabria. Laid down by Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia on 22 September 1890, launched on 12 August 1893, commissioned on 27 February 1896 and sold to be broken up on 5 January 1920.
