Madeira/Portugal-flagged, IMO 9333395, MMSI 255806256 and call sign CQAR6. Built by JJ Sietas Schiffswerft, Hamburg, Germany in 2006. As Valdivia owner/manager Peter Doehle Schiffahrts, Hamburg, Germany. Germany-flagged 2006, Marshall Islands-flagged between 2006-2019 and since then Madeira-flagged.
An item dated Lahaina 21 August 1852 reported that when the American whaler Chas. Phelps master Birch arrived returning from the Sea of Okhotsk he mentioned that he had spoken on 26 June heard from the whaler Tiger 1 whale
Active-class scout cruisers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Bristol light cruiser. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Hawkins-class heavy cruisers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Town-class Bristol-sub class light cruiser preceded by Topaze- and Active-classes and succeeded by Hawkins- and Arethusa (1913)-classes. Ordered under the 1908-1909 Programme. Laid down by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness, England on 17 February 1909, launched on 30 October 1909, commissioned on 4 October 1910 and sold to be broken up on 8 November 1921 realized in Germany.
An item reported that the Venezuelan oil export was to be reduced about 40% due to conveying shallow-draught tankers to Aruba and Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 76 dated 24 February 1942
Askold. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Bogatyr-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of the Bogatyr-class cruiser of which were 5 planned but 4 completed preceded by Askold succeeded by Novik. Laid down by Admiralty Shipyard, Saint Petersburg, Russia on 6 July 1902, launched on 14 August 1903, commissioned on 24 June 1904, torpedoed and sunk by the British speedboat CMB-4 at Kronstadt, Russia on 17 June 1919, partly salvaged in 1919 and 1933 and her last remains salvaged and broken up in 1938.
In 1862 presented William Hale of 6 John Street, Adelphi a gun and rocket boat with apparatus attached for firing Hale’s rockets.
Source
Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition of 1862. The Illustrated Catalogue of the Industrial Department. British division-vol. II. No. 2684.
Madeira/Portugal-flagged, IMO 9349796, MMSI 255915882 and call sign CQ2340. Germany-flagged in 2007-2012, Liberia-flagged 2012-2024, Portugal-flagged in 204, Germany-flagged in 2014 and anno 2026 again Madeira-flagged. Owner/manager NSB Group, Buxtehude, Germany. Built by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Mangalia, Romania in 2007.
In a letter dated 13 April 1942 No. 1329 to the O.K.M./1 Abteilung Skl. was the so-called ‘Etappen’-organisation of the navy described. In the attachment were the blockade runners decribed used for this purpose. Ms. Osorno. Not loaded. Left Talcahuano, Chile on 2 April 1941 and arrived at Yokohama, Japan on 2 July 1941. Waited a long time off the Chilean coast for the Rhakotis, Quito and Bogotá. Later towed by the Bogotá while she had engine problems.
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Bundesarchiv RM 7/223
PS 44. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Operated by the Maritime Safety Board. Length about 147.6 feet
An item reported that the John and Edward heard that the James Loper of Nantucket caught 1 whale.
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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. Built by Ishikawa. Completed on 11 April 1945, survived the war but afterwards after striking a naval mine sunk.
In 1862 presented Robert Griffiths of 69 Mornington Road, London, England a model of a frigate with portable armour-plates.
Source
Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition of 1862. The Illustrated Catalogue of the Industrial Department. British division-vol. II. No. 2683.
Antwerpen, Belgium 10 April 2026
Portugal/Madeira-flagged, IMO 9326952, MMSI 255805844 and call sign CQBP. Owner/manager Reederei Friedrich Dede Gmbh&Co. KG, Jork, Germany. Built by JJ Sietas Schifsswerft, Hamburg, Germany in 2005. Antigua&Barbuda-flagged in 2005, Germany-flagged 2005-2016).
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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built by Kater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Yard number 20. Date building ordered3 October 1942. Date completion unknown depends on delivery propulsion allowing a future maximum completion of 5-7 Kriegsfischkutters possible.
Source
Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152.
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Similar Dairen Maru, Hoten Maru and Tsingtao Maru although the latter two ships haven forward part of promenade decks enclosed. Call sign JGAB. Homeport Dairen, Japan. Owner in 1939 Dairen Kisen K.K. Laid down by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha Ld., Kobe, Japan on 1 December 1924, launched on 8 July 1925, completed on 15 October 1925 and torpedoed and sunk by American submarine USS Sunfish (SS-281) off Inchon, (South) Korea on 30 November 1944. Gross tonnage tons 3,748, under deck 3,035 tons, net tonnage 2,021 tons, deadweight 3,000 tons and as dimensions 360.0 x 46.0 x 28.5 x 20 (loaded) feet. Coal fuelled-propulsion, coal bunker capacity 525 tons, 2 screws and speed 14 (normal cruising)-17 (maximum) knots.
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 19 November of the American whaler Callao master Sissone 25 months out coming from the Arctic … barrels sperm oil 1,650 barrels whale oil 20,000 lbs bone.
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Part of so-called 66 feet-class. Built by Winslow Marine, Winslow WA, USA in 1945 and transferred by the US Navy to the Philippine Naval Patrol in July 1948.
In 1862 presented David Dunlop of Hurlet, Glasgow, Scotland an angulated invulnerable steam-ram, propellinging either way sweeping enemies from decks by machinery.
Source
Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition of 1862. The Illustrated Catalogue of the Industrial Department. British division-vol. II. No. 2670.
Laid down on 28 February 1983 as part of the Alkmaar-class on the shipyard of Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands, launched on 23 February 1985, commissioned as Hr.Ms. Makkum on 13 May 1985, decommissioned on 25 November 2024, gifted to Ukraine in 2025, officially to be handed over in June 2026 with her new name Henichesk M314. MMSI 244025000 and call sign PAEH.
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French Danton-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Lieutenant Bernotti (1) published his vision of a battleship in the Italian magazine Rivista Marittima, supplement to No. VI, 1908, as part of a Naval Prize Essay. A translation was published in The Proceedings dated March 1909. At that moment was in England HMS Dreadnought (2) commissioned, the first steam turbine powered battleship with an uniform main battery instead of a mix of some large guns and a heavy secondary armament. The newest Italian battleships were the Regina Elena-class designed by Cuniberti, the man of the all-big gun concept qualifing his own design as obsolete.(3). The Dante Alighieri was the first built Italian dreadnought.(4) Bernotti wrote that the latest plans of battleships principally showed gins of one caliber and a high speed. The tonnage was between that of a single turreted monitor and a battleship with a large number of heavy guns. He wondered of the all-big-gun-concept the ultimate solution was regarding the lessons of the recent war between Japan and Russia (1904-1905). He choose for a battle caliber of 30,5cm mounted in four two-gun turrets (total weight 1,881 tons). He made some sketches of configurations of the positions of the gun turrets. For the secondary armament he choose for 8-15,2cm cal 500cm guns (total weight 789 tons) to which 12-7,6cm guns (total weight 57 tons) and torpedo tubes (total weight 20 tons) were to be added. A ram was not be added. The speed which had strategical importance was the one which could be maintained for a long time. This strategic speed was 3 knots below the maximum speed of 22 knots meaning that minus 3 knots would be 19 knots which was equal to the maximum speed of the French Danton-class pre dreadnoughts (19.25 knots) and a little less than that of the Austrian Radetzky-class semi-dreadnoughts(20.5 knots). Total fuel supply 1,731-1,750 ton. Armour with a thickness of 10-20cm, total weight 3,275 tons. Total weight of engines and boilers 1,952 tons. Calculated displacement 15,950 tons.
Notes
1. Bernotti (24 February 1877 Marciana Marina, Italy-19 March 1974 Rome, Italy) ended his naval career (started in 1889) in the rank of admiral (promoted 2 June 1934) in 1939 becoming a senator in the kingdom of Italy and raised to the rank of Fleet Admiral in June 1940. Expert in naval doctrine an leading theoretical theorist with the navy was also a proponent of naval aviation including aircraft carriers. His publicatuin His Fondamenti di tattica navale was translated in the English publication Fundaments of Naval tactics. In the Rivista Marittima dated July-August 1920 he published another article dealing with the future of the battleship as the lessons learned from the First World War had made clear. The ideal maximum armament was 4x3-minimum 38cm guns, a secondary armament of 15,2cm guns, 6-about 10cm anti aircraft guns, a number of machineguns and 7-12 surfaced torpedo tubus (triple or twins).
2. Ordered in 1905, laid down by HM Dockyard Portsmouth on 2 Otcober 1905, launched on 10 February 1906, commissioned on 2 December 1906, decommissioned in February 1919 and sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921. Preceded by the Lord Nelson-class and succeeded by the Bellerophon-class. Her main armament consisted of 5x2-30,5cm/12” guns to which 27x1-7,6cm/3” guns and 5-45cm/18” torpedo tubes were added.
3. The Regina Elena consisted of the 4 battleships Regina Elena, Vittorio Emanuele, Roma and Napoli, built between 1901-1908 preceded by the Regina Margehrita-class and an armament of 2-30,5cm/12” cal 40 guns and 12-20,3cm/8” cal 45 guns. In fact was this class based on a concept of a 8,000 tons warship armed with 12-8” guns dating from 1899 but which design approved. This must be the Bettolo-Cuniberti type.
4. The Dante Alighiere was designed by rear admiral Edoardo Masdea replacing the Regina Elena-class designed by by Vittorio Cuniberti succeeded by the Conte di Cavour-class. Laid down by Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia, Castellammare di Stabia, Italy on 6 June 1909, launched on 20 August 1910, completed on 15 January 1913, stricken on 1 July 1928 and broken up the same year. Main armament 4x3-30,5cm/12" guns.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_Bernotti dated 13 April 2026 11:26 o’clock
‘requisites of the battleship best adepted to the Italian Navy and consideration of its tactical employment’ in: The Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute dated March 1909 vol.35, No., Whole No. 129.
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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 76 , present position Balaklava, Crimea, remarks to receive wounded soldiers. 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 854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II.
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U. S. Navy lieutenanr Matt Howland Signor published in the The Proceedings dated March 1902 his vision of a battleship. Displacement with all ammunition, stores and water and 1,000 tons coal was 15,975 ton and a draught of 26.5 feet and with 2,500 ton coal 17,475 ton and a draught of 28.5 feet. The dimensions were 400 x 80 x 17-15-16 (armored freeboard fore-amidships-aft) feet. Endurance with a speed of 16 knots was 3,000 nautical miles, with 18,000hp able to maintain during 4 hours a speed of 18 knots and with 11,500 hp a sea speed of 16 knots.
Normal displacement 15,975 tons:
Hull steel, 4,000 tons
Armor decks, main and protective 1,600 tons
Hull, wood 140 tons
Hull fittings 720 tons
Outfit, masts, ladders, furniture 100 tons
Equipment 125 tons
Electrical 15tons
Boats 25 tons
Officers, men and effects 110 tons
Stores 200 tons
Fresh water fordrinking 50 tons
Armor, side with bolts and backing 2,431 tons
Armor, battery, with bolts and backing and framing 1,497 tons
Conning towe, supports and tubes 79 tons
Ordnance 1,114 tons
Ammunition 994 tons
Engineer’s weights, including water 16,40 tons
Coal 1,000 tons
The armament was to consist of 2x3-33,02cm/13”cal 40 guns (fore and aft), 2x3-25,4cm/10” cal 40 guns (beam amidships), 12-12,7cm/5” 60 cal guns and 16-7,63cm/3” cal 50 guns, totally 40 guns. An option was to replace the 12-5” guns by 18-10,16cm/4” cal 60 guns. Signor wrote that 3-10” guns in a beam turret was preferable above a 2-12” gun turret. The problem was to solve as 4x3-12” gun turrets or 2 turrets with 13” and the others with 10 guns. He maintained his opinion that the battery should be 6-13” and 6-10” guns.
The original article supplies much more details including dealing with the proposed armor.
Note
1. Signor (14 December 1870 Illinois, USA-24 November 1914) married on 10 May 1900 at Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA with Salley Dearing Speer (1876-1959). Entered service on the age of 15 on 21 May 1886, att his death he held the rank of captain and was retired since 9 September 1912. He is buried at the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery grave section 1 No. 56.
Sources
‘A new type of battleship”, in: The Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute vol. XXVIII, No. 1, whole No. 101.
Navy Register 1904.
Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps to 1 January 1904
Annual register of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA 1886-1887.
Douglas Rawlinson, A. and Ralph E. Eshelman. Maryland Spanish and Philippine American War Veteran Burials
https://www.interment.net/united-states/maryland/anne-arundel-county/annapolis/us-naval-academy-cemetery/transcription/831.php dated 13 April 2026 10:20 o’clock
According to a letter dated Admiralty, Somerset House 6th September of the Director of Transport Services W.R. Mends to the Under Secretary of State for India was the hospital ship Queen of the South. Number transport 11. Tonnage 2,090 tons. Horsepower 300 hp. Rate per ton per month. If discharged at home at home 30s0d and abroad one month’s additional pay. Date of acceptance 31 August. Likely to sail not yet known. now being prepared for service with the Abyssinian expedition at Victoria Docks, London, England. Engaged for six months certain. The British Abyssinian Expedition found place between 4 December 1867-13 May 1868 against the Ethiopian Empire or Abyssinia to release the imprisoned missionaries and representatives of the British government.
Source
Accounts and papers: thirty-five volumes. Army. Abyssinian expedition. Session 19 November 1867-31 July 1868. Vol. XLIII., p. 115.
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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built by Timmer, Delft, Netherlands. Yard number 197. Date building ordered3 October 1942. Date completion unknown depends on delivery propulsion allowing a future maximum completion of 5-7 Kriegsfischkutters possible.
Source
Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 12453-file 152.
An item reported that at Lahaina, Hawaii on 4 November was cleared the American whaler Columbia master Cash for cruising.
An item reported that at Lahaina, Hawaii on 31 October was cleared the American whaling barque Anadir master Swift for cruising.
Truculent, Yarrow Later M-class destroyer©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Preceded by Yarrow M-class. Despite lacking geared steam turbines sometime described as Yarrow R-class destroyers. Ordered in March 1916, laid down by Yarrow Shipbuilders, Scotland in March 1916, launched on 24 March 1917, completed in May 1917 and sold to be broken up on 29 April 1927.
An item reported that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force was to grew in 1955 with 8,200 ton from 67,000 to 75,200 tons naval shipping and with 33 aircraft from 32 tot a number of 75. There were now details available dealing with the personnel strength.
Source
Website Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre.
Mid 1950s appearance. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Ukuru-class kaibokan escort vessels or Modified B-class coastal defence vessels preceded by Mikura-class succeeded by Types C and D. Design was based on an improved Mikura-class hull. Laid down by Uraga Dock Co. on 3 January 1945, launched on 11 March 1945, completed on 17 July 1945, ceded to the Soviet Union as war reparation on 29 July 1947, patrol vessel EK-41 between 1974-1948, target TsL-41 between 1948-1949, oceanographic research ship Val since 1949, decommissioned on 1 June 1961 and broken up.
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Breyer, S. and N. Polmar. Guide to the Soviet Navy, 2nd edition.
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An item reported that on 17 and 19 April 4 Communist Chinese ships were sighted at Woosung which seemed to be fitted out with rocket rails. Al four ships were identical and similar ro the American O.C. Type. Their length was estimated to be 50 feet less than a Flower-class frigate (corvette) (i.e. 150 feet). The forecastle had solid bulwarks around it with a height of 4 feet and possible a deck across the bulwarks. Capstan or other deck fittings were not seen and the reporting source believed it was a protection against the rocket blast. The four rocket rails were mounted in pairs abreast of each other. One pair just baft the bulkwarks and the other pair just forward of the bridge. The dimensions of each pair was 20 x 4 feet mounted on a tripod with a height of about 4 feet . Each rail was covered with taut canvas. Further more were on the quarter deck 2 guns with a calibre of around 12 pounder mounted.
Source
Website Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre.
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Pennant 11. Part of Trad-class preceded by Number 1-class succeeded by Kantang-class. Italians design, in fact a smaller Italian Spica-class. Laid down by Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy on 9 February 1934, launched on 26 October 1935, commissioned on 19 April 1936. Sunk as a target.
An item reported that the Japanese whale chasers Seki Maru No. 7 and Fumi Maru No. 3 visited Fremantle, Australia underway to join the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic.
Source
Website Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre.
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To be financed under the Fiscal Year 1918. The design was transferred to the General Board on 21 December 1916. It followed the Colorado-class in layout although ist was armed with 4x3-16” cal 50 guns in stead of twin 16” cal 45 guns turrets resulting an increased length and was the origin of the design process for the South Dakota-class.
Dimensions 660 (waterline)-684 (over all) x 105 (waterline)-102’3.5 “(molded on waterline) x 32 feet and a displacement of 41,500 tons. Freeboard maximum at stem 26’0”and 18’0” at A.P. and at side (MDk) M.P. about 17’0”. Speed 23 knots with about 29,800 hp. Cruising radius 10 knots/10,000 nautical miles. Electric drive propulsion. Twelve boiler rooms. Armament consisted of 12-16” 50 cal guns, 2021” torpedo tubes, 16-5” guns and 4-3” high power anti aircraft guns. Main side belt armour 17’5.5” extreme width-8’8” depth below waterline-13.5 and 13.5-8” thickness.
Barbettes thickness 13.5”)heavy part)-4,4” (light part),
Turrets thickness 18”(port)-9-10”(sides)-5’” (top)-9”(rear).
Conning tower proper thickness 16”and top8”.
Fire control tower thickness 16”.
Conning tower tube thickness heavy part 16” and light part 6”.
Uptake protection thickness 113.5” and 9”. Protective deck 140# and splinter deck 60#.
Normal displacement 41,500 tons:
Hull 18,414
Hull fittings 2,225
Portection 10,150
Steam engineering 2,800
Reserve feed 335
Ammunition 1,812
Equipment 560
Outfit and 2/3 store 747
Fuel oil 2/3 full supply 1,525
Margin 26
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S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Bureau of Ships Spring Styles Book 1 1911-1925. S-584-104 preliminary design 173.
3-Masted. Length 356 feet. Screw steam frigate with an armament of 36 guns. Horsepower 1,000 hp. To be cased with 4.5” plate from the plan sheer to 5 feet below the load waterline. Signed by master shipwright at the Portsmouth Dockyard 1852-1862 R.]ichard] Abethell. On the drawing is written Abethell Design for an Armour Clad 5.933 1 March “59”.
Source
Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID NPC9226.
North Sea/entrance Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands 31 March 2026
Norway-flagged, homeport Haugesund, IMO 9346512, MMSI 257942000 and call sign LAFY6. Built by Volharding Shipyards Newbuilding BV, Westbroek, Netherlands in 2007. Owner BKR Tankers KS, Hamburg, Germany, manager MOL Chemical Tankers Europe AS, Hellerup, Denmark.
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Russian Gangut-class dreadnoughts. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
George von Lengerke Meyer (1) informed the American president Theodore Roosevelt (2) in a memorandum dated 6 December 1906 that the Russian admiralty proposed the building of 21,000 tons displacement resembling the British battleship HMS Dreadnought.(3) Both ships were to built in Russia with a budget spread over four years. In 1906 should be 1,500,000 US dollars and in 1907 another 4,000,000 US dollars.(4) Meyer spoke a Russian admiral that although approval of the Duma [Russian parliament] was needed, the admiralty decided to start with the building. The reason was that if they waited until March the shipyards were to be closed and 20,000 labourers to ve paid off. Estimated was that average every labourer had to feed 4 persons. Paying off resulted in putting 80,000 persons on to the streets of St. Petersburg in mid-winter. The battleships would have a draught of 26 feet and an armament of 5x2-12” guns all usable in a broadside fire. The same admiral stated that the HMS Dreadnought was built within 11 monts and had a successfull trial but that “the strain of firing her broadside had been so great that her interior would either have to be rebuilt or strenghtened”. Meyer heard the next day from another “absolute reliable” source that the Admiralty wanted to have 4 dreadnoughts of which one was to be built in the United Kingdom and one in France. Each builder was to furnish a complete set of working drawings to be used for building the other two sisterships in Russia. The English Company [no name was given presumably Vickers Ltd] offered to design and built a battleship armed with 10/12-12” guns all to be fired as a broadside and she would have a speed equal to the HMS Dreadnought.
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1. (24 June 1858 Boston, USA -9 March 1918 Boston), businessman, conservative politician from Massachusetts and embassador in Russia between 12 April 1905-26 January 1907. Under president Howard Taft was Von Meyer Secretary of the Navy between 6 March 1909-4 March 1913).
2. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (27 October 1858 New York City, USA-6 January 1919 Sagamore Hill, New York, USA), president of the USA between 14 September 1901-4 March 1909.
3. Ordered in 1905, laid down by HM Dockyard Portsmouth on 2 October 1905, launched on 10 February 1906, commissioned on 2 December 1906, decommissioned in February 1919 and sold to be broken up on 9 May 1921. Preceded by the Lord Nelson-class and succeeded by the Bellerophon-class. Her main armament consisted of 5x2-30,5cm/12” guns to which 27x1-7,6cm/3” guns and 5-45cm/18” torpedo tubes were added. Speed 21 knots.
4. The Russian Empire just lost the war (8 February 1904-5 September 1905) with the Japanese Empire and in which her battlefleet was almost completely destroyed. The first Russian dreadnoughts built were of the Gangut- or Sevastopol although not earlier ordered in 1909 and actually started building in 1911 when the Duma approved the needed budget. Vickers Ltd had already in 1907 a design submitted but thw Russian Naval Ministry was forced to open an international design contest. Finally a design of the Baltic Works was chosen. The Gangut, Petropavlosk, Sevastopol and Poltava were all laid down on 16 June 1909 with the Gangut as last one commissioned on 11 January 1915.
Sources
Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, [1906, December 6].Memorandum from George von Lengerke Meyer. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54974.
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An item reported that the Chinese government ordered four months earlier the building of six floating batteries for the defence of Yangstze and of which in the meantime two were launched. Messrs S.C. S.C. Farnmah&Co. made the design. To speed up the work two were built at the Kiangnan arsenal, two by Messrs. Farnham&Co. At Shuntah’s shipyard and the remaining two by Messrs. Boyd&Co., Pootun. One was launched by Farnham&Co. at the Shuntah’s shipyards on 17 October at 12:20 p.m. and another by Boyd&Co. at 2:20 p.m. The battery was a two-decked vessel strong built but of wood with as dimensions 136 (over all) x 36 x 12 (deep) feet. On the upper deck was a turret of wood positioned with 3-12 ton Armstrong guns. The lower deck was divided into six compartments. Two smaller ones fore and aft were used for stores and so on. A large compartment forward accommodated about 50 marines just like a similar one aft. Amidships was the saloon for the five officers and finally was between their quarters and the marines accommodation fore an ammunition magazine situated. The battery had no masts and sails or propelling power and depended on other vessels to be towed to the desired anchorage.(1)
Note
1. The Australian newspaper North Australian dated Friday 12 October 1883 confirmed this newsitem.
Deed of chartering dated 28 April 1660 between merchant Jean Weijmans and Pieter Joosten van Amsterdam master of the ship d’Evangelist Lucas of 130 lasten to act as Greenland whaler.
Source
Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Woutersz 18-511-179
Mentioned between 1774-1775, charrua.
Source
A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901). Lisboa, 1976.
Schelde, Netherlands 10 April 2026
Malta-flagged, homeport Valletta, IMO 9985942, MMSI 256339000 and call sign 9HA5801. Built by Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Jingjiang, China in 2024. Owner/manager Eastaway Ship Management Pte Ltd., Singapore.
