Singapore-flagged, IMO 9851622, MMSI 563101700 and call sign 9V6249. Built by Sasaki Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Osakikamijmai, Japan in 2020. Owner Kumai Navigation Pte Ltd., manager Anglo-Eastern Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., both at Singapore.
An item reported the arrival at Hillo, Hawaii on 19 March of the American whaler Niagara master Clough 50 barrels sperm oil 1,950 barrels whale oil
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First two boats laid down by Arsenal d’Alfeite, Portugal in September 1938, launched summer 1941. Diesel propulsion, range 850 nautical miles/11 knots, two screws, horsepower 2,600 hp speed 19 knots and fuel oil bunker capacity 25 ton. Armaament 2x2-25mm anti aircraft guns.
Gross tonnage 3,775 tons. Underway from Barry to Sabang, Dutch East Indies. Type cargo coal. Seized in the Red Sea on 19 February 1904, released on 28 February. Russia recognized laims advance and agreed to pay an indemnity. The war between the Russian and Japanese empires was between 8 February 1904-5 September1905.
Source
Official history (Naval and Military) of the Russo-Japanese War. Vol. II. Liao Yang, the Sha Ho, Port Arthur. Prepared by the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. London, 1912.
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Laid down by Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, London, England in 1875, launched on 9 March 1876, completed on 15 July 1876, commissioned on 1 August 1876, decommissioned on 5 July 1919, stricken on 6 December 1919 and sold to be broken up on 18 April 1921.
In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 12 February 1940 No. 729 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported the Romanian motor ship Sulina on 5 February 1940 loaded with 500 ton broad beans for Malta, 200 ton Valonea for New York, USA and smaller orders for Marseille, France and New York. Was to depart the next day to Izmir to load more cargo for Malta and Marseille, France. On 9 February reported that she was bound for Malta with 4,500 ton wheat.
Source
Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.
Great Belt Bridge, Denmark 65 April 2026
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Russia-flagged, IMO 4614615. Part of Steregushchy-class corvettes/Project 20380,preceded by Grisha-class, succeeded by Gremyashchiy-class. Laid down by Severnaya Verf, St. Petersburg Russia on 20 May 2003, launched on 31 March 2010 and commissioned on 14 October 2011.
Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Dunrobin Castle of Messrs. Donald Currie and Co.
Source
The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.
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Call sign JMJM. Owner in 1939 Inino Kisen K.K., Kobe, Japan. Laid down by Tsurumi Seitetsu Zosen K.K., Tsurumi, Japan on 29 June 1937, launched on 1 May 1938, completed on 10 July 1938, requisitioned by the army between 1 August 1940-4 September 1940, requisitioned by the navy on 4 October 1940, converted into an axiliary transport between 16 December 1940-31 January 1941, torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Plunger (SS-179) around 32 nautical miles North East of Torishima, Uzu Islands on 23 February 1944 and stricken on 31 March 1944. Gross tonnage 5,193 tons, net tonnage 3,847 tons, deadweight 7,572tons and as dimensions 400.3 x 54.1 x 30.5 x 9 (light)-24 (loaded) feet. Horsepower 500 nhp. One Screw. Steam turbine propulsion, coal bunker capacity 1,800 ton, range 15,000 nautical miles/12.5 knots and speed 12.5 (normal cruising)-15 (maximum) knots.
An item reported the arrival at Laihana, Hawaii on 2 April of the American whaler Zone master Marston 22 months 150 barrels sperm oil
AstiCan ship repair yard, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain on 2 December 2025
Spain-flagged, homeport Bermeo, IMO 9684548, MMSI 225459000 and call sign EAKV. Owner/manager Pevasa, Bermeo, Spain. Completed by Astilleros Balenciaga, Zumaya, Spain in June 2014.
An item reported that at Honolulu, Hawaii on 9 April was cleared the American whaler North Star master Brown
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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 Tokushima. Incomplete bruned during an air attack on 4 July 1945.
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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built by Enkhuizen Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Enkhuizen, Netherlands. Yard number 11. 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.
Armament of 36 guns. 3-Masts. Length 382 feet. Top sides protected with armour plates with wood planking.
Source
Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID NPC 9002-9003
River-class ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Loch-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Modified River-class hull and improved armament. Of this class were 28 ships built and 54 cancelled. To be built by Smith's Dock Company, Limited. Cancelled in 1945.
Sources
Jane’s Fighting Ships 1944-1945
David K. Brown. Nelson to Vanguard. Warship design and development 1923-1945.
David K. Brown. Atlantic Escorts. Ships, Weapons and Tactics in World War II.
J.J.. Colledge/Ben Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present.
Norman Friedman. British Destroyers&Frigates/ The Second World War and After.
Leo Marriott. Royal Navy Frigates since 1945. 2nd edition.
G.M. Stephen. British warship designs since 1906.
A.W. Watson. ‘Corvettes and frigates’ in: Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects, 1947, p. 165-185
In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 12 February 1940 No. 729 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported the British cargo ship Algerian on 3 February 1940 departed today loaded with 500 ton bran, 2500 ton hazelnuts, 125 ton hemp and 50 ton other and loaded at Izmir 500 ton dried fruits, cargo destined for Liverpool, England. In Izmir was also a larger cargo of figs, raisins, tobacco and valonea for London and Liverpool loaded.
Source
Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.
Zeebrugge, Belgium 3 April 2026
Part of the launch and recovery system (LARS) and Mine Hunter 02 (MHU-2), a Inspector 125 unmanned surfacce vehicle (USV) Produced by Exail
Deed of chartering dated 24 April 1657 between merchants Jean Hennekijn and Balthasar Wichelhuijsen for the ship Prins Willem of 150 lasten and her master Heindrick Cornelisz Dam of Schiedam to leave with the first opportunity to Greenland of Spitsbergen. Commandeur Cornelis Halfkaeck and to return afterwards to Rotterdam to be unloaded for 2,400 guilders and 6 guilders for each whale as kaplaken.
Source
Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Woutersz 18-508-291
PS 66. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Operated by the Maritime Safety Board. Length about 121.6 feet
HMS Eagle. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Revenge-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Veteran sister ship Witherington. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
The American Consulate at Valetta, Malta wrote the US State of Secretary on 11 September 1929 No. 364 that due to the improved situation in Palestina the British aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (1) and the destroyers Woolston (2) and Witherington (3) departed from Malta on 10 September 1929 followed the next day by the battleship Royal Sovereign (4) to join the cruise of the Mediterraneann Fleet.
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1. Building ordered as Chilean battleship Almirante Cochrane on 29July 1912, laid down by Armstrong Whitworth with yard number 858 on 20 February 1913, launched on 8 June 1918, purchased on 28 February 1918, commissioned on 20 February 1924 and sunk by the German submarine U-73 on 11 August 1942.
2. Part of W-class preceded by S-and Parker-classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. Laid down by John I. THornycroft&Company on 25 April 1917, launched on 27 January 1918, commissioned on 28 June 1918, decommissioned in August 1945 and sold to be broken up on 18 February 1947.
3. An Admiralty modified W-class destroyer ordered under the 14th War Programme . Of the 38 ships ordered were just 7 completed, the other 31 were cancelled. Preceded by S-and Parker-classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. Ordered in April 1918. Laid down by J. Samuel White & Company, Cowes, Wight on 27 September 1918, launched on16 January 1919, commissioned on 10 October 1919, placed in reserve after May 1945, for disposal after September 1945, sold to be broken up on 20 March 1947 and wrecked underway to the scrapyard on 29 April 1947.
4. Part of the Revenge-class although often referred to as the Royal Sovereign-class or even ‘R‘-class. There were totally 8 ships planned of which two the Renown and Repulse were built using another design as battle cruisers and the third one the Resistance was cancelled. The 5 sister ships were the Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Revenge, Ramillies and Resolution. Preceded by the Queen Elisabeth-class and to be succeeded by the planned but never realized N3 class and the realized Nelson-class. Laid down by H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth, England on 15 January 1914, launched on 29 April 1915, completed in May 1916, transferred to the Soviet Union on 30 May 1944, renamed Arkhangelsk, returned to England in January 1949 and arrived at scrapyardp on 18 May 1949.
Imperator Nikola I as Demokratiya. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Gibs&Co. Hybrid battleship C-variant. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Design variant 4x3-40,6m guns (Gannut). ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Imaginary K-1000 Battleship 1950s. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Sovetsky Soyuz-class Project 23 preceded by Imperator Nikola I succeeded by Project 24. Design started in 1935 as a response of the Germans existing or planned German battleships. Drawings or even ships were tried to obtain in Italy (Gio. Ansaldo&C.) and USA (Gibbs&Cox). Planned were 16 ships none completed. Laid down by Shipyard No. 402, Molotovsk on 22 July 1940, building stopped on 10 July 1941, placed in conservation, stricken on 10 September 1941 and ordered to be broken up on 27 March 1947.
A list dealing dated 23 June 1918 reported the status of work on the submarines expected on 23 June. Work started on 24 May 1918. Planned completion on 12 June. Description of the work overhaul. Remarks replaced on 17 June.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM 3-11254.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 6 April 2025
Netherlands-flagged, IMO 9479137, MMSI 246586000 and callsign PBSM. Gross tonnage 79 tons and as dimensions 22,18 (between perpendiculars)-23,95 (over all0 x 5,64 x 1,32 x 2,95 (hold) metres, Speed 24,16 knots, Total horsepower 1.300 kW at 1.800 rpm. Usable as commando vessel during calamities on the Westerschelde. Launched on 20 February 2011 by De Haas Scheepsbouwwerf, Maassluis, Netherlands with yard number 1023. Baptized on 30 June 2011 by Mrs. Carla Peijs.
Length 330 feet. Top sides protected with armour plates with wood planking.
Source
Website Royals Museums Greenwich Collection search. ID NPC9004-9005-9006
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Preceded by Fantasque-, Le Fier and Hardi-classes succeeded by T 53-class, authorized in 1949, designed to serve as aircraft carrier escort vessels, of which 12 were built between 1955-1957, modernized in the 1960s and finally decommissioned in the 1980s.
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 iron screw steam transport American. Number transport 12. Tonnage 1,831 tons. Horsepower 200hp. Rate per ton per month. If discharged at home 24s10d and abroad 34s0d. Date of acceptance 4 September. Likely to sail early next week. 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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Former Japanese 150 ton class with a length of 87 feet.
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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Built by St. Pieter, Hemixen [Hemiksem]/Antwerpen, Belgium. Yard number 60. Date building ordered 3 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.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 6 April 2026
Netherlands-flagged, homeport Delfzijl, IMO 9658094, MMSI 246872000 and call sign PCPT. Owner/managed by Amasus Shipping BV, Delfzijl, Netherlands. Built by Partner Shipyard, Szczecin, Poland in 2013.
Engaged by the British government for the new expedition to the Soudan. Gross tonnage 1,272 tons. Transported commissariat stores. Due to the despressed state of the shipping trade was the Admiralty able to hire troop transports towards Suakin, Sudan for just 17s 6 ton/month in contrary to the 28s ton/month in the 1882 campaign. The first Suakim expedition was in February 1884, the second one in March 1885. The campaigns were part of the Mahdist War (1881-189) between the Mahdist Sudanese and the Khedivate Egypt later the United Kingdom resulting in the condominium Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1899-1956 and then succeeded by the Protectorate of Uganda, Italian Libya and the Republic of Sudan, nowadays Egypt, Libya, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. On 26 January 1885 fell Khartoum and the British garrison was massacred. In March was a British expeditionary force sent to Suakin but lacking success and finally withdrawn.
Source
The Steamship dated 16 February 1885, p. 64.
River-class ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Loch-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Modified River-class hull and improved armament. Of this class were 28 ships built and 54 cancelled. Hall Russell. To be built by Hall Russell. Cancelled in 1945.
Sources
Jane’s Fighting Ships 1944-1945
David K. Brown. Nelson to Vanguard. Warship design and development 1923-1945.
David K. Brown. Atlantic Escorts. Ships, Weapons and Tactics in World War II.
J.J.. Colledge/Ben Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present.
Norman Friedman. British Destroyers&Frigates/ The Second World War and After.
Leo Marriott. Royal Navy Frigates since 1945. 2nd edition.
G.M. Stephen. British warship designs since 1906.
A.W. Watson. ‘Corvettes and frigates’ in: Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects, 1947, p. 165-185
Statement dated 1 December 1656 by commandeur Jacob Pauwlesz age 46, commandeur Jan Pietersz van der Velde age 32, storekeeper Leendert Govertsz age 46, harpooner Arien Krijnsz age 50, former commandeur and harpooner Arien Jansz Evenblij age 48 and commandeur Maerten Andriessen de Aep 39, that they all went several times for whaling to Greenland on behalf of Willem van den Brouck and Gerbrand Warnaarts both of Amsterdam that regularly caught whales were lost by due to storm, ice, thunder even if the whales were connected to the ship but lines were cut to save the ship. The whales were floating around and became property of the first one to find the body which was necessary to be the one which originally killed/caught the whale.
Source
Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Woutersz 18-508-79
Seymour, Parker-class flotilla leader. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Sistership Veteran. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Amazon D39 (1925-1927). ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An Admiralty modified W-class destroyer ordered under the 14th War Programme . Of the 38 ships ordered were just 7 completed, the other 31 were cancelled. Preceded by S-and Parker-classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. Ordered in April 1918. Laid down by J. Samuel White & Company, Cowes, Wight on 8 October 1918, launched on17 July 1919, commissioned on 27 February 1920, placed in reserve in May 1945, for disposal in September 1945 and sold to be broken up on 28 January 1946.
Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Assyrian Monarch of the Monarch Line.
Source
The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.
Denmark-flagged, homeport Svendborg, IMO 9708617, MMSI 219179000 and call sign OYFY2. Owner Maersk Products Tankers A/S and manager Maersk Tankers A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark. Built by Sungdong Shipbuilding&Marine Eng. Co. Ltd., Tongyeong, South Korea in 2015.
A list dealing dated 23 June 1918 reported the status of work on the submarines expected on 23 June. Work started on 3 June 1918. Planned completion on 16 June. Description of the work remaining work. Remarks replaced on 18 June 1918. A telegram dated 1 July reported the departure from Kiel via the canal to Wilhelmshaven, Germany in the afternoon on 30 June.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM 3-11254.
Seymour, Parker-class flotilla leader. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Sistership Veteran. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
HMS Amazon D39 (1925-1927). ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An Admiralty modified W-class destroyer ordered under the 14th War Programme . Of the 38 ships ordered were just 7 completed, the other 31 were cancelled. Preceded by S-and Parker-classes and succeeded by Thornycroft type destroyer leaders Ambuscade and Amazon. Ordered in April 1918. Laid down by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland on 30 August 1918, launched on 26 August 1919, commissioned on 13 November 1919 and sunk by the German submarine SMS U-404 on 26 September 1942 south of Iceland as part of convoy RB1.
An item reported that at Honolulu, Hawaii on 9 April was cleared the American whaler New England master Pendleton
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Call sign KDMQ. Owner in 1939Amerikan President Lines Ld., San Francisco, USA. Ordered on 1 July 1918, laid down with yard number 248 by by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, N.J., USA on 13 May 1919, launched on 16 September 1920, commissioned on 6 January 1921, deliberately run aground on Shaweishan Island underway to Manila, Philippines to prevent Japanese could use her on 8 December 1941, however salvaged and repaired by the Japanese, used as troop ship as part of convoy HI-72 torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS Pampanito SS-383 in the Luzon Strait, Philippines on 12 September 1944. Gross tonnage 10,509 tons, net tonnage 5,052 tons, deadweight 13,100 tons and as dimensions 502.1 (between perpendiculars)-522 (0ver all) x 62.2 x 28.3 x 32.0 (loaded) feet. Reciprocating propulsion, 2 screws, horsepower 782 nhp, oil bunker capacity 3,876 tons and speed 12 (normal cruising)-14 (maximum) knots.
Engaged by the British government for the new expedition to the Soudan. Gross tonnage 3,936 tons. Troop transport. Brassey’s 1886 mentioned her as a merchant cruiser taken up in 1885 which was originally engaged as an infantry ship for the Sudan Expedition but which was diverted after arriving at Suakin and her hire for 2 montsh was extended. As cruiser freight per ton/month owner finding crew 17s6d. Engaged on 1 April for minimum 7 months since 10 February.
Due to the despressed state of the shipping trade was the Admiralty able to hire troop transports towards Suakin, Sudan for just 17s 6 ton/month in contrary to the 28s ton/month in the 1882 campaign. The first Suakim expedition was in February 1884, the second one in March 1885. The campaigns were part of the Mahdist War (1881-189) between the Mahdist Sudanese and the Khedivate Egypt later the United Kingdom resulting in the condominium Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1899-1956 and then succeeded by the Protectorate of Uganda, Italian Libya and the Republic of Sudan, nowadays Egypt, Libya, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. On 26 January 1885 fell Khartoum and the British garrison was massacred. In March was a British expeditionary force sent to Suakin but lacking success and finally withdrawn.
Sources
The Steamship dated 16 February 1885, p. 64.
Brasseys’Naval and Shipping Annual for 1886
