British Mediterranean Fleet left Malta for Gbiraltar for manoeuvres with the Atlantic Fleet in 1928

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The American consulate at Valetta, Malta wrote on 13 March 1928 to the US Secretary of State that nearly all ships of the British Mediterranean Fleet departed from Malta towards Gibraltar to participated in the tactical and other kind manoeuvres with the British Atlantic Fleet. After the manoeuvres was the British Mediterranean Fleet to be split up and visit several harbors in the Mediterranean and to return at Malta on 30 April. The battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth (1) acting as flagship was slightly damaged in a collision while leaving the port. She would stay part of the fleet but would return around 15 April to Malta to be dry docked undergoing the necessary repairs. The newly built 10,000 tons British cruiser HMS Berwick (2) arrived at Malta leaving on 13 March for China. She was built under the Washington Limitation of Arms Agreement.

Notes

1. Queen Elizabeth-class, consisted of the Queen Elizabeth, Malaya, Warspite, Valiant, Barham, Malaya and the in 1914 cancelled Agincourt. Preceded by the Iron Duke-class and succeeded by the Revenge-class. Pennant 00. Laid down at the HM Dockyard Portsmouth, England on 21 October 1912, launched on 16 October 1913, completed in January 1914, commissioned on 22 December 1914, rebuilt in 1926-1927 and 1937-1941, reserve since August 1945, stricken on 7 July 1948, sold to Arnott Young and broken up at Dalmuir in July 1948. Building costs 3.014.103 pond sterling.

2. Pennant 65. Part of County-class Kent sub-class heavy cruisers preceded by Hawkins-class succeeded by York-class. Laid down by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotland on 15 September 1924, launched on 30 March 1925, commissioned on 12 July 1927, decommissioned on 1946, allocated to be broken up in 1948 arriving at the scrapyard at Hughes Bolckow, Blyth on 12 July 1948.

Source

National Archives. Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration Series: Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Great Britain. Naval Affairs, Navy, Navy Vessels: 841.315 THRU 841.31553 THRU Naval Affairs, Navy, Navy Vessels: Movement of Naval Vessels: 841.33 - 841.3311/64. Microcopy 580 roll 92. 

Design German battle cruiser O-class dated around 1939

Ersatz Yorck-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Design P-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

O-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Preceded by Ersatz Yorck-class. Aim was to modify the P-class heavy cruisers design by fitting out with 3x2-38cm/15” instead of 28.3cm/11.1” calibre for the main armament. Displacement 29,364 (standard)-35,968 (full laod) tons and as dimensiuons 248.2 (waterline)-256 (over all) x 30 x 8.02 metres or 814.4-839.111 x 98.5 x26.4 feet. Speed 35 knots. To be realized under the Plan Z. The project drawings were by 1940 complete and approved by Hitler and Raeder yet building finally cancelled. To be built by Deutsche Werke Kiel AG. 

Romanian ship Ardeal loaded with war stores bound for Romania according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 3 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 3 February 1940 No. 712 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 ship Ardeal on 1 February with 35 trucks, 6 aircraft, 400 ton machine guns with spare parts and accesories, 1,500 ton aircraft bombs and artillery ammunition underway from Marseille, France towards Constanta, Romania.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459. 

Pakistani seaward defence motor launch (ex-SDML 1262) SDML 3518 1950s

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HDML type. Formerly known as Harbour Defence Motor Launch, renumbered in 1951. Displacement 46 (standard)-54 (full load) tons and as dimensions 72 (over all) x 15 5/6 x 5 1/3 feet. Diesel propulsion with 2 shafts, horsepower 320 bhp and a speed if 12 knots. Crew numbered 14 men. Armament consisted of 1-3pd gun, 1-2cm anti aircraft gun. 

American whaler Atlas visited the Simon’s Bay, South Africa according to the The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette dated 17 October 1834

An item reported the departure on 8 October from the Simon’s Bay of the American whaler Atlas, master Gardner, for whaling. 

Japanese survey vessel Kaiyo No. 4 1942-

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Dimensions 111’6” (between perpendiculars)-121 (over al) x 22.6 x 7.8 feet. Launched on 20 January 1942, completed on 17 July 1942, captured in August 1945, became MSDF Survey Vessel HM 01. 

American whaler Fame visited the Simon’s Bay, South Africa according to the The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette dated 17 October 1834

An item reported the departure on 8 Octoberfrom the Simon’s Bay of the American whaler Fame, master Gardner,for whaling. 

Dutch inland tug (ex-unknown 1949-1957, Gead 1957-2011, Tommy 2011--2021) Bona Spes 5 2021-

Rijnsaterwoude, Netherlands 15 January 2026

Netherlands-flagged, ENI 02333865 and call sign PB4999. Built by Scheepswerf Van den Berk, Beneden Leeuwen, Netherland sin 1949. Dimensions 9.00 x 3.10 x 1.30 x 1.20 metres and displacement 0.800M3. 

Dutch East Indiaman Leeuw 1651-

Yacht, E.I.C.-chamber Zealand, on stocks by Cornelis Speldernieuw sr. at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands 1651, launched 1 December 1651.

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.

Construction status of the German submarine U 2341 in July 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards in July 1944. Type XXIII. Yard Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. Yard number 495. Date building ordered 28 October 1943. Date completion 22 September 1944. Remarks none.

Source

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

The tender for an American steam ironclad sent in by Wm. Kingsley in 1861

The Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles (1) submitted the Congress on her session of 4 July 1861 with a report of the building of armored vessels abroad especially France and the United Kingdom. He recommended that the USA would built one of more of such ironclad-steamships or floating batteries. The Congress ordered him on 3 August to appoint the so-called Ironclad Board of 3 skilful naval officers to investigate plans and specifications of such steamships for which building 1,500,000 was available. The appointed officers were the commodores Joseph Smit (2) and Hiram Paulding (3) and the captain Charles H. Davis.(4) They were assisted by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Fox.

In an advertisement dated 7 August 1861 was asked for tenders “from parties who are able to execute work of this kind, and who are engaged in it, of which they willfurnish evidence with their offer, for the construction of one or more iron-clad steam vessels of war, either of iron or of wood and  irón combined, for sea or river service, to be of not less than ten nor over sixteen feet draught of water; to carry an armament of from eighty to one hundred and twenty tons weight, with provisions and stores for from one hundred and sixty-five to three hundred persons, according to armament, for sixty days, with coal for eight days. The smaller draught of water, compatible with other requisites, will be preferred. The vessel to be rigged with two masts, with wire-rope standing rigging, to navigate at sea. Ageneral description and drawings of the vessel, armor, and machinery, such as the work can be executed from, willbe required. The offer must state the cost and the time for completingthe whole, exclusive of armament and stores of all kinds, the rate of speed proposed, and must be accompanied by a guarantee for the proper execution of the contract, if awarded." The commission examined and commented all recived tenders. Recommended were thepropositions of Bushnell & Co., New Haven, Connecticut; Merrick & Sons, Philadelphia, and J. Ericsson, New York, which would “absorb $1,290,250 of the  appropriation of $1,500,000, leaving $209,750 yet unexpended. The commission recommended further that armor with heavy guns be placed on one of our river craft, or,  if none will bear it, to construct a scow, which will answer to plate and shield the guns, for the river service on the Potomac, to be constructed or prepared by the government at the navy  yard here for immediate use.”

In a resolution of the Senate dated 24 July 1868 asked she the Secretary of the Navy all facts necessary for a complete history of the origin and building of the ironclad Monitor. His letter dated the next day was to supply the asked information.

Wm. Kingsley, Washington, D. C., page 10, proposes a rubber-clad vessel, which we can not recommend. No price or dimensions stated.

Source

Letter of the Secretary of the navy communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 24th instant, information  in relation to the construction ofthe iron-clad Monitor. 40th Congress 2d Session Senate ex. Doc. No. 86.

Notes

1. Gideon Welles (1 July 1802 Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA-11 February 1878 Hartford, Connecticut, USA), United States Secretary of the Navy 7 March 1861-4 March 1869.

2. Joseph Smith (30 March 1790, Boston, Massachusetts, USA-17 January 1877, Washington, D.C., USA), served in the US Navy between 1809-1871 ending in the rank of rear admiral.

3. Hiram Paulding (11 December 1797 Cortlandt, New York, USA-20 October 1878 Huntington, New York, USA), served in the UD Navy between 1811-1870 ending in the rank of rear admiral.

4. Charles Henry Davis (16 January 1807 Boston, Massachusetts, USA-18 February 1877 Washington, D.C., USA), served in the US Navy between 1823-1877 ending in the rank of rear admiral.

5. Gustavus Vasa Fox (3 June 1821 Saugus, Massachusetts, USA-29 October 1883 Lowell, Massachusetts, USA), Assistant Secretary of the Navy 1 August 1861-25 November 1866, served in the US Navy between 1838-1856 ending in the rank of lieutenant.

Construction status of the German submarine U 2340 in July 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards in July 1944. Type XXIII. Yard Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. Yard number 494. Date building ordered 28 October 1943. Date completion 19 September 1944. Remarks none.

Source

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

British sailing vessel Osaka seized by the Japanese on 26 September 1904

Gross tonnage 546 tons. Underway from Shanghai to Vladivostok. Type cargo ammunition. Captured while stranded at Yetorup Island (Kuroiles on 26 September 1904. 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. 

Dutch inland vessel De Onderneming

Leimuiden, Netherlands, 15 January 2025

OF VOF Lente, Sliedrecht, Netherlands. 

Croatian customs motor boat Yuk Mandušić in 1943

According to a letter dated Zagreb 4 November 1943 were the vessels of the customs service in April 1941 mainly at Split or other Croatian harbours under Croatian flag until July 1941 when the Italian took over the vessels for war purposes. Efforts to keep at least some of the vessels for security reasons off the Croatian coast were denied by the Italian government claiming the vessels were taken as Yugoslavian prizes despite during 4 being months Croatia-flagged and Italy would protect the Croatian coastline. Gross register tonnage 36 tons.

tons.(1)

Note

1. The Independent State of Croatia was established after Yugoslavia was captured by Italy and Germany on 10 April 1941. This state was first an Italian Protectorate between 1941-1943 and then a German puppet state between 1943-1945.

Source

Bundesarchiv TM-12-II/4

Japanese harbor craft CS 55 1950s

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Length 48.6 feet. Operated by the Maritime Safety Board

Dutch Greenland commandeur Cornelis Butte returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 15 October 1748

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 14 October reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands on 12 October of the Dutch Greenland commandeur Cornelis Butter 3 whales 80 quardelen.

Scottish whaler Ythan in 1821

Type ship. Master A. Craigie. Tonnage 262 tons. Built at Newburgh in 1814. Owner John Black. Port where registered Aberdeen.

Source

List of the shipping registered in the different ports of Scotland. Glasgow, 1821. 

Characteristics for American battle cruisers under the building program 1919 dated 11 September 1917

Postcard original planned 1916 configuration

In 1916 approved the US Congress a naval building program [Naval Act 1916]which included six battlecruisers of the Lexington-class. The construction was delayed caused by the need for escort ships and anti-submarine vessels. The result was several redesigning of the class. For instance their original armament was to consist of 10-14” cal 50 guns (2x2&2-3). None of the six planned battlecruisers (Lexington, Saratoga, Ranger, United States, Constitution and Constellation) was completed as a battlecruiser, 4 were cancelled and the Lexington and Sarataoga were completed as aircraft carrier.

The displacement was as small as compatible with the other decribed demands. The maximum extreme draught was 32’6” full load with an maximum beam of 106 feet.

The officers’quarters ware to be located forward.

One battlecruiser was to be fitted out as a fleet flagship and was for this purpose fitted out with a separate plotting room closely connected to the central control station and the radio.

To be fitted out to make emergency towing possible.

To be fitted out with 4 small seaplanes of a high speed type and for kite balloons icnlduing the necessary neeed hydrogen generator and stowage.

All vital auxiliary machinery was to be positioned below an armor deck.

The stabilisation was to be within the limits of practicability as investigated by experiments.

To be fitted out with boats as was standard.

The magazines had to be fitted out for safe temperatures.

To be fitted out with radio of highest power practicable.

To be fitted out with high-powered search lights of which four for high angle searching.

Toe be able to store stores for a half year, 90 days provisions and 30 30 days cold staorage.

The armour consisted of a 5” thick main belt throughout machinery and magazine spaces with a with a width extending from the armored deck level tot at least 7’below the designed wtaer line (D.W.L.). Athwartship 5” between the ends of the side belt. Turrets protected by port 6’-side 4 1/2-rear 4 and tops 4”. S.T.S. in single thicknes. Barbette 5”, conning towe and tube 5”, uptake 1.25”, splinter bulkhead protecting the torpedo defense battery. Deck if fitted in a single deck was to equal to 2” S.T.S. The torpedo protection had to be maximum effective with explosion chambers arranged and strenghtened in accordance based on the results of most recent experiments and availbel information. Subdivision as complete as possible/practicable especially for intact bulkheads longitudinal and transverse, at least as high as the protective deck avove the machinery and magazine spaces. Finallt, to be fitted out with torpedo nets.

The armament consisted of 4x2-16” gun turrets positioned on the center line, 16-6” high powered anti torpedo guns, 4-4” high powered anti aircraft guns and on each broadside 4-21” torpedo guns. Ammunition allowance was for the guns standard and for the torpedo tubes 6 torpedoes/tube. To be fitted out with the best contemporaneous design suitbale for the fire control.

The oil fuelled propulsion was to allow a speed of to be 35 knots and was designed for a smokeless steaming. The regular fuel bunkers allowed a range of minimum 10,000 nautical miles/10 knots. There were also to be available bunker space allowing to bunker extra fuel in cases of emergency. Able to bunker enough lubricating oil for maximum fuel range or above.

Source

National Archives. Record Group 80: General Records of the Department of the NavySeries: Secret and Confidential Correspondence. File Unit 137 - Building Program (Battleships)

German heavy cruiser Lützow 1937-1940 and Russian Petropavlovsk 1940-1944, Tallinn 1944-1953, Dniepr 1953, PKZ-112 1956

 

German Admiral Graf Spee original appearance. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

German Admiral Graf Spee disguised appearance. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Design D-class heavy cruiser. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Admiral Hipper-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Design P-class heavy cruisers. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Admiral Hipper-class preceded by Deutschland-class succeeded by planned P-class. Five planned of which 3 three were completed and 2 cancelled. She was originally designed as a light cruiser but decided to omplete as heavy cruiser on 14 November 1936. Laid down by Deutsche Schiff- un Maschinenbau Bremen, Germany on 2 August 1937, launched on 1 July 1939, sold to the Soviet Union on 11 February 1940, after the Second World War stationary trainig platform and foating barracks and broken up between 1953-1961. 

Ukrainian missile corvette (ex-Krasnodarsky lkomsomolets 1981-1987, R 54 1992-1997, Nikol U155 1997-2022) Pridneprovye3 U155 2002-

Sevastopol, 2008

Part of Soviet Project 12411T, named by the NATO Tarantul II-class. Laid down by the Sredne-Nevskiy Sipyard, Pontonny with yard number 200 on 21 April 1981, launched on 18 December 1982, commissioned on 30 December 1983, handed over by the Russian Black Sea Fleet to Ukraine on 12 September 1997, classified as missile corvette, renamed Nikopol U155 and since 15 March or 10 April 2002 Pridneprovy3a.In 2015 again in Russian hands or converted into floating barracks? Sources differs about the details.

French cargo ship Theophile visited Turkey according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 3 February 1940

In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 3 February 1940 No. 712 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 French cargo ship Theophile on 28 January coming from Marseille unloaded here 35 Renault army trucks, 100 boxes dynamite and 3 ton ammunition.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459. 

Construction status of the German kriegsfischkutter KFK 33 in 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships dated Berlin 22 May 1944. Yard at Varna, Bulgaria. Date building ordered 22 December 1941. Date completion unknown due to transport and labour problems allowing a future maximum completion of 1-2 Kriegsfischkutters possible.

Source

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

Russian armoured cruiser Pamiat Azova nearly salvaged in 1924

Pamiat Azova. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

The Americal Legation at Riga, Latvia reported on 13 September 1924 refering to the Moscow Pravda dated No. 200 dated 8 September that the salvage of the cruiser Pamiat Azova was nearly completed and to be raised within a week.(1) She was sunk by the British during the intervetion.

Note

1. Armoured cruiser, laid down by Baltic Works, St. Petersburg, Russia in 1886, launched on 1 July 1888, commissioned in 1890, refitted in 1904, renamed as torpedo school ship Dvina in 1909, sunk by the British torpedo boatCMB79 in Kronstadt Harbour on 18 August 1919. Salvaged and wrecked.

Source

Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1910-29. Naval Affairs, Navy, Navy Vessels: 861.30 .(861.31 Naval Maneuvers; 851.32 Personnel); 861.33 Movements of Navy Vessels; 861.34 Equipment and Supplies): 861.39 - 861.345. Micro film 316 roll 92. 

Construction status of the German submarine U 2339 in July 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards in July 1944. Type XXIII. Yard Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. Yard number 493. Date building ordered 28 October 1943. Date completion 15 September 1944. Remarks none.

Source

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

Construction time by the William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Company of an American Connecticut-class type battleship for the Ottoman Empire in 1910

Connecticut-class battleships. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Turkish Resadiye-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

The Ottoman government was in 1910 interested in purchasing two battleships. American shipyards were competing with foreign shipyards among the British were favourite. The US Secretary of State sent on 1 June 1910 a telegram to the Embassy at Constantinople stating that the Ottoman Minister of Marine resigned and that his Ministry an open competition for building Turkish warships favoured. The awards were for the lowest bidder. On 30 June 1910 were letters sent by the Acting Secretary of State to William Cramp and Sons Shipbuilding Company, Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Newport News Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company, New York Shipbuilding Company, the Bethlehem Steel Company and Mr. M.M.A. Smith of the Care Niles, Bennett, Pond Company at New York(1).

With the similar text: “That this Department has been requested by the delomatic representative in this city of a foreign power [the Ottoman Empire] to secure information from American shipsbuilding as to the shortest length of time in which a battleship of the Connecticut class (2) be laid down, launched and equipped”. Such information was asked from all the leading powers [like the United Kingdom and Germany]. The foreign power intended to place an award for building a battleship of the mentioned type to be built within the shortest length of time. The firms were requested for their immediate attention and advice to be able to answer the Ottoman Empire.

William Cramp responded on 1 July 1910 referring to a correspondance with T.M. Potts, Chief Intelligence Officer of the US Navy. Potts asked on 24 June the same question. The answer was that a battleship could be lay down in 3 months after approval of the plans and launched 10 months after she was laid down. The firm added on 27 June that a battleship could be completed between 24-30 months depending on the obtained price.

At the end one Turkish battleship was built by a British shipyard but never delivered.(3)

Notes

1. The Niles-Bement-Pond Company, created in 1899 by merging Niles Tool Works, Bement, Miles&Co, Pond Machine Tool Company and Philadephia Engine Works. Later were Pratt&Whitney, Pratt&Whitney of Canada, John Bertrams&Sons and Ridgway Machine Co., acquired.

2. Part of Connecticut-class preceded by Virginia-class succeeded by Mississippi-class, laid down by New York Navy Yard on 10 March 1903, launched on 29 September 1904, commissioned on 29 September 1906, decommissioned on 1 March 1923, sold to be broken up on 1 November 1923 and stricken on 10 November 1923.

3. The Resadiye-class which were an improved British King George V-class battleships design ordered from Vickers, Armstrong Whitworth. The Fatih Sultan Mehmed was ordered in April 1914 but never completed. The Resadiye (ex-Mehmed Resad V)was seized when the First World War broke out and commissioned in the British Royal Navy as HMS Erin. The Ottoman Empire bought in September 1913 from Brazil the Rio de Janeiro which was renamed Sultan Osman-I Evvel which was seized by in August 1914 and commissioned in the British Royal Navy as HMS Agincourt.

Source

Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration Series: Records of the Department of State Relating to the Internal Affairs of Turkey. Turkey: Naval Affairs, Navy, Naval Vessels: 867.30 - 867.348. Microcopy 353 rol 42. 

American whaler Murcia visited the Simon’s Bay, South Africa according to the The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette dated 17 October 1834

An item reported the arrival on 10 October in the Simon’s Bay of the American whaler Murcia, master P. Butler from Augustine 21 August, put in for refreshments. 

Construction status of the German submarine U 2338 in July 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards in July 1944. Type XXIII. Yard Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. Yard number 492. Date building ordered 28 October 1943. Date completion 12 September 1944. Remarks none.

Source

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

French whaling barque Croix du Sud visited the Table Bay, South Africa according to the The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette dated 17 October 1834

An item reported the arrival on 13 October in the Table Bay of the French whaling barque Croix du Sud, master M. Senecat from Saldanha Bay 10 October, in ballast, put in for refreshments. 

British destroyer HMS Wheeler 1918-1919

HMS Seymour, Parker-class flotilla leader. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

HMS Wakeful, Admiralty W-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

HMS Amazon.  ©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. To be built by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland, laid down in July 1918 and order cancelled on 2 April 1919. 

Russian armed transport Ussuri between 1904-1905

Vladivostok. Launched at Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1893. Displacement 3,400 tons. Armament unknown. Former Jebsen, Hamburg, Germany steamship Elsa. The war between the Russian and Japanese empires was between 8 February 1904-5 September1905. Battle Liao-Yang 23 August-5 September 1904, Battle Sha-Ho 5-18 October 1904 and surrender Port Arthurr 2 January 1905.

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. 

Japanese harbor craft CS 54 1950s

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Length 48.6 feet. Operated by the Maritime Safety Board

Dutch Greenland commandeur Harmen Jacobsz returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 15 October 1748

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 14 October reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands on 12 October of the Dutch Greenland commandeur Harmen Jacobsz 3 whales 80 quardelen.

Scottish whaler William&Ann in 1821

Type ship. Master R. Wake. Tonnage 363 tons. Built at London in 17..9? Owner P.&C. Wood. Port where registered Leith.

Source

List of the shipping registered in the different ports of Scotland. Glasgow, 1821. 

German chemical/oil products tanker (ex-Marianne Wonsild 2005-2007, Clipper Marianne 2007-2010, Nordic Marianne 2010-2020) Charlotte Essberger 2020-

Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands 4 February 2026

Madeira/Portugal-flagged, IMO 9294680, MMSI 255806329 and call sign CQEA6. Denmark-flagged 2005-2020 and Germany-flagged 2020. Built by INP Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, Mokpo, South Korea in 2005. Owner Charlotte Essberger Tankreederei Gmbh&Co. Kg, manager John T. Essberger Gmb&Co. Kg, both of Hamburg, Germany. 

American destroyer minelayer USS Hart DD-110 1918-1932

Destroyer of the DD 75-347 type. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Wickes-class light minelayer. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Wickes-class preceded by Caldwell-classs succeeded by Clemson-class divided into Little-subclass, Lamberton-subclass and Tattnall-subclasses. Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, USA on 8 Januray 1918, launched on 4 July 1918, commissioned on 26 May 1919, reclassified as DM-8 on 17 July 1920, decommissioned on 1 June 1931, stricken on 11 November 1931 and sold to be broken up on 25 February 1932. 

The officer corps in the Russian Navy in May 1910

The American Embassy at St. Petersburg, Russia wrote on 29 September 1910 to the Secretary of State at Washington, USA that in May the entire fleet numbered 9 admirals, 16 vice admirals, 23 rear admirals, 155 captains first class, 216 captains second class, 43 lieutenant captains, 176 over-lieutenants, 528 lieutenant and 642 ensigns.

Source

Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1910-29. Naval Affairs, Navy, Navy Vessels: 861.30 .(861.31 Naval Maneuvers; 851.32 Personnel); 861.33 Movements of Navy Vessels; 861.34 Equipment and Supplies): 861.39 - 861.345. Micro film 316 roll 92.

German pre-design for the Deutschland-class pocket battleships design II/10 dated 1923

Design II/10. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

 

German Admiral Graf Spee original appearance. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

German Admiral Graf Spee disguised appearance. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Design D-class heavy cruiser. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Admiral Hipper-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Deutschland-class consisted of the Deutschland (Panzerschiff A, replacement of the Preussen) renamed Lützow in January 1940), Admiral Graf Scheer Panzerschiff B replacement of the Lotharingen) and Admiral Graf Spee (Panzerschiff C, replacement of the Braunschweig, lost in 1939). Succeeded by Admiral Hiper-class and planned D-class cruiser. Original called Panzerschiffe (armored ships), reclassifed as heavy cruisers in February 1940. The press called her pocket battleships while she were more competent then the pre-dreadnought battleships, able to outrun every ship more heavier armed or to out gun every existing (heavy) cruiser due to her armament of 2x3-28cm/11” guns. Plans to convert the two existing units in 1943 into aircraft carriers was not executed. Displacement 10,000 tons and as dimensions 124,0 x 21,4 x 6,8 metres. Turbine propulsion with coal and oil fuelled boiler, 2 shafts and 2x25,000 hp allwoing a speed of 22 knots. Belt, conning tower and gun hoods maximum 20cm and 3cm deck. Armament 2x2-38cm quick firing guns, 4-15cm guns, 2x1-8,8cm anti aircraft guns and 2 submerged 50cm torpedo tubes.

Sources

Gerhard Koop and Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Die Panzerschiffe der Deutschland-klasse.

Mike J. Whitley. Deutsche Kreuzer im Zweiten Weltkrieg.

Gert Sandhofer. Das Panzerschiff “A” und die vorentwürfe von 1920 bis 1928.

Jane’s Fighting Ships several editions.

Flottes de combat several editions.

Bundesarchiv several files. German pre design for the Deutschland-class pocket battleships design 

French whaler George visited the Table Bay, South Africa according to the The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette dated 10 October 1834

An item reported the departure on 2 October from the Table Bay by the French whaler George, master R.N. Tate,for whaling.

Construction status of the German submarine U 2337 in July 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards in July 1944. Type XXIII. Yard Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. Yard number 491. Date building ordered 28 October 1943. Date completion 8 September 1944. Remarks none.

Source

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

Italian sailing ship Giuseppuna lost in 1917

According to a list of the Italian Department for transport over sea and by rail was she lost on 28 March due to unknown on the location 12 mile ssouth west of Palimure. Tonnage 223 tons.

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Bundesarchiv RM 20/728.

Construction status of the German submarine U 2336 in July 1944

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List of planning with deadlines for new construction of warships by German shipyards in July 1944. Type XXIII. Yard Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. Yard number 490. Date building ordered 28 October 1943. Date completion 5 September 1944. Remarks none.

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