An item dated Shanghai 24 December reported the arrival of the Japanese cruisers Hong Kong Maru (1) and Nippon Maru (2) at Singapore with post for the consul and departed again probably to hunt for colliers going ahead of the Russian Baltic Fleet.(3)
Notes
1. James Laing, Deptford Yard, Sunderland with yard number 563 on 7 July 1898, gross register tonnage 6,169, armament 2-4.7” guns, 6-6pd guns. Auxiliary cruiser. Broken up in 1935. In 1921 considered to be a potential troop transport.
2.Launched by James Laing, Deptford Yard, Sunderland with yard number 563 on 13 April 1898, gross register tonnage 6,168, armament 2-4.7” guns, 6-6pd guns. Auxiliary cruiser. Sold in 1920 to the Cia. Sud-Americana de Vapores, Valparaiso, Chile and renamed Renaico, depot ship at Iquique, Chile since 1926 and scrapped in 1929.
3. Russo-Japanese War 8 February 1904-5 September 1905.
Sources
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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