Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas, January 2025
Earlier United Kingdom-flagged, IMO 9361603, MMSI 224623000 and call sign ZDLS2. Owner Pesquerias Georgia, Viveiro, Spain, manager Pesquera Canaria 2004, Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Operator Georgia Seafoods, Stanly, Falkland Islands. Spain-flagged, MMSI 224623000 and call sign ECJF. Laid down by Astilleros Armon, Navia, Spain on 18 May 2005, launched on 25 July 2005 and completed on 28 October 2005.
An item reported that on 6 April the Indian sloop Indus after she was bombed sunk of the coast of Burma. Since 3 April destroyed the Japanese at least 16 Allied merchant ships in the Indian waters. The Japanese aircraft carriers until recently active in the Bay of Bengal seemed to have gone to the eastward probably to replace their heavy aircraft losses. Despite contradictory and confusing information it was not believed that to date more as 3 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 5 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 1 destroyer squadron and 12 submarines executed offensive missions in the Bay of Bengal.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 126 dated 15 April 1942.
Ship, captured by the British in 1806.
Source
J. Vichot. Repertoire des navires de guerre français. Paris, 1967.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 2 July 2023
Belgium-flagged, homeport Antwerp, Belgium, IMO 9242766, MMSI 205642000 and call sign ORQU. Owner Klyne Marine Services Ltd., Lowestoft, England 2000-2007, J.P. Knight Ltd., Invergordon, Scotland 2007-2012 and Smit Transport Belgium NV, Antwerp, Belgium 2012-2020. Built with yard number 2000-109 by Yantai Salvage Bureau, Yantai, China in 2002. Gross tonnage 2,258 tons, net tonnage 677 ton, summer deadweight 1,890 tons and as dimensions 67.40-67.41 x 15.50-15.55 x 7.50 (moulded depth) x 6.20 (summer draught metres. United Kingdom-flagged, call sign ZNUW3 and Bahamas flagged 11 October-24 October 2012 call sign 6AE4.
An item reported that the whaler Fame returned to Hull, England with a catch of 8 whales. The Congreve rocket was with success used. One whale had a length of almost 100 feet. After a hit with a rocket even the largest whale became an easy prey. One whale killed by a rocket. Six of the 9 whales died within 15 minutes. The others no time mentioned.
An item reported the passsing on 29 July of the Straits of Malacca by 2 Japanese cruisers and 2 destroyers possible for escorting a convoy to Rangoon, Burma, or to reconnoiter Ceylon [Sri Lanka] to act as raiders off the Indian east coast probably as a political demonstration of the navy related to the Congressional season.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 234 dated 1 August 1942.
Laid down at the shipyard of Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany on 21 March 1908, launched on 20 March 1909, baptized on 1 September 1910, commissioned on 20 March 1909, interned after the First World War at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland but scuttled by her own crew to prevent that she fell into British hands on 21 June 1919 and in the 1930s raised and broken up at Rosyth. Her homeport Was Kiel, Germany.
Vlissingen, Netherlands 3 February 2023
United Kingdom-flagged, homeport Portsmouth, IMO 8619948, MMSI 232006030 and call sign MHPS3. Owned and managed by Jaczon, The Hague, Netherlands. Built by Scheepswerf Maaskant, Stellendam, Netherlands in 1987. Ex-North Sea renamed January 1994 and St. Mark renamed January 2004.
According to the list and supplements 1-2 on 13 September 1945 BDZ No. 673sent 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 6-2cm guns
Armed with 1-10,16cm Mk.9 Mod.5 gun
Armed with 1-12pd Mk.9 gun
Laid down by N.V. C. van der Giessen&Zonen’s Scheepswerven, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands with yard number 654 on 2 December 1937, launched on 18 October 1938, delivered in February 1939 to the N.V. Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij, Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, managed by the Ministry of (War) Transport, London, England between 21 November 1941-25 July 1945, since 7 August 1947 owned/managed by the Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen N.V., Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, as Kota Selatan owner/manager Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd, Singapore, Singapore since 10 December 1947, grounded on a coral reef near Pemba Island, Kenya on 20 May 1971 and sunk.
Gross tonnage 6,439.00 tons, net tonnage 3,859.00 tons, deadweight 8,622.00 tons, since 1947 respectively 8,314, 5,119 and 9,390 tons. grain capacity 509,367 cubic feet en bale capacity 486,775 feet and and as dimensions 138.83 (between perpendiculars)-145.16 (over all) x 18.96 (moulded) x 11.89 (moulded depth) x 8.53 (maximum draught) metres.
Sources
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
An item reported the arrival on 22 January in the Arosa Bay, Spain of the British Battle Cruiser Squadron.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-118-88
The Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1903-1904 reported that the British cruiser HMS Ringarooma visited Tandjong Priok, Dutch East Indies between 31 August-2 September 1904. The Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 25 August referred to the Javabode announcing the visit on short notice of the British cruiser 3rd class Ringarooma (2.575 ton) and destroyer Boomerang (735 ton) coming from Australia. The Bataviaasch niewsblad dated 1 September reported her arrival coming from Sydney, Australia via Thursday Island and bound for Colombo, Ceylon, Armed with 20 guns, a crew numbering 220 men (including 14 officers) and commanded by G.A. Harding(e). According to the Scheepvaart dated 7 September she and the Boomerang left on 2 September bound for Colombo.
Note
Part of Pearl-class 3rd class cruisers, preceded by Barham-class, succeeded by Apollo-class, launched at the shipyard of J.&G. Thomson, Glasgow, Scotland as Psyche on 10 December 1889, renamed on 2 April 1890, sold to be broken up on 15 May 1906, armament of 8-4.7” quick firing guns, 8-3pd guns, 4 machine guns and 2-14“/35,6cm torpedo tubes.
Of the CB-class preceded by CA-class. Displacement 36 (surfaced)-45 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 15 x 3 x 2.10 metres. Crew numbered 4 men including 1 officer. Armament consisted of 2-45cm/17.7 torpedo tubes. Speed 7.5 (surfaced)-7 (submerged) knots. Range surfaced 1.400 nautical miles/5 knots respectively 450/7.5 and submerged 50/3 respectively 7/7. Built by Caproni-Taliedo. Commissioned 1 August 1943, surrendered to the United Kingdom or scuttled at Taranto in 1943?, stricken on Italian naval list 1 February 1948.
Sources
Erminio Bagnasco, Submarines of World War Two, Cassell & Co, London. 1977
Paolo M. Pollina. I Sommergibili Italiani. Ufficio Storico della Marina Militare. Rome, 1963
Several editions of Jane’s Fighting Ships
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An item reported the arrival at Devonport, England on 24 February by the Portuguese cruiser Pedro Nunez (1) with on board the crews for the six sloops purchased by the Portuguese government.(2)
Notes
1. Launched by Scott&Co., Greenock, Scotland at the shipyard Cartsdyke East with yard number 270 on 23 November 1889 as the passenger screw steam ship for Mala Rea; Portugueza as Malange, 1913 of the Empreza Nacional de Navegcao a Vapor, Lisbon, Portugal, required in 1916 and fitted out as a merchant cruiser, stricken in 1923, new owner Transportes Maritimos do Estado, Lisbon and broken up in Italy in January 1924. Gross register tonnage 3.544 tons, net register tonnage 2.410 tons and as dimensions 363.5 x 42.2 x 33.3 (depth) x 25.3 (draught) metres. Armament 2-4.7” /11.9cm guns, 2-3”/7.62cm guns and 2-4.7cm guns.
2. Including the Arabis-class sloop Gladiolus of 1915 which became the Republica and the Acacia-class sloop Jonquil of 1915 which became the Carvalho Arújo.
Source
The National Archives CAB-24-99-82. Weekly appreciation of matters of naval interest for the week ended 28th February 1920
An item dated Sofia, Bulgaria 17 January reported the visit of king Boris (1), prince Cyril (2) and the minister of war [general Slatef] (3) on the British cruiser HMS London (4) lying at Varna where he was offered a lunch by the commanding officer of the squadron.
Notes
1. Boris III, king between 3 October 1918-28 August 1943 (18 January 1894 Sofia, Bulgaria-28 August 1943 Sofia Bulgaria).
2. His younger brother Kiril, Prince of Preslav (17 November 1895 Sofia, Bulgaria-1 February 1945 Sofia, Bulgaria), prince regent of Bulgaria 28 August 1943-9 September 1944).
3. That must be Pencho Zlatev or Petko Ivanov Zlatev (2 November 1881-24 July 1948) minister between 19 May 1934-21 April 1935. He was between 22 January and 21 April 1935 even prime minister.
4. Part of the County class heavy cruisers, preceded by Hawkins-class and succeeded by York-class, laid down by Portsmouth Dockyard, United Kingdom on 23 February 1926, launched on 14 September 1927, commissioned on 31 January 1929, sold to be broken up on 3 January 1950 which started on 2 January.
An item reported the arrival of the Japanese cruiser Idzumo at Singapore. She was described as a beautiful new cruiser, launched on 19 September 1899 at Elswick, England and bound for Japan. With a displacement of 9.750 tons were her dimensions 400 x 68 x 41 feet and was she armed with 4 heavy calibre guns, 14 large and 17 small quick firing guns and 4 torpedo tubes. With a horsepower of 14.00 hp and 2 screws was het speed almost 21 knots. Coal bunker capacity 1.400 ton. Crew numbered 483 men including 53 officers.(1)
Note
The Izumo or Idzumo was laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, England on 14 May 1898, launched on 19 September 1899, commissioned on 25 September 1899, sunk in allied air attack on 24 July 1945 and broken up in 1947. Of the Izumo-class armored cruisers, preceded by Asama-class, succeeded by Yakumo class. Dimensions were 132.28 (over all) x 20.94 x 7.26 metres or 434.0 x 68.8 x 23.10 feet. Armament consisted of 2x2-20.3cm/8” guns, 14x1-15.2cm/6” guns, 12x1-7.6cm/3”/12 pd guns, 8x1-7.6cm/2.5pd/3” guns and 4x1-45.7cm/18” torpedo tubes.
National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland April 2019
Artist Kenneth King. Sunk by German bombers on 15 July 1940 underway with fruit on the so-called Lisbon Run bound for Liverpool, England. Owned by Saorstat&Continental Co. Ltd., Dublin and before 1936 United Kingdom-flagged, of Clyde Shipping Co. Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Built by Caledon Shipbuilding&Engineering Co.Ltd., Dundee, Scotland, Gross tonnage 1.359 tons, under deck 1.011 tons, net tonnage 617 tons and as dimensions252.7 x 35.6 x 16.7 feet. Call sign EILC.
An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 0 November of the British whaling bark Faraway captain Herendeen coming from Guam via Hilo. She departed on 3 December towards Sydney, Australia.
Greece-flagged, homeport Chios. Call sign SVUF. Gross tonnage 4.816 ton, under deck 4.379 ton, net tonnage 2.839 ton and as dimensions 419.2 x 56.7 x 25.3 feet. Built by William Gray&Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool, United Kingdom in August 1936. Owned by Livanos Maritime Co. Ltd,m Chios 1936-1938 and by Theofona Maritime Co., N.G. Livanos and destroyed by the German auxilairy cruiser Michel on 8 December 1942.
Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 1 January 2021
Panama-flagged, IMO 9698939, MMSI 356068000 and call sign 3FSA3. Owned and managed by Seajacks UK, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom. Built by Samsung Shipbuilding&Heavy Industries, Geoje, South Korea as Samsung 205 in November 2015. Fitted out with a 1.500 tons leg-encircling crane. Incorporate useable deck space 5.000 square metres. More as 8.000 tons of available variable load. GustoMSC NG14000X. Hull dimensions 139 (main deck) x 50 x 11 (hull depth) x 6 (draft to hull) metres. Main crane mount wrap-around the starboard aft leg boom length 104 metres.