British destroyer HMS Sparrowhawk 1911-1916

Admiralty-K-class design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Laforey- or L-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of K- or Acasta-class preceded by Acheron-class succeeded by L- or Laforey-class. The class numbered 20 ships, of 12 which built while using the common Admiralty-design and 8 so-called builders’specials. The Acasta-class was in September 1913 redesignated K-class. Built under the Naval Programme of 1911-1912. Admiralty K-class design. Laid down by Swan, Hunter&Wigham Richardson, Walsend, England on 25 October 1911, launched on 12 October 1912, completed on 2May 1913 and after she collided with HMS Broke in the Battle of Jutland torpedoed by HMS Marksman on 1 June 1916.

British destroyer leader (ex-Almirante Riveros) HMS Tipperary 1915-1916

HMS Faulknor. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Sistership Kempenfelt Marksman-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Faulknor-class destroyer leaders preceded by Medea-class destroyers succeeded by Marksman-class. Originally designed by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight as the Almirante Lynch-class destroyers for Chile of which the Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell were delivered but the other four taken over by and completed for the British Royal Navy. Launched by J. Samuel White, Cowes, Wight on 5 March 1915, completed in 1915 and heavily damaged by gunfire of the German battleships SMS Westfalen and Nassau sunk in the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. 

German minelayer lost off Langeland Island on 4 December 1939

An item reported that a German minelayer was lost south of Langeland Island, Baltic on 4 December 1939 after striking a mine with 26 men killed. Another ship which resembled the 2,410 tons German gunnery training ship Brummer (1) was reported on 4 December while being towed into Emden, North Sea coast being in a damaged condition.

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1. Designed as training ship for anti-aircraft gunnery and fitted for mine laying. Also used to test high-presurre steam turbine systems for destroyers. Laid down by DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany on 27 December 1934, launched on 29 May 1935, commissioned on 8 February 1936 and sunk on 15 Apil 1940 after she was heaviily damaged in a torpedo attack of the British submarine HMS Sterlet off Jutland a day earlier.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-1 Weekly Résumé (No. 14) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon 30 November to 12 noon 7 December 1939. 

Chilean depth charge Mk4 1920s-1930s

Museo Maritimo Nacional, Valparaiso, Chile, April 2025

British destroyer leader HMS Faulknor. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Used on board of the Almirante-class destroyers Almirante Williams and Riveros. Chile ordered before the outbreak of the First World War six destroyers of the Almirante Lynx-class in England. The Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell were indeed delivered, the other four destroyers were purchased by England and commissioned in the British Royal Navy as the Faulknor-class flotilla leaders. After the war were three of the four destroyers handed over to Chile and renamed Almirante Riveros, Almirante Unibe and Almirante Williams as part of the Almirante Williams-class. All three ships were broken up in 1933. The HMS Tipperary (ex-Almirante Riveros) sunk in the Battle of Jutland against the German fleet on 31 May 1916. 

German light cruiser SMS Frauenlob 1901-1906

Gazelle-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Gazelle-class light cruisers preceded by SMS Hela succeeded by Bremen-class. Ordered under the contract name “G”. Laid down by AG Weser shipyard, Bremen mid 1901, launched on 22 March 1902, commissioned on 17 Februay 1903 and sunk by a torpedo of the British cruiser HMS Southampton during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. Wreck discovered in 2002. 

British armoured cruiser HMS Warrrior 1905

Royal Museums Greenwich

Duke of Edinburgh-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Warrior-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Minotaur-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Warrior-class armoured cruisers preceded by Duke of Edinburgh-class succeeded by Minotaur-class. Ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Programme. Laid down by Pembroke Dock on 5 November 1903, launched on 25 November 1905, commissioned on 12 December 1906 and sunk heavily damaged after the Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916.

British armoured cruiser HMS Warrior 1905-1915

Royal Museums Greenwich

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Part of Warrior-class preceded by Duke of Edinburgh-class succeeded by Minotaur-class. Ordered under 1903-1904 Naval Programme, laid down by Pembroke Dock on 5 November 1903, launched on 25 November 1905, commissioned on 12 December 1906 and sunk after the Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916.

German cruiser Prinz Eugen probably intending to conduct trials according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 18 December 1941

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An item referred to the SPENAVO London reporting that the German light cruiser Prinze Eugen (1) which was with the German battleship Bismarck (2) when the British battle cruiser HMS Hood (3) was sunk, left the drydock and berthed alongside a pier at Brest, France. She was several times wile under repair and believed first to conduct trials before being ready for service.

Notes

1. Of the Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers, preceded by Deutschland-class. Laid down by Germaniawerft, Kiel on 23 April 1936, launched on 22 August 1938, commissioned on 1 August 1940, decommissioned on 7 May 1945, surrendered on 8 May 1945, handed over to the USA and sunk on 22 December 1946 during nuclear tests.

2. Part of Bismarck-class, preceded by Scharnhorst-class succeeded by planned H-class, built as an answer on the French Richelieu-class. Ordered as the Ersatz Hannover under contract ‘F”. Laid down by Blohm&Voss, Hamburg, Germany on 1 July 1936, launched on 14 February 1939, commissioned on 24 August 1940 and scuttled after a battle on 27 May 1941 in the North Atlantic.

3. Nicknamed Mighty Hood. Pennant 51. Her building at the shipyard of John Brown&Company, Clydebank, Scotland was ordered on 7 April 1916, laid down on 1 September, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1920 as world largest warship, sunk on 24 May 1941 during her battle with the German battleship Bismarck. The only one of the four projected Admiral class battle cruisers lost by an insufficient design despite the modifications after the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916).

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration) mr0422a. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 8 dated 18 December 1941.

German light cruiser SMS Wiesbaden 1913-1916

Maritime Museum Hamburg, Germany

Part of Wiesbaden-class, preceded by Pillau-class succeeded by Königsberg-class, laid down under contract name Ersatz Gefion by A.G. Vulcan, Stettin, Germany in 1913, launched on 20 January 1915, commissioned on 23 August 1915 and sunk in the battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916. 

British battle cruiser HMS Hood Impression of her final battle

Nicknamed Mighty Hood. Pennant 51. Her building at the shipyard of John Brown&Company, Clydebank, Scotland was ordered on 7 April 1916, laid down on 1 September, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1920 as world largest warship, sunk on 24 May 1941 during her battle with the German battleship Bismarck. The only one of the four projected Admiral class battle cruisers lost by an insufficient design despite the modifications after the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916).

German light cruiser SMS Frauenlob 1901-1916

Source Bundesarchive RM 3/22928 French photo album 1900

Part of the Gazelle-class light cruisers, preceded by the SMS Hela and succeeded by the Bremen-class, laid down by AG Weser, Bremen, Germany with yard number 132 in 1901, launched on 22 March 1902, commissioned on 17 February 1903 and sunk on 31 May 1916 in the Battle of Jutland or Skagerrak between the British and German navies 31 May-1 June 1916.

British battle cruiser HMS Invincible 1906-1916

Source

Minotaur-class armored cruisers

Invincible-class

Source

Part of Invincible-class battle cruisers, preceded by Minotaur-class armored cruisers, succeeded by HMS Indefatigable-class. Laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England on 2 April 1906, launched on 13 April 1907, commissioned on 20 March 1909 and sunk in the battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. 

British battle cruiser HMS Indefatigable 1909-1916

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Invincible-class

Lion-class

Part of Indefatigable-class battle cruisers, preceded by Invincible-class, succeeded by Lion-class. Built under the 1909-1909 Naval Programme, laid down by HM Dockyard Portsmouth on 23 February 1909, launched on 28 October 1909, commissioned on 24 Febuary 1911 and sunk in the battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916.

British battle cruiser HMS Hood arrived at Spain according to the Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 14 January 1938

 

Original postcard Chocolate La Estrella

An item dated Paris, France 13^th reported that the same day the British battleship Hood anchored in the roads of Barcelona, Spain.(1)

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1. Nicknamed Mighty Hood. Pennant 51. Her building at the shipyard of John Brown&Company was ordered on 7 April 1916, laid down on 1 September, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1920 as world largest warship, sunk on 24 May 1941 during her battle with the German battleship Bismarck. The only one of the four projected Admiral class battle cruisers lost by an insufficient design despite the modifications after the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916).

Danish naval transport Hermod launched according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 44 dated 12 November 1921

An item reported that the transport Hermod was launched by the Royal Navy Dockyard, Copenhagen, Denmark on 29 October. Had a capacity of around 2,500 tons.(1)

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1. Screw steamship, other sources claiming 11 October 1921 launched, decommissioned and sold in 1927 and sunk in the North Sea on 3 October 1927. Displacement 3,957 tons and as dimensions 80.0 x 11.5 x 5.48 metres. Crew numbered 21 men. Horsepower 700hp. The Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad dated 5 Otober 1927 reported that she was underway from Helsingborg towards Cardiff and lost with all lives (25 men). Wreckage was found on the Danish shore. On Monday 3 October she signalled on position 56.45 North and 7.55 East when she was harassed by a heavy storm but needed none assistance despite there were ships nearby. Her hatches were broken. Tuesday evening was reported from Thorsminde, Jutland about the wreckage. The De Maasbode reported that she was built in 1922, gross tonnage 1,949 tons, net tonnage 875 tons. She left loaded with iron Helsingborg, Sweden on Friday 30 September.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-129-90

Intention to fit out several British Greenland whalers according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 9 April 1750

An item dated London, England 2 April reported the intended fitting out of 12-16 British Greenland whalers. For this purpose were a lot of Nordic sailors and coming Jutland [Denmark-Germany] signed on. 

British battle cruiser HMS Hood visiting British harbours according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 8 dated 28 August 1920

Original postcard Chocolate La Estrella

The New York Public Library Digital Collections

4 inch anti aircraft gun.The New York Public Library Collections

An item reported that the British battle cruiser HMS Hood left Lamlash bound for the Scillies, Penzance and Devonport.(1)

Note

1. Nicknamed Mighty Hood. Pennant 51. Her building at the shipyard of John Brown&Company was ordered on 7 April 1916, laid down on 1 September, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1920 as world largest warship, sunk on 24 May 1941 during her battle with the German battleship Bismarck. The only one of the four projected Admiral class battle cruisers lost by an insufficient design despite the modifications after the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916).

Source

The National Archives CAB 24-111-18

Anonymous German battleship sunk in the Baltic according to the Dutch newspaper De Tijd dated 13 July 1915

SMS Deutschland

An item dated London, England 12 July reported that the officers and the crew of a British submarine were decorated by the Russian tsar with the Cross of St. George for sinking a German battleship in the Baltic. The Germans still not confirmed such a loss. The newspaper Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 5 July published an item dated Petrograd, Russia 4 July reported that a submarine launched on 2 July two torpedoes sinking a German battleship of the Deutschland-class.(1)

Note

1. Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleship consisted of 5 ships, all survived the First World War except for the SMS Pommern which was sunk in the Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916. Preceded by Braunschweig-class and succeeded by Nassau-class.

German battleship SMS Pommern executing trials and gun exercises according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1907 No. 10

Deutschland-class

An item reported that the German battleship Pommern (1) achieved on the measured mile off Neukrug in deep water with 122 rpm and 20.400ihp horsepower a peed of 19,21 miles. During gun exercises in the roads of Kiel, Germany in the first week of September was a 17cm gun (turret) fired in the keel line direction hitting a 28cm gun which was turned in the broadside and destroying a part of the barrel.

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1. Laid down at the AG Vulcan yard at Stettin under contract name ‘P’, on 22 March 1904, launched on 2 December 1905 (intention was 19 November but prevented by too low water level), commissioned on 6 August 1907 and lost with her complete crew in the Battle of Jutland against the British fleet on 1 June 1916 when she was hit one by the British battle cruiser HMS Indomitable and 1 or 2 torpedoes fired by the British destroyer HM Onslaught causing an explosion in one of her 17cm/6.7” gun ammunition magazines. Of the Deutschland-class consisting of the Deutschland, Hannover, Pommern, Schlesien and Schleswig-Holstein. Preceded by the Braunschweig-class and succeeded by the Nassau-class.

German Schichau shipyard ordered building cruisers and torpedo boats for Russia according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1913 No. 3

The Maraviev Amurskyy as the Italian Bari

An item reported that the German Schichau shipyard at Danzig, Germany was ordered to built 2 cruisers (1) and 2 torpedo boats for Russian account, building costs 62/452.000 crones.

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1. The light cruisers Maraviev Amurskyy confiscated by Germany in 1914 and renamed SMS Pillau in 1920 handed over to Italy and renamed Bari and the Admiral Nevelskoy confiscated by Germany in 1914 and renamed SMS Elbing and scuttled in the battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916.