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Showing posts with label Montserrat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Montserrat. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

British cruiser HMS Calcutta escorted British HMS battle cruiser Renown in the West Indies according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920

A selection of Ships' Badges of His Majesty's Royal Navies. Gutta Percha&Rubber Limited, 1942

HMS Calcutta

HMS Renown

An item reported that the British cruiser HMS Calcutta (1) was to escort the British HMS battle cruiser Renown (2) during her visiting harbours in the West Indies (3) and then in begin October to be refitted at Bermuda.

Notes

1. Of C-class light cruisers, laid down by Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, England on 18 October 1917, launched on 9 July 1918, commissioned on 28 August1919, converted into an anti-aircraft cruiser in 1939 and sunk in a German air attack off Alexandria, Egypt on 1 June 1941.

1. Of the Renown-class with as sister ship the Repulse. Original laid down as an improved Revenge-class design but when the First World War broke out was her completion delayed and afterwards completed as battle cruisers. Building ordered on 30 December 1914, laid down at Fairfield, Govan, Scotland on 25 January 1915, launched on 4 March 1916, commissioned on 20 September 1915 and sold on 19 March 1948.

3. Trinidad 17-23 September, Grenada 24-25 September, St. Lucia 25-26 September, Dominica [Dominican Republic] 26 September, Montserrat 27-28 September, Antigua 28 September, Bermuda 1-3 October.

Source

The National Archives CAB-24-111-56. Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920.

Monday, 20 December 2021

British battle cruiser HMS Renown visiting Pacific an Caribbean harbours according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920



An item reported that the voyage program of the British battle cruiser HMS Renown was changed and that the new data and harbours were Acapulco [Mexico] 9-10 September, Panama 13 September, Colon [Panama] 14 September, Trinidad 17-23 September, Grenada 24-25 September, St. Lucia 25-26 September, Dominica [Dominican Republic] 26 September, Montserrat 27-28 September, Antigua 28 September, Bermuda 1-3 October and Portsmouth 11 October where she was to be paid off.(1)

Note

1. Of the Renown-class with as sister ship the Repulse. Original laid down as an improved Revenge-class design but when the First World War broke out was her completion delayed and afterwards completed as battle cruisers. Building ordered on 30 December 1914, laid down at Fairfield, Govan, Scotland on 25 January 1915, launched on 4 March 1916, commissioned on 20 September 1915 and sold on 19 March 1948.

Source

The National Archives CAB-24-111-56. Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 10 for the week ending 11 September 1920. 

Monday, 16 February 2015

Montserrat police patrol vessel Shamrock 1990->2013

Or the M 160-class built at the shipyard of Halmatic, Havant, United Kingdom. Commissioned on 16 January 1990. With a light displacement of 17,3 tons and as dimensions 12,20 (between perpendiculars)-15,40 x 3,86 x 1,15 metres. The armament consist of 1-7.62mm machinegun. Her crew numbers 6 men. Speed 27 knots. GRP-constructed. She replaced the patrol vessel Emerald Star which grounded on 6 January 1987.

Monday, 20 February 2012

Dutch merchant ships seized and brought into British ports according to the Dutch magazine Maandelyksche Nederlandsche Mercurius dated August 1759

In a list published at Amsterdam was clearly shown how the Dutch merchant trade shipping suffered from British seizures. Especially ships of Amsterdam were seized and brought in to British ports.(1)

Name of her master, name of the ship, destination, British port brought into
Gerben Annes, Amsterdam, Bayonne, Cork
Pieter Arents, Europa, Bordeaux towards St. Domingo, Montserrat
Cornelis Bakker, de Hoop, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Portsmouth
Hans Jans Bakker, Jacob. Maria Galey, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Cork
Christian Barteld, de Vriendschap, St. Maarten towards Amsterdam, Douvres
Tjerk Beyaart, de Maria Theresia, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Falmouth
Christoff Binkenb., Maria en Elisabeth, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, London
Marten Boolen, de Amsterdamse Galey, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Falmouth
Jan Jansz Boon, de Vrede, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Jamaica
W. Piersz Brouwe, de Princes Carolina, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Liverpool
Cornelis Cooyman, de Maria Agnes, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Cork
Cornelis Cornelisz, de Eendracht, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Jamaica
Nanning Cornelisz, de Juff. Suzanna, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Jamaica
Joannes Eepzee, de Koopman Tromp, Amsterdam, towards St. Domingo, New Providence
Reyndert Ev.Joh., de Resolutie, Bordeaux towards St. Domingo, Bristol
Louis Ferret, de America, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Yarmouth
Jacob Gestloff, de Cath. Maria, Curacao towards Amsterdam, Liverpool
Jan Goran, de Amsterdam, Cork towards St. Eustatius, Antigon
Jacob Haak, de Vryheid, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Jamaica
Nicolaas Hilkes, de Fernando, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, New York
Claas Hoek, de St. Jacob, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Liverpool
Hendrik van Holm, de Adriaan, Amsterdam towards St. Domingo, Jamaica
Christiaan Hoofd, de Juliana, Amsterdam towards St. Domingo, Jamaica
Elias van Houten, de Vrouwe Clara Magdalena, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, New York
Michiel Jacobsz, de Elizabeth, St. Maarten towards Amsterdam, Hastinck
Jacob Ketel, de Hoop, Amsterdam towards St. Domingo, Jamaica
Jacob Leest, de Neptunus, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Jamaica
Jan Lindeboom, de Maria Johanna, St. Dom. towards Amsterdam, New York
Evert Lourens, de Eendracht, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Liverpool
Cornelis Luitjes, de Vrouwe Christina, Bordeaux towards St. Eustatius, Bristol
Cornelis Mallaga, de Maria Elisabeth. Amsterdam towards St. Domingo, Jamaica
Roelof Malmstr., de Herstelder, St. Maarten towards Amsterdam, Portsmouth
Jan Paauw, de Vigilantie, Amsterdam towards St. Domingo, New York
Pieter Paauw, de Vigilantie, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Deal
Marten Pante, de Vogel Phenix, Amsterdam towards Martinique, Montserrat
Hans Janssen Peer, de stad Rotterdam, St. Maarten towards St. Eustatius and Amsterdam, St. Christoffel
Cornelis Punt, de Spaansche Galey, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, New York
Roelof Robyn, de St. Maria, Amsterdam towards St. Domingo, New York
Pieter Rondeboom, de Princes Carolina, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Jamaica
Jurgen Riebke, de Princes Carolina, Guadeloupe towards St. Eustatius, New Providence
Gotlieb Sielkens, de Geertryda, Amsterdam towards St. Domingo, Jamaica
Albert Smit, de Elft, Cork towards St. Eustatius, Antigua
Jan Smit, de Vrouwe Cornelia, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Rey
Jan Smit, de Vrouwe Cornelia, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, New Providence
Jochem Steekling, de Nova Aratrum, St. Eustatius towards Amsterdam, Portsmouth
Nicolaas Stouby, de Leeuw, St. Maarten towards Amsterdam, Plymouth
Booy Thysen, de Kr. Pr. Loui v. G.B., Bordeaux towards St. Eustatius, Montserrat
Jacob Visser, de Curacaose Visser, Curacao towards Amsterdam, Darmouth
Henning Vos, de Pr. Gouvernante, Curacao towards Amsterdam. Downs
Pieter Winkes, de Vr. Anna, Amsterdam towards St. Domingo, New York
Frederik de Wit, de Amstel, St. Domingo towards Amsterdam, Portsmouth

The list mentioned that beside these seized ships such a large number of other ships were plundered by the British that there was not enough space on the list to publish more facts. Total estimates damage was 13.000.000 Dutch guilders. Since the list was published were some ships released.

Note
1. At that moment was the Seven Year’s War (1756-1763) going on with France and the United Kingdom each belonging to another camp and the Dutch Republic being neutral.