Merchant ships and warships lying at Gibraltar according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 23 August 1917

Pelorus-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item reported that on 20 August at Gibraltar were lying the British cruiser HMS Pelorus (1), 3 auxiliary cruiser yachts, 1 Italian auxiliary cruiser, 1 Italian passenger steamship and 9 cargo steamships.

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1. Laid down at the Sheerness dockyard in 1896, commissioned on 15 December 1896 and sold to be broken up in 1920. Building costs 154.315 pond sterling. Of the Pelorus-3rd class cruisers, designed by chief constructor of the British Royal Navy Sir William White (2 February 1845 Plymouth, England-27 February 1913 London, England), consisting of the Pactolus, Pandora, Pegasus, Pelorus, Perseus, Pioneer, Pomone, Prometheus, Proserpine, Psyche and Pyramus, preceded by the Arrogant-class and succeeded by the Highflyer-class.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

Ships arrived at Gibraltar coming from the east according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 23 August 1917

An item reported between 18-20 August the arrival at Gibraltar coming from the east 1 French passenger steamship, 2 British steamships, 1 Japanese steamships and 1 British torpedo boat.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

German submarine SM UC 53 sunk Italian steamship Izabran according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 18 August 1917

German submarines UC 16-79©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item reported that the German submarine SM UC 53 commanding officer Kapitänleutnant Albrech had torpedoed and sunk on 10 August the armed Italian steamship Izabran of 3,892 tons loaded with 6,000 ton wheat underway from Australia towards Naples, Italy, on behalf of the Italian government, off Cap Palinuro.(1)

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1. Ordered on 12 January 1916, launched by Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany with yard number 269 on 27 February 1917, commissioned on 5 April 1917 and scuttled at Pola [nowadays Pula, Croatia] on 28 October 1918.

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British merchant ship Lechmere chartered for the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Lechmere.

Source

The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882. 

British screw steam transport Sovereign in the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 68, present position Constantinople, remarks defective, requires extensive repairs. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.

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Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II. 

British steam transport Emperor in the Crimean War on 8 December 1854

According to a list of the return of the disposition in the Black Sea on 8 December 1854 drawn up by Captain and Principal Agent of Transports P. Christie, “Harbinger”, Balaklava, Crimea: number transport 67, present position Eupatoria, remarks conveying live stock from Eupatoria to Balaklava. The Crimean War found place between 16 October 1853-30 March 1856 between Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom and Sardinia at one side and Russia and Greece on the other side. The British Government chartered a large number of merchant ships for transporting troops and stores.

Source

Reports from Committees: eight volumes. 3-Part II. Army before Sebastopol. Session 12 December 1854-14 August 1855. Vol. IX-Part II. 

British merchant ship Duke of Argyll chartered for the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Duke of Argyll.

Source

The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.

Norwegian steamship Hallbjorg sunk by German submarine according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 9 August 1917

An item referred to a Spanish newspaper reporting that a German submarine sunk 25 nautical miles of Huelva the Norwegian steamship Hallbjorg (2,586 tons).

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

Ships arrived at Gibraltar on 1 August coming from the east according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 6 August 1917

An item reported the arrival at Gibraltar on 1 August of 1 Norwegian steamship, 1 Spanish steamship, 1 Italian passenger steamship, 4 armed steamships, 1 armed French steamships, 2 armed British steam transports, 1 armed British passenger steamship and 2 British steamships coming from the east

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

British steamship sunk off Ajaccio, France according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 7 August 1917

An item referred to newspaper tidings dated 5 August reporting that a larger full loaded British steamship was sunk off Ajaccio, Corsica, France.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

Ships arrived at Gibraltar on 2 August coming from the east according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 6 August 191

An item reported the arrival at Gibraltar on 2 August of 1 armed British steamship coming from the east

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

British merchant ship Rewa chartered for the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Rewa.

Source

The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882. 

British merchant ship Verona chartered for the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Verona.

Source

The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.

Merchant ship Maria chartered by France for the expedition to China in 1860

In 1856 broke the Second Opium War out as a result of western powers trying to force the Chinese Qing dynasty to open the frontiers for foreign trade and to obtain more influence. A treaty signed in 1858 was to end the war and give the western powers more or less what they wanted. A combined British-America-French effort to pass the Taku forts and go on to Pei-ho (nowadays Hai River) failed and France and the United Kingdom decided to sent out a combined expedition with the first French ships leaving France on 5 December 1859. A joint ultimatum of both countries dated 8 March 1860 was refused on 8 April 1860 followed by fighting. To transport their troops and stores France and especially England hired several merchant ships. Not found back in Lloyds Register 1860.

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Léopold Pallu de La Barrière. Expédition de Chine en 1860. Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1863, p. 15. 

British transports used in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882 carried their own unique registration number on the hull

All steamships employed by the British government as transports carried the Naval Reserve flag with a yellow anchor in the fly. They were numbered consecutively with their numbers painted on each bow and quarter. Steamships prepared in India for the Egyptian campaign had red figures on a white ground, the ones at England black figures on a white ground.

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Wadhams, U.S.N. lieutenant Albion V. "Transports. Egyptian campaign", Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, volume VIII No. 4, p. 615. Annapolis, 1882. 

Ships arrived at Gibraltar on 31 July coming from the west according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 6 August 1917

An item reported the arrival at Gibraltar on 31 July of 1 with 2 guns armed British steamship and 1 with 2 guns armed French steamship coming from the west

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

British merchant ship British Prince chartered for the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the British Prince.

Source

The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882. 

British merchant ship Atlantic chartered for the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882

Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Atlantic.

Source

The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882. 

Shipping traffic heading to the west of Gibraltar according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 21 August 1917

An item reported that at between 14-18 August the shipping traffic from Gibraltar to the west consisted 10 British steamships, 4 Norwegian steamships, 1 British steam transport, 2 Italian passenger ships, 3 armed steamships, 1 Portuguese steamship, 1 Brazilian steamship.

As part of a convoy: 1 British guard ship, 6 British steamships, 1 Greek steamship, 1 Norwegian steamship.

As part of a convoy: Russian torpedo boat Iskussny with 8 steamships.

-1 French steamship, 1 Italian steamship, 1 Italian sailing vessel.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

Shipping traffic heading to the east of Gibraltar according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 21 August 1917

An item reported that between 14-18 August the shipping traffic from Gibraltar to the east consisted of 9 British steamships, 1 Portuguese steamship and 1 Danish steamship.

As part of a convoy: 1 British steamship, 1 Italian steamship, 1 tanker.

As part of a convoy: 2 British steamships, 1 Danish steamship.

As part of a convoy: 2 French passenger ships, 1 Greek steam ship, 1 Norwegian steamship.

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Bundesarchiv RM-40-622