Italian built Persian warships underway towards Persia in September-October 1932

Persian gunboat/sloop Babr 1930. Postcard Chocolate La Estrella

British heavy cruiser HMS Hawkins©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

The Political Agency&H.B.M.’s Consulate, Muscat [captain R.G. Alban] wrote on 26 September 1932 to the Council of Regency, Muscat State that the Persian warships were underway from Europe to the Persian Gulf and would visit Muscat between ‘now’ and Muscat. In case of bad weather they would put in at Murbat or Masirah island.

The Persian minister for Foreign Affairs informed on 31 August 1932 the British Legation that the Persian warships would leave Naples, Italy on 15 September 1932 bound for Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and planned to visit underway Corfu, Corinth, Aden, Mabella, Merbate, Nasura and Muscat. By bad weather the could seek shelter at Maballa, Merbate and Masira.

The British Resident at Bushire informed the British Political at Muscat in a telegram dated 5 October 1938 that the commanding officers were lieutenant commanders, the remainder lieutenants all serving in the Italian navy. On 13 October he sent by telegram the names of the Italian officers. Senior officer was major Bayendor, commanding officers lieutenant commanders Giorgio and Patalano and lieutenants Campagnoli, Roccano and Casciole Duscaglia. The British Shoreham-class sloop HMS Fowey would meet them at Muscat.

The British minister at Teheran informed the political resident at Bushire on 7 October that according to the contract the Italian officers were to deliver the ships to the Persian government and stayed in Persia one month afterwards. He spoke about around 20 officers and 30 petty officers. If the Persian government wanted to engage officers or petty officers for a longer service than just for technical capacities and to be dressed in Persian uniforms.

When the British cruiser HMS Hawkins visited Abadan in December 1932-January 1933 there were just three Italian officers left in the Persian Navy. Lieutenants Bucconi and Campagnoli were instituting the Persian Naval Training Establishment for ratings at Mohammerah. Major Dezan of the Italian Naval Corps of Constructors was establishing the naval base at Mohammerah. All were dressed in plain clothes in respect for the Persian wish ‘that they should appear to be running their own navy, and are unlikely to serve afloat.”

Source

Quatar Digital Library. File 9/21. British consulate Muscat. 

British transport Arabia chartered at Bombay, British India for the British expedition to Ethiopia in 1868

The expedition carried out by the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire or Abyssinia found place between 4 December 1867-13 May 1868. Purpose was to rescue imprisoned missionaries and government representatives and to punish the Ethiopian Empire. For that purpose was a large military force sent transported with a large number of merchant ships chartered in England and at Bombay.

Number transport B.3. Register tonnage 807 tons. Tonnage engine room 227 tons. Gross tonnage 336 tons. Horsepower 146 hp. Screw. Alled speed 8 knots. Coal. Number of day’s coal that can be stowed in bunkers: 7. Alleged consumption per diem tons: 20. Built of iron. Rates per ton per month if discharged at home 2:8:0. Number of months for which engaged 6. Day of entrance into pay 18-9-1867. Extra payment, if any, made on discharge none. Accommodation for officers 10. Accommodation non-commissioned officers and men 168 Europeans or 195 natives. Horses. Horses in addition to the troups 16. Remarks 13-5-1868 in Annesley Bay, arrived on 8-3-1868 from Aden, Yemen with on board 31 camp followers and 147 mules. Discharged at Bombay on 18 August 1868.

Sources

Trevenen, major J. and captain Henry M. Hozier. Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the secretary of state for war, vol. I, 1870.

Lloyd’s Register 1868. 

Russian squadron not bunkering coal off the Moesja Islands acccording to the Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 8 December 1904

An item referred to a telegram of Reuter from Perim, Yemen reporting the arrival of the yacht Catarina from the French island Réunion. Her crew denied that the Russian squadron loaded coal off the Moesja Islands. The ships loaded coal from their own colliers.(1)

Note

1. Russo-Japanese War 8 February 1904-5 September 1905

Russian squadron commanded by admiral Fölkersahm bunkering coal acccording to the Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 6 December 1904

An item referred to a telegram of Reuter from Perim [Yemen] reporting that the Russian squadron commanded by admiral Folkersahm (1) was loading coal out of colliers while positioned off the Moesja Eilanden between Obok and Djiboeti [French Somaliand].(2)

Notes

1. Dmitry Gustavovich von Fölkersahm (29 April 1846 Rutzau, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire/Rucava, Latvia-24 May 1905 off Tsushima), served in the navy between 1867-1905 ending in the rank of rear-admiral commanding the 2nd Pacific Squadron.His flagship was the battleship Oslyabya (Peresvet-class laid down on 21 November 1895, sunk in the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905).

2. Russo-Japanese War 8 February 1904-5 September 1905

British battle cruiser HMS Renown visiting the Middle and Far East according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 19 for the week ending 20 August 1921

1944 appearance

1944 appearance

An item reported that British battle cruiser HMS Renown (1) with the Prince of Wales embarked would leave Portsmouth on 26 October, visiting Gibraltar on 29 October, Malta 1-3 November, Port Said, Egypt 5-6 November, Suez, Egypt 7-8 November, Aden, Yemen 12 November and Bombay, India 17 November. After finishing his tour the Prince of Wales would return to the Renown leaving Karachi around 17 March 1922 towards Japan visiting Ceylon, Singapore and possible Penang and Hong Kong.

Note

1. Part of Renown-class battle cruisers preceded by HMS Tiger succeeded by Courageous-class, building ordered on 30 December 1914, laid down by Fairfield, Govan, Scotland on 25 January 1915, launched on 4 March 1916, commissioned on 20 September 1916, stricken in 1948 and sold to be broken up on 19 March 1948.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-127-57

British light cruiser HMS Comus bound for Aden, Yemen according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 19 for the week ending 27 August 1921

HMS Comus

An item reported that the British light cruiser HMS Comus bound for Aden planned to arrive on 7 November and wait there for the British battle cruiser HMS Renown and escort the H.R.C. Prince of Wales to Bombay, India.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-127-74

Notes

1. Part of the C-class light cruisers sub-class Caroline consisting of the Caroline, Carysfort, Cleopatra, Comus, Conquest and Cordelia, preceded by the Arethusa-class and succeeded by the Danae-class.

Laid down by Swan Hunter, Wallsend-on-Tyne, England on 13 November 1913, launched on 16 December 1914, completed in May 1915, commissioned on 15 May 1915, decommissioned on December 1924, decommissioned in September 1925, decommissioned in December 1933 and sold to Thos W. Ward, Barrow-in-Furness, England be broken up on 28 July 1934.

2. Part of Renown-class battle cruisers preceded by HMS Tiger succeeded by Courageous-class, building ordered on 30 December 1914, laid down by Fairfield, Govan, Scotland on 25 January 1915, launched on 4 March 1916, commissioned on 20 September 1916, stricken in 1948 and sold to be broken up on 19 March 1948.

British sloop HMS Espiegle bound for Yemen according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 32 for the week ending13 August 1921

An item reported that the British sloop HMS Espiegle would continue her voyage to the Seychelles and the East African coast in the end of August arriving early November at Aden, Yemen.(1)

Note

1. Part of Cadmus-class screw steam sloops preceded by Condor-class succeeded by Flower-class, laid down at Sheerness Dockyard/Wallsend Slipway Co. in 1900, launched on 8 December 1900, completed in 1901 and sold at Bombay, India on 17 September 1923.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-127-36

British light cruiser HMS Durban bound for Hong Kong according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 44 dated 12 November 1921

D or Danae-class light cruisers

An item reported that British light cruiser HMS Durban (1) would leave Devonport on 16 November, visit Gibraltar between 20-21 November, Malta 24-27 November. Port Said, Egypt 30 November-2 December, Aden, Yemen 7-10 December, Colombo, Ceylon 18-22 December, Singapore 28-31 December and Hong Kong Kong 5 January 1922. Was to replace HMS Colombo (2) at Colombo.

Notes

1.Part of Danae-class light cruisers, building ordered in September 1917, laid down by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock in January 1917, launched on 29 May 1919, completed by Devonport Dockyard, commissioned on 1 November 1921 and sunk as a breakwater off Ouistreham, Seine Bay, France on 9 June 1944.

2. Part of C-class Carlisle sub-class light cruisers, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeed by Danae-class, laid down by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company on 8 December 1917, launched on 18 December 1918, commissioned on 18 June 1919, converted into an anti-aircraft cruiser between June 1942-March 1943 and sold to be broken up on 22 January 1948.

Source

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

British sloop HMS Clematis was to transport Egyptian revolutionary Zagloul Pasha to the Seychelles according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 8 dated 25 February 1922

An item reported that while the ss Neuralia was delayed the British HMS sloop Clematis (1) was sent to Aden to embark there Zagloul Pasha (2) and bring him to Seychelles. While his stay at Aden was lengthened rumours suggested that he was allowed to return to Egypt.

Notes

1. Part of the Azalea-class sloops, preceded by Acacia-class, succeeded by Arabis-class, launched by Barclay Curle&Company, Whiteinch, Scotland on 10 September 1915 and sold to be broken up on 1 February 1923.

2. Saad Zaghloul (July 1859-23 August1927, an Egyptian revolutionary, statesmen and prime minster between 26 January-24 November 1924. Due to his worse health brought from the Seychelles to Gibraltar and released in 1923.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-133-91

Italian armed yacht Misurata replaced gunboat Alula according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 20 for the week ending 20 November 1920

An item reported that the Italian armed yacht Misurata (1) arrived at Aden where she was to replace the gunboat Alula (2) which needed repairs.

Notes

1. In service June 1894-1924, armed with 2-47mm guns, crew numbered maximum 38 men and a displacement of >700-880< tons.

2. Ex-G23 Built as The Japanese Sekijyo Maru in 1912, acquired by Italy in 1917, displacement 308 tons, dimensions 131½ x 21 x 9 3/4 feet, horsepower 500hp, speed 13 knots, crew numbered 27 men, armed with1-3” anti aicraft gun. In 1940 still in service.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-115-34

Italian screw steam corvette Amerigo Vespucci visited the Dutch East Indies in 1899

The Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1898-1899 reported that the Italian cruiser 3rd class Amerigo Vespucci visited Batavia, Dutch East Indies between 18-22 June 1899. The Dutch newspaper De locomotief dated 22 June reported her arrival at Tandjong Priok on Sunday morning to bunker coal. The training ship commander by captain Zez[i] was underway from Hong Kong to Europe and intended to stay for 4 days before leaving fro Aden. The Soerabijasch handelsblad dated 23 June reported a third of her crew of more as 100 visited Batavia on 22 June returning with the last evening train. She was called a sailing ship with auxiliary steam power.

Note

1. Screw steam barque rigged corvette designed by Carlo Vigna , laid down at the navy yard at Venice on 9 December 1879, launched on 31 July 1882, completed on 1 September 1884, training ship since 1893 and stricken on 22 January 1928.

British battleship HMS Malaya bound for the Far East according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 8 dated 28 August 1920

Queen Elizabeth-class

An item reported that while the visit by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales [the later king Edward VIII] to India was postponed the British battleship HMS Malaya (1) was ordered to escort the H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught [Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn] to India before going to the Federated Malay States. She would depart Portsmouth, England on 23 November bound for Marseilles, France to pick up the duke, to leave from there on 2 December, arriving at Port Said, Egypt on 7 December, at Aden, Yemen on 15 December and finally at Bombay, India on 20 December. From there she was to leave on 22 December, visit the Malay States, entering Singapore around 31 December, leaving around 1 February bound for Madras, India to pick up the duke and continued her homeward bound voyage. The provisional program described in W.I.S. No. 7 was cancelled.(1)

Note

1. The 01. Part of the Queen Elizabeth-class, preceded by Iron Duke-class, succeeded by Revenge-class, ordered in 1913, laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, South Tyneside, England on 20 October 1913, launched on 18 March 1915, commissioned on 1 February 1916, decommissioned in 1 December 1944, stricken on 12 April 1948 and sold to be broken up on 20 February 1948.

Source

The National Archives CAB 24-111-18

British screw steam gunboat HMS Lizard visited the Dutch East Indies in 1899

The Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1898-1899  reported that the British cruiser 3rd class HMS Lizard visited Batavia, Dutch East Indies between 27 September-5 October 1899. The Dutch newspaper Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 28 September 1899 reported the arrival of the British warship Lizard coming from Plymouth via Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Aden and Colombo. Commanding officer John C. Watson. Armament of 6 guns and a crew numbering 82 men (including 6 officers). The newspaper De locomotief dated Monday 2 October 1899 reported her arrival on Friday morning at Tandjong Priok.

Note

1. Of the Bramble-class screw steam gunboats, preceded by Albacore-class, succeeded by Pygmy-class, launched by Harland&Wolff, Belfast, Ireland on 27 November 1885, laid up in 1904 at Sydney, Australia and there to be broken up in February 1905. 

British cruiser HMS Porpoise visited the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper De locomotief dated 15 February 1898

An item dated Batavia, Dutch East Indies 11^th reported the departure of the British cruiser Porpoise captain Sturdee towards Sydney, Australia. (1) The Soerabaijsch handelsblad dated 16 February claimed that she was destined to the Thursday Islands [Thursay Island is part of the Torres Strait Island, Australia] under lieutenant 1^st class F..C.D. Sturdee. The Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 9 February reported her arrival while on a voyage from Portsmouth via Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Aden and Colombo. She was bound for Thursday Island as reinforcement of the Australian squadron.

Note

Part of Archer-class torpedo cruisers or cruisers 3rd class, preceded by Scout-class, succeeded by Marathon-classs. Laid down by J.&G. Thomson, Glasgow, Scotland on 2 March 1885, launched on 7 May 1886, completed on 15 Feburary 1888 and sold at Bombay, India british ion 10 February 1905.

British submarines B6-B11 sent to Gibraltar and Malta according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1911 No. 10

 An item reported the recently departure of six British submarines namely the B6-B11. Three were sent to Gibraltar, the other 3 towards Malta. This was an older type than then 3 C-type begin 1911 sent to China. Totally were 36 submarines to in series of 6 be divided over the stations Hong Kong Singapore, Colombo, Aden, Malta and Gibraltar.

British troop transport Euphrates harassed by cholera according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Wednesday 27 October 1886

An item reported that on board of the British transport Euphrates which passed last Saturday Perim cholera broke out in the meantime causing the death of four men.

Dutch East Indiaman serving at Mocca according to the Generale Missive dated 31 March 1734

On board the Proostwijk was a small revolt because the crew wanted the boatswain to be replaced. This ship had ballast existing of 150 last salt.

Source
J. van Goor, Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1729-1737. The Hague, 1988, Generale Missive from Dirk van Cloon, p. 567-587.

The Dutch coastal defence ship Hr. Ms. Koningin-Regentes homeward bound in 1919

Departed on 7 June 1919 from Batavia, Dutch East Indies via Colombo (Sri Lanka), Aden (Yemen), Port-Said (Egypt) and Algiers (Algeria) back to the Netherlands where she on 28th July arrived in the Nieuwediep. Commanding officer was captain C. Fock.(2)

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1917-1918

Notes
1. Laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1898, launched on 24 April 1900, commissioned on 3 January 1902, decommissioned in 1920 and sold at Nieuwediep, Netherlands on 18 October 1922. Armament consisted of 2z1-24cm guns, 4x1-15cm guns, 8x1-7,5cm guns, 4x1-1pd guns and 3-45cm torpedo tubes.
2. Cornelis Fock (30 August 1871 The Hague, Netherlands-1 July 1959 The Hague, Netherlands), dismissed in the rank of vice admiral on 10 February 1927.

Dutch tin dredger Doejoeng passed Yemen underway to the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 21 September 1937

In item reported the passing of Aden, Yemen by the Dutch tin dredger Doejoeng a day earlier underway to the Dutch East Indies.

Dutch East Indiaman serving off Mocca according to the Generale Missive dated 16 December 1735

With the Prooswijk was a cargo including  spices, sugar and iron with a value of ƒ 52.521 send towards Mocca. Here she was to load 200.000 lb pepper and make at least 100% profit.

Source
J. van Goor, Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1729-1737. The Hague, 1988, Generale Missive from Abraham Patras, p. 62-69.