Hear, hear.
Let's raise a glass to Siri and Konrad.

From the name "EMS 2" perhaps a prize or seized from Germany (or the Danube)?
But not found anything definite.
Do you know what kind of vessel was "F A 2"?

Nothing found yet, Aris, but maybe built at Hansweert (on the Scheldt/Schelde)

How small is "small" HMS CHAKLA: 3000grt passenger-cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Co, built 1914, and under Admiralty requisition as an Auxiliary Anti-aircraft Ship, equipped with high-angle armement: 1 x 4in, 1 x 3in, 1 x 12pdr, 6 x 2pdr. She was sunk at Tobruk 29/4/1941 (bo...

Ah, yes - I should read things more carefully!

Thanks DD. To be honest, I would not surprised at non-mention of an old hulk that had been used as a floating school for some 25 years, unless there had been significant loss of life. But local press or social/municipal history would be more likely to mention it, I think.

Registered Piraeus and then deleted five days later, it seems.
So perhaps sold foreign?

Digging a bit for the origins of this schooner https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/verluste_griechenland/ausgabe.php?where_value=572 This looks to be the one: schooner J. MILLER 390grt 357nrt built 1918 Osmond O'Brien, Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada (last ship from this yard) 13/12/1918 fir...

Seems likely Aris. Compañía de Navegación Vizcaya SA had lost ALBIA in September 1929, but were still operating ABANDO. An early 1930s LR List of Owners will show whether ABANDO and RIPA listed together (sorry- none accessible to me at present). RIPA, with that owner, is listed in the online index t...

Thanks Aris for noting the possible connection with that dreadful air raid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_raid_on_Bari

I wonder whether there are Italian sources that cover that from the civilian population point of view?

In case it helps, this photo of TORGHATTEN at Brønnøysund is said to be Spring/1944: https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkivinordland/7555224486/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D-S_%22Torghatten%22_ved_kai_(7555224486).jpg And the usually well-researched Sjøhistorie.no has the purchase and rena...

No answer yet, Andreas, but

• what is source for casualty?

• cleared from where for CZ?

Thank you Maurice. The location now clear: https://mapcarta.com/18819836 As I have to rely on Mr Google for my German understanding, is this roughly correct? Remarks - On 1.8. (Page 2) In the section for 1/2.8 there is no reference to the sinking of the tug "Poincare", which, after being r...

The River Seine tug PRÉSIDENT POINCARÉ was built in 1931 by Boel at Temse/Tamise for Les Bleus - Société de Remorquage les Batelleries Réunis (A Piéplu et Compagnie). displ.23.2t, L23.20m, B5.13m, Dr2.10m, 575bhp Deutz diesel At some point she was seized by German authorities and allocated to KM Kan...

PROVIDENTIA - trawler 139grt, 91.9 x 21.4 x 11.5ft, 56nhp Deutz built 1936 Béliard Crichton & Co, Ostend H Vieren, Ostend (BEL flag, reg Ostend, c/s ORGA) FORTUNATO PIO ex-FIMMO - auxiliary 3-masted schooner 472grt, 169.1 x 26.9 x 12.1ft, 96nhp Bolinders built 1917 F Lemm, Boitzenburg Umberto To...