Hello everyone,
Is there a list of German vessels involved in evacuating troops from Riga in December 1918? The last vessel may have departed on January 1, 1919. I see the steamer "Roma" was at Libau on January 2-3 1919. not sure if earlier at Riga as well.
Was there a German ship named "Hindenburg" afloat at this time? I see there was an icebreaker with that name sunk earlier in 1918.
Thanks in advance,
Felix C
German ships involved in evacuation of Riga December 1918
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Re: German ships involved in evacuation of Riga December 1918
Two small HINDENBURGs are listed by Miramar, both built 1914:
1) HINDENBURG: 194grt cargo, built by Union Giesserei, Königsberg
later FREDEN, then DUEN II; 1952 broken up at Stavanger
2) VON HINDENBURG: 249grt trawler, built by Seebeck, Geestemünde/Bremerhaven (Yd 343)
12/1/1935 wrecked near Bergen
LR1934: https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shi ... a0579.pdf
but no idea whether either of these could be relevant.
1) HINDENBURG: 194grt cargo, built by Union Giesserei, Königsberg
later FREDEN, then DUEN II; 1952 broken up at Stavanger
2) VON HINDENBURG: 249grt trawler, built by Seebeck, Geestemünde/Bremerhaven (Yd 343)
12/1/1935 wrecked near Bergen
LR1934: https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shi ... a0579.pdf
but no idea whether either of these could be relevant.
Re: German ships involved in evacuation of Riga December 1918
Thanks I wrote it was probably memory error on the part of the participant and then searched the first entry and see the 12.1914 : delivered from Union-Giesserei AG, Königsberg, Germany (175) as tugboat / icebreaker HINDENBURG to Kaiserliche Marine, Germany.
So that would be the vessel. The eyewitness wrote it was an icebreaker.
Many thanks.
So that would be the vessel. The eyewitness wrote it was an icebreaker.
Many thanks.
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Re: German ships involved in evacuation of Riga December 1918
I had ignored the third HINDENBURG, which was the icebreaker lost earlier in 1918, as assumed that was of no relevance in 12/1918:
3) HINDENBURG: 670grt icebreaker, built 1916 by Stettiner Oderwerke, Stettin-Grabow (Yd 657)
12/1916 completed for Korporation der Kaufmannschaft, Stettin
9/3/1918 mined 60.11N/19.25E, south-west of Eckerö.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_(icebreaker)
3) HINDENBURG: 670grt icebreaker, built 1916 by Stettiner Oderwerke, Stettin-Grabow (Yd 657)
12/1916 completed for Korporation der Kaufmannschaft, Stettin
9/3/1918 mined 60.11N/19.25E, south-west of Eckerö.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_(icebreaker)