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- Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:06 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Adige/Maria/Carlo/LaMora/DaniloB.
- Replies: 3
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Re: Adige/Maria/Carlo/LaMora/DaniloB.
MARIA, a cargo steamer of 440 or 548 grt, built in 1903 (launch 26.3.1903 compl. 4.1903) as CAMERONIAN by the Blyth SB & DD Co. at Cowpen Quay for F.B. Cameron of London, in 1908 ALGOL for R.H. Penney & Sons of Shoreham, in 1923 MARIA for Gennaro Malinconico & Co. of Torre del Greco, fro...
- Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:57 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: ship Franz Alchring
- Replies: 1
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Re: ship Franz Alchring
Could it be FRANZ OHLROGGE ? Completed 6.1917 by E. J. Smit at Hoogezand as the Dutch cargo ship SOESTERBERG of 481 grt, in 1917 Norwegian KRISTOFA then in 1920 JO, in 1928 ORION for the Atlantic-Rhederei GmbH of Hamburg, in 1938 FRANZ OHLROGGE for Karl Gross of Bremen/Brake, in 1939 lengthened, 647...
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:54 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Admiral Stark Evacuation convoy from Vladivostok
- Replies: 7
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Re: Admiral Stark Evacuation convoy from Vladivostok
REZVYY was the name of an old torpedo-boat of the Baltic Fleet, ex VORON, 220 or 240 tons, built 1898-1901 at St. Petersburg, into Finnish hands 1918 as S-4, in 1922 again REZVYY, broken up 1925. ZAISHCTNIK (?!) was the name of a Baltic Fleet minesweeper, 190 tons, built 1915-17, also into Finnish h...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:34 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Requisitioned Trawler Vascama
- Replies: 3
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Re: Requisitioned Trawler Vascama
On October 8, 1943, British forces landed in the Azores, including the Horta (Faial island) roadstead to be used as a naval base Four RN trawlers were lent to the Portuguese Navy just then, to reinforce their patrol forces of the archipelago. U-boat.net says the loan was for "territorial waters...
- Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:05 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: motorship ELISSAVET
- Replies: 3
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Re: motorship ELISSAVET
Byron Tesapsides' "Die Kriegsmarine in der Aegaeis im II. WK 1941-1944", page 135, has an ELISSAVET (no tonnage given) in Hafenamt Piraeus' list as no. 227, 10.43 at Saloniki, 4.44 with the 4.TransportFlottille, 1.4.44 Unternehmen "Loewe", resupplying of Leros.
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Italian ships in Souda, September 1943
- Replies: 4
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Re: Italian ships in Souda, September 1943
According to Groener vol. 2, 1999, MS 42 and MS 43 were taken in Piraeus, MS 44 and 46 in Chamia (sic for La Canea, I suppose).
- Sat Nov 30, 2019 4:02 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: Op Husky (Invasion of Sicily)
- Replies: 8
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Re: Op Husky (Invasion of Sicily)
I see on Arnold Hague's convoy database that convoy KMS 17 of 68 merchant ships, from Gibraltar 30 June 1943 to Sfax 6 July 1943, included Norwegian SS BRAZIL, 8,130 grt/1935, route Oran to Philippeville, and US SS GULF PRINCE, 6,561 grt/1921, route Algiers to Philippeville. May be one of them.
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:41 pm
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: PESCARA???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16561
Re: PESCARA???
A cargo ship built by Wood, Skinner & Co. at Bill Quay, Newcastle, launched 23.12.1897 and delivered 13. 2.1898 as PARIS to the London & Paris SS Co. Ltd. of Swansea, 1,052 grt, same year UCAYALI for the Red Cross Iquitos SS Co. Ltd., Liverpool, 1905 to the Iquitos SS Co, Ltd., Liverpool, 19...
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:35 am
- Forum: Ship Forum
- Topic: TANKER ARSIA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25367
Re: TANKER ARSIA
Dear Platon, full details in my answer at http://www.aidmen.it/topic/1413-mercantile-arsia-1942/