Category Archives: Navy Ship

No.238 Sphinx launched in 1914

Posted on May 12, 2023 by donships

11,375grt for Messageries Maritimes from Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, St Nazaire Subiaco 1940 Italian capture Bombed Genoa 1942 (Kludas). May 1943 : transferred to Germans. Sent to Genoa and became Italian ship Subiaco. Bombed in night 4 – … Continue reading →

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No.239 Massilia launched in 1914

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15,147grt for Cie Sudatlantique from Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer Sunk Marseille 1944, scrapped at La Seyne Massilia was the Roman city on the site of what is now Marseille

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No.222 Orduña launched in 1913

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15,507grt for Pacific Steam Nav Co and built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Dalmuir 1951 My photos and Stephen Carey’s – My parents waving off Orduna, Singapore Model photo from Stephen Tindle

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No.229 Admiral von Tirpitz launched in 1913

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21,498grt for Hamburg-America Line by Vulcan, Stettin Tirpitz 1914 Hamburg-America Line Empress of China 1921 Canadian Pacific Empress of Australia 1922 Canadian Pacific Scrapped in Inverkeithing 1952 Empress of China 20 Jan 1943 HMS Sturgeon entering Mers-el-kebir harbour, passing Empress … Continue reading →

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No.1155 Kambuna launched in 1983

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13,944GT Indonesian Government (PELNI) by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg IMO: 8209688 Tanjung Nusanive 2010 Indonesian Navy Sunk in the Thousand Islands, Jakarta to be utilized as an underwater tourism spot, decommissioned on 24 Jan 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRI_Tanjung_Nusanive_(973) Pic: Fadhil Nugroho

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No.220 Llanstephan Castle launched in 1913

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11,293grt Union-Castle Line from Fairfield, Glasgow Scrapped in Dalmuir 1952 Another ship to serve in both World Wars

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No.219 Alcantara launched 1913

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15,831grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Sunk Skagerrak 1916 Image attribution: Alchetron An artist’s impression of HMS Alcantara and SMS Greif engagement

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No.217 Cap Trafalgar launched in 1913

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18,805grt for Hamburg-South America Line from Vulcan, Stettin Sunk off Trinidad 1914 Cap Trafalgar after the aft funnel was removed – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Cap_Trafalgar

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No.216 Alaunia launched in 1913

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13,405grt for Cunard Line from Scott´s, Greenock Mined English Channel 1916

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No.213 Calgarian launched in 1913

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17,521get for Allan Line from Fairfield, Glasgow Torpedoed by U19 off Rathlin 1918 HMS Calgarian

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