Merchant Navy. 19. AUGUST. 1. 91. 4Saturday. August. France. mobilised. Germany also ordered mobilisation and. Russia. Steps to. Maritime War - Mobilisation of the Royal Navy. Sunday 2. August. Clearance, Discount mens ties for individuals and corporations worldwide. Men's ties at discount prices. Shop at The Silk Tie Factory, the 'King of Ties'. Designer ties at discount.Scarsdale Village, Scarsdale Schools. Scarsdale Stores, Gourmet. Scarsdale shops, malls. Children & teen clothing. New World Merchant Partners is a boutique transactional, advisory, and merchant banking firm. New World features a team of seasoned finance, investment banking, law, marketing, technology, medical, life science, and operations. Germany. invaded Luxembourg early on the 2nd and sent a. Belgium demanding free passage of troops. Belgium territory for the attack on. France. Monday 3. August. German. Waters. SAN. WILFRIDO, tanker, 6,4. Eagle Oil. Transportation Co, London, sailing Hamburg for New. Orleans in ballast. In River Elbe about eight. Brunsbuttel, orders received that she.
Cuxhaven. No pilot was. Cuxhaven, so she followed the usual. The men in charge of the harbour tugs. Three explosions occurred, she settled. German. tug took off crew, shortly afterwards San Wilfrido. Wreck. removed September 1. L/Mn/ms)BRITAIN. AT WARTuesday 4. August. Britain. protested against German violation of Belgian. Belgium invaded early on 4th, Germany. Belgium. British mobilisation. Britain at war with Germany from. U- boat. Warfare - Warships to be attacked without. International Law and prize rules. This policy. continued in principle until February 1. British. Merchant Vessels Lost to Enemy Action in August. British. fishing vessels totalling 4,4. H)German. Warships at Sea(those engaged in mercantile warfare in bold)Atlantic. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Germany for. Atlantic operations, sank 3 ships of 1. Mediterranean. - battlecruiser Goeben 2. Breslau 5,5. 87t already there, later reached. Turkish waters. Caribbean. Dresden 4,2. 68t, 1. Adm von Spees East Asiatic Cruiser. Squadron in the Pacific, sank a total of 4. British/allied ships of 1. Battle of Falklands; light cruiser. Karlsuhe 6,1. 91t, 1. British. & Allied ships of 7. Atlantic, lost by internal explosion. East. African Waters - light cruiser Koenigsberg. Pegasus Shortly. detached to Indian Ocean - light cruiser Emden. East. Asiatic Cruiser Squadron in Pacific, detached on. Adm von Spee for commerce raiding in the. Indian Ocean, sank 1. Russian cruiser and a French destroyer Pacific. Scharnhorst & Gneisenau. East Asiatic Cruiser Squadron. Adm von Spee; light cruiser Leipzig. East Asiatic Cruiser. Squadron, off American coast at outbreak of war. British/allied ships of. Nurnberg 3,8. 14t. East Asiatic Cruiser. Squadron, from Hawaii on outbreak of war, no. All lost at Battle of the. Falklands. Also gunboat Geier (1), 1,5. Australasian waters. British. Ships Detained in German Waters. Many. British merchant ships were detained in German. Europe. The dates, mostly. Lloyds are described as approximate, but as. German authorities appear to have used. Fate not listed (L/Lr)at. Remagen. CARISBROOKE. CASTLE, wood. ketch, 7. J R Piper, London- reg (L/Lr)TINTARA. Fate not listed (L)on. Ems Estuary, NW Germany - at Emden. STRATHYRE. cargo steamship, 4,4. Strathyre SS Co. Glasgow- reg (L/Lr)on. River Weser, NW Germany - at Bremerhaven. ROSSALL. cargo steamship, 2,7. Austin Friars SS Co. London- reg (L/Lr)at. Nordenham. DUNS. LAW, 4,0. North of England Protecting & Indemnity Co. Glasgow- reg (L/Lr)EDWIN. HUNTER, 1,3. 37/1. Goole & West Riding. SS Co, Goole- reg (L/Lr)at. Brake. TREVIDER. 4,2. Hains SS Co, St Ives- reg (L/Lr)at. Bremen. PANDOSIA. SS Pandosia Co, St John (NB)- reg. L/Lr)TREGLISSON. 4,2. Hains SS, St Ives- reg (L/Lr)on. River Elbe, North Germany - at Hamburg. AUK. 1,0. 55/1. 87. General Steam Navigation Co. London- reg. Sunk as blockship off Pernau. Estonia between 7- 2. L/Lr)BANANA. 2,8. Elder Line, Liverpool- reg, unloading. Hamburg, unable to leave because of delaying. Recovered 1. 1/1. Renamed. Libau in German service; sunk as Aud, 2. April. 1. 91. 6 attempting to supply arms to Irish. Republicans (L/Lr/ms)CITY. OF BELFAST, 8. 91/1. Palgrave, Murphy &. Co, Dublin- reg (L/Lr)CITY. OF BERLIN, 9. 99/1. Palgrave, Murphy &. Co, Dublin- reg. Sunk as blockship off Pernau. Pernau. 1. 1/1. 8, towed to Reval 1. L/Lr)CITY. OF BRADFORD, 1,3. Great Central. Railway Co, Grimsby- reg (L/Lr)CITY. OF CADIZ, 7. 80/1. Palgrave, Murphy &. Co, Dublin- reg (L/Lr)CITY. OF HAMBURG, 1,2. 00/1. Palgrave, Murphy. Co, Dublin- reg (L/Lr)CITY. OF MUNICH, 1,3. 84/1. Palgrave, Murphy. Co, Dublin- reg (L/Lr)CLYDEVALLEY. H Crawford, Glasgow- reg (L/Lr)COGENT. James Westoll, Sunderland- reg (L/Lr)CORALIE. HORLOCK, 3,9. 20/1. F W Horlock. Sunderland- reg (L/Lr)CORSICA. Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet. Co, Leith- reg (L/Lr)DACRE. HILL, 2,6. 74/1. 90. Chartered Shipping. Liverpool- reg. Ran blockade to East Africa. British forces but escaped, reached. Tanjong Priok, Dutch East Indies 1. Marie or Maria; released post- war (L/Lr)DARTWEN. W & C T Jones SS Co, Cardiff- reg. L/Lr)DEARNE. 9. 84/1. Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Co. Goole- reg. Sunk in North Sea 2. L/Lr)EQUITY. 9. 31/1. Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Co. Goole- reg (L/Lr)FRANKDALE. Palace Shipping, Liverpool- reg (L/Lr)GARESFIELD. Gordon SS Co, London- reg (L/Lr)GIFFORD. Gifford Ltd, Glasgow- reg (L/Lr)GLENEARN. Glen Line, London- reg (L/Lr)HEWORTH. Newbigin SS Co, Newcastle- reg (L/Lr)HULL. Wilsons & NE Railway Shipping Co. Hull- reg (L/Lr)INDIANOLA. Leyland Shipping, Liverpool- reg (L/Lr)INKULA. Inkula SS Co, Liverpool- reg (L/Lr)IRBY. The Galgate Co. Liverpool- reg. Sailing for England, mined. L/Lr)IRIS. 9. 42/1. General Steam Navigation Co, London- reg. Returned. 2. 7/1. L/Lr)LEVERSONS. 1,7. Gordon SS Co, London- reg (L/Lr)LONGHIRST. J Fenwick & Son. Newcastle- reg (L/Lr)LOTHIAN. J Warrack & Son, Leith- reg (L/Lr)MAY. SCOTT, 1,4. 65/1. May Scott SS Co. Newcastle- reg (L/Lr)MONTAUK. POINT, 4,8. 22/1. Norfolk & North. American SS Co, Liverpool- reg (L/Lr)NICOYA. Elders & Fyffes, Glasgow- reg. L/Lr)ORON. 3,1. 71/1. British & African Steam Navigation. Co, Liverpool- reg. Abandoned to underwriters. L/Lr) OSWESTRY. 3,6. Imperial SS Co, Manchester- reg (L/Lr)PORTINGLAS. Furness, Withy & Co, West. Hartlepool- reg (L/Lr)PRESIDENT. James Westoll, Sunderland- reg (L/Lr)RIDING. Tyneside Line, North Shields- reg. L/Lr)ROYAL. 3,8. 33/1. William Thomas Liverpool SS Co. Liverpool- reg (L/Lr)RUBENS. Bolton SS Co, London- reg. Employed. by Germans as supply ship Kronburg, sunk by HMS. Hyacinth in Mansa Bay, East African coast. L/Lr)RUBISLAW. 1,0. Granite City SS Co, Aberdeen- reg. L/Lr)RUTLAND. 1,4. Liverpool & Hamburg SS Co. Liverpool- reg (L/Lr) The crew was interned in. Ruhleben POW camp near Spandau, and included. Steward George Beattie (courtesy Ian Jenner, his. SANGARA. 2,4. 97/1. British & African Steam Navigation. Co, Liverpool- reg. Sold at Hamburg 1. L/Lr)SAPPHO. 1,2. Bristol Steam Navigation Co. Bristol- reg (L/Lr)SAXON. West of England SS Co, London- reg (L/Lr)SCARSDALE. North of England Protecting &. Indemnity Association, Bristol- reg. Mined. sank in Bay of Riga 1. L/Lr) SEAHAM. HARBOUR, 1,9. Marquess of. Londonderry, Sunderland- reg (L/Lr)SINAINN. Limerick SS Co, Limerick- reg. Sunk. 3. 13. Renamed Meteor. L/Lr/kp) VIRGO. 9. General Steam Navigation Co, London- reg. L/Lr)WEST. QUARTER, 1,5. Screw Collier. Newcastle- reg (L/Lr)WINTERTON. Denaby & Cadeby Main Collieries. Hull- reg (L/Lr)ZEALAND. Liverpool & Hamburg SS Co. Liverpool- reg (L/Lr)at. Harburg, S of Hamburg. FLEETWING. 1,3. 51/1. John George Hill SS Co, Newcastle- reg. L/Lr)GEORGE. CASSON, schooner. Prichard Bros, Carnarvon- reg. Sailing. for England 1/1. Kiel Canal, later. L/Lr)on. Baltic coast - at Danzig/Gdansk, East Germany. Poland. COBURG. 9. Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet. Co, Leith- reg (L/Lr)GARVELPARK. Denholm Steamers, Greenock- reg (L/Lr)VICTORIAN. TRANSPORT. 4,4. 82/1. Empire Transport Co, West. Hartlepool- reg (L/Lr)at. Memel/Klaipeda, East Prussia, now Lithuania. GLYNDWYR. 2,4. 25/1. Scarisbrick SS Co, Cardiff- reg (L/Lr)in. German Pacific waters. INDUNA. 6. 99/1. 89. Burns, Philip & Co, Sydney, NSW- reg. Sunk 5 October 1. L/ms)Wednesday. 5 August. German. Minefields - Southwold minefield laid by. Koenigin Luise about. E of Orford Ness, minelayer sunk by. Harwich Force light cruiser Amphion and 3rd DF. Other major surface ship- laid. Tyne, Humber, Tory. Island, Yarmouth/Lowestoft and. Scarborough/Yorkshire fields. Not until mid- 1. U- boats Turkish. Waters. CRAIGFORTH. Craig Line SS Co (D Russell & Co). Leith, loaded wheat at Ghenichesk for Hamburg. Bosphorus. Mined, patrol. Buyukdere, Sea of Marmora. While temporary repairs. Turkish authorities seized. Craigforth was refloated. Hamburg when the. British Consul. to leave her. Detained by Turks in October. October), renamed Iskondar, lost by. Kozlu 4 May 1. 91. L/Mn/ms)Thursday. August. Additional. German Auxiliary Cruisers. Atlantic. - Kronprinz Wilhelm 1. Atlantic by. light cruiser Karlsruhe and commissioned, captured. British & Allied ships of. Pacific. - Prinz Eitel Friedrich 8,7. Luchs. & Tiger, sailed from Tsingtao, China, captured. British & Allied ships of 3. Pacific and Atlantic Central. Atlantic. Three. steamships stopped by German light cruiser Dresden. NE Brazil: Drumcliffe. SS Drummond Co (Chadwick). Liverpool, sailing Buenos Aires for New York. Sunk as Kelvinbank (2) 1. June 1. 91. 7. (+L/Mn/kp/ms)Lynton. Grange, 4,2. 52/1. Houlder Line (Houlder. Bros), West Hartlepool, sailing Rosario for. Barbados/London. Stopped in 0. N, 4. 5. 0. 8W at. L/Mn/kp/ms)Hostilius. British & South American Steam. Navigation Co (Houston), Liverpool, sailing. Montevideo for Barbados/Cienfuegos. Came up on. Lynton Grange while she was still being dealt. N, 4. 5. 0. 1W, this time. L/Mn/kp/ms)Indian. Ocean. CITY. OF WINCHESTER (1), 6,6. Ellerman. Lines, Glasgow- reg, Mr George Boyck. Calcutta/Bombay/other ports for. Dunkirk/London/Clyde with general cargo including. Persian carpets, gold and silver bullion, and. Calcutta tea valued at. On. morning of 1. Arabian Sea. sea- cocks opened, scuttling charges exploded and. Goldenfels at Sabang. Dutch hands, the remainder from supply ship. Zieten in Mozambique (+L/Mn/kp)Friday 7. August. North. Sea. FRAU. MINNA PETERSEN, 3- mast topsail schooner. Hugh Parry, Caernarvon- reg, believed. Portmadoc for Germany with Welsh slate. Released. to The Shipping Controller in 1. L/Lr/www)North. Atlantic. TUBAL. CAIN, trawler, 2. J E Rushworth &. R Atkinson, Grimsby- reg, 1.
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