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HMS Baralong was a cargo steamship that was built in England in 1901, served in the Royal Navy as a Q-ship in the First World War, was sold into Japanese civilian service in 1922 and scrapped in 1933. She was renamed HMS Wyandra in 1915, Manica in 1916, Kyokuto Maru in 1922 and Shinsei Maru No. 1 in 1925.
Captain Godfrey Herbert, DSO and bar, (28 February 1884 – 8 August 1961) was an officer of the Royal Navy who was sometimes referred to as 'Baralong Herbert', in reference to accusations of war crimes subsequent to the Baralong incidents, during World War I.
Baralong turned away so that U-41 would be forced to use her diesel engines to catch up, and in doing so be fully surfaced. U-41 signalled Baralong to send their papers across in a ships boat. The crew of Baralong went through the motions of preparing a boat, while at same time readying for combat, and in doing so closed the distance to 700 ...
This category is for ships launched in the year 1901. 1896; 1897; ... HMS Baralong; HMS Bedford (1901) USS Biddle (TB-26) ... Spanish seaplane carrier Dédalo; SS ...
Baralong: 1901 1901–1915 1916–1922 Requisitioned as a Q-ship in WW1 as HMS Baralong. Renamed HMS Wyandra. Returned 1916 and renamed Manica. Sold and renamed Kyokuto Maru and later Shinsei Maru No.1. Scrapped 1933. Branksome Hall: 1904 1904–1918 Torpedoed and sunk by UB-105 off Libya in 1918. Castilian: 1890 1909–1917 ex Umbilo.
Pages in category "Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth" ... HMS Baralong; MS Belpamela; HMS Bergamot (1917) HMS Birmingham (1913) Chilean cruiser Blanco Encalada;
In the Clive Cussler book series Oregon Files, the main base of operations is a Q-ship, a converted lumber carrier. The crew are mercenaries and former US covert and military personnel who carry out missions around the world in support of US policy while earning their living performing mercenary operations.
The Baralong incidents were two incidents during the First World War in August and September 1915, involving the Royal Navy Q-ship HMS Baralong and two German U-boats. Baralong sank U-27 , which had been attacking a nearby merchant ship, the Nicosian .