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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.
HMS Riviera (1914–1919) packet ship converted to seaplane tender in 1914; HMS Campania ocean liner converted to seaplane tender in 1915; HMS Anne freighter used as seaplane carrier; HMS Raven II freighter used as seaplane carrier; HMS Ben-my-Chree packet steamer converted to seaplane carrier in 1915; HMS Vindex passenger ferry converted to ...
Baralong followed U-41's instructions while at the same time manoevring to 700 yards and an angle where her guns could fire. Baralong opened fire with starboard and rear guns, marines aiding with rifle fire. The conning tower was struck killing the captain and six crew, and other shots struck the hull.
On 18 October 1914, the British submarine HMS E3 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by U-27. This was the first action in which one submarine sank another. On 19 August 1915 it was itself sunk by the Q-Ship HMS Baralong, in an incident involving the alleged massacre of the submarine's crew.
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.
By 1952, 25 of these new style 12-passenger ships had entered service, making for a total of 45 new vessels since the war, and with a further 14 for use on the Portuguese trade routes and Mediterranean services. By 1953 Ellerman's fleet had been almost completely rebuilt, consisting of a total of 94 ships with a carrying capacity of 900,000 tons.
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 ...
HMS Malvernian [7] 1937 Abandoned after being bombed, North Atlantic, 19 July 1941 HMS Manistee: 1920 1940 Sailed with Atlantic convoy OB 288. Sunk 24 February 1941, no survivors HMS Marsdale: Participated in locating German supply ships after Bismarck had been sunk HMS Maplin: 1932 Formerly Erin. Converted to Fighter catapult ship 1940. Patia ...