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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.
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 ...
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.
Commander Task Group 317.8 (Carrier/Battle Group) and Flag Officer, First Flotilla: Rear-Admiral J.F. Woodward (HMS Hermes) Commander Task Group 317.0 (Amphibious Task Group) and Commodore Amphibious Warfare: Commodore M.C. Clapp (HMS Fearless) Centaur-class aircraft carrier - V/STOL carrier. HMS Hermes - Flagship Task Group 317.8 (†3) 2 SHAR ...
With this he had no notable success and in April 1915 he was transferred to command HMS Baralong, the vessel that was to give him the unwanted nickname of 'Baralong Herbert'. [1] In command, he was known by the merchant navy pseudonym 'Captain William McBride'. [citation needed]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Ships that sailed with the Ellerman Lines of the United Kingdom: ... HMS Baralong; SS Ben H. Miller; C. SS Castilian (1890) ...
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 .
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 ...