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United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922
Cover: During World War I, convoys carried almost two million men to Europe. In this 1920 oil painting “A Fast Convoy” by Burnell Poole, the destroyer USS Allen (DD-66) is shown escorting USS Leviathan (SP-1326). Throughout the course of the war, Leviathan transported more than 98,000 troops. Naval History and Heritage Command 1 United States Navy and World War I: 1914–1922 Frank A. Blazich Jr., PhD Naval History and Heritage Command Introduction This document is intended to provide readers with a chronological progression of the activities of the United States Navy and its involvement with World War I as an outside observer, active participant, and victor engaged in the war’s lingering effects in the postwar period. The document is not a comprehensive timeline of every action, policy decision, or ship movement. What is provided is a glimpse into how the 20th century’s first global conflict influenced the Navy and its evolution throughout the conflict and the immediate aftermath. The source base is predominately composed of the published records of the Navy and the primary materials gathered under the supervision of Captain Dudley Knox in the Historical Section in the Office of Naval Records and Library. A thorough chronology remains to be written on the Navy’s actions in regard to World War I. The nationality of all vessels, unless otherwise listed, is the United States. All errors and omissions are solely those of the author. Table of Contents 1914..................................................................................................................................................1 -
The Marconi Archives
The Marconi Archives Stampa di tutte le informazioni Scheda IT-CPA-ST0071-0000002 - fondo IDENTIFICAZIONE denominazione The Marconi Archives data/e 1850 - 2004 consistenza 4480 unità archivistiche CONTESTO soggetto/i produttore/i Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Ltd, Marconi International Marine Communication Company Ltd e altre Marconi, Guglielmo; Kemp, George; Hirst, Hugo storia istituzionale/amministrativa, I Marconi Archives comprendono le carte di molte delle compagnie nota biografica assorbite dalla General Electric Company, nota come Marconi plc, e dalla Marconi Corporation pl. La principale, e la prima, è la Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Ltd., formata nel 1897 come Wireless Telegraph and Signal Comapny Ltd, il cui nome cambiò nel 1900. Fu originariamente creata per permettere a Guglielmo Marconi di sviluppare e sfruttare il suo innovativo lavoro sulla telegrafia senza fili. La English Electric Company acquisì la Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Ltd. nel 1946, e nel 1968 si fuse con la General Electric Company. storia archivistica L'archivio è stato donato dalla Marconi plc alla Bodleian Library di Oxford nel 2004. Negli anni precedenti la compagnia estrapolò dalle carte del suo archivo un gruppo di documenti, creando una serie storica (formata anche di apparecchiature), e nacque così la Marconi Collection, il nucleo storicamente più importante dell'archivio che, con successive modificazioni, costiuisce l'attuale "Serie A.". Una descrizione della Marconi Collection, datata 1996, è contenuta nel catalogo della Christie's "The GEC-Marconi Archive Collection", mentre una parte di tali documenti si possono vedere nel sito MarconiCalling. CONTENUTO ambiti e contenuto Oltre alla "Serie A.", che contiene le carte di Guglielmo Marconi, del suo assistente George Kemp, e significativi documenti relativi allo sviluppo e alle applicazioni della telegrafia senza fili, i Marconi Archives comprendono le carte di 35 compagnie, principali delle quali sono la Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Ltd. -
Series I: Correspondence, Dr
AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GERMANS FROM RUSSIA (AHSGR) COLLECTION RECORD American Volga Relief Society, Lincoln Nebraska Records: 1921-1926 and no date; mostly 1921-1925 Lincoln NE; McCook NE; and Portland OR Size: 2.1MB [to be microfilmed] HISTORICAL NOTE Russia experienced mass starvation from 1920-1924 and the years 1921-1922 saw the largest number of deaths. The cause of the starvation was the Lenin government policy of forced grain requisition carried out as part of the kulak (wealthy private farmers) extermination campaign. The ethnic Germans living along both banks of the Volga River in the Saratov and Samara provinces of Russia had resisted the grain requisition. As a punitive measure, Lenin ordered that the Volga area settlements be completely stripped of all grain and that mass executions be carried out. Over 30% of the Volga German population was deliberately starved before Lenin allowed international famine relief organizations into the area. The relief was reluctantly allowed after the Lenin government began to fear that food shortages among the military and city workers (who were considered the back-bone of the Bolshevik Revolution) would lead to mass rebellion. As the Volga region, along with the Ukraine, was the main bread basket of the area, Lenin (who was pragmatic and willing to improvise policy as circumstances dictated and unforeseen events arose) recognized the need to save the Volga German population (which was extraordinarily adept at farming) to help ensure a successful harvest, feed the military and city workers, and thus save the Revolution. After the relief project was completed, the government continued to persecute the Volga German population, and starvation continued until the end of 1924. -
KAISERIN UND KÖNIGIN MARIA THERESIA and the Crown- Princess Stayed on Board
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN BATTLESHIPS The following list contains all Austro-Hungarian battleships which were in commission dur- ing the Great War. (Compiled by András Veperdi) ABBREVIATIONS Arsenal: Naval Shipyard, Pola Arsenal Lloyd: Austrian Lloyd Shipyard, Trieste CNT: Naval Docks Trieste, Monfalcone CNT Pola: In the year of 1916 the CNT was evacuated from Monfalcone to Pola, where the submarine building was continued. Da Bud: Ganz and Danubius AG, Budapest (formerly: H. Schönichen Shipyard) Da Fi: Ganz and Danubius Shipyard, Bergudi, Fiume Da PR: Ganz and Danubius Shipyard, Porto Ré (today: Krajlevica in Croatia) Lussinpiccolo: Marco U. Martinolich, Lussinpiccolo (today: Mali Losinj in Croatia) STT: Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste (Its name was Austria – Werft between the years of 1916 and 1918.) aa: anti-aircraft ihp: indicated horse power nm: nautical mile AC: alternating current IP: Intermediate Pressure oa: over all atm: atmosphere K: Austrian Crown pp: between perpendicular bhp: brake horse power kg: kilogram qf: quick firing (gun) cal: calibre km: kilometre Rpg: Rounds per guns’ barrels cl: class kts: knots rpm: revolution per minute cm: centimetre L: Barrel length in calibre sec: second constr: constructional LP: Low Pressure shp: Shaft horse power DC: direct current m: metre t: tonne(s) (metric tonne(s)) HP: High Pressure mm: millimetre wl: water line 1 SMS KRONPRINZ ERZHERZOG RUDOLF – Local Defence Ship SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf The after 30.5 cm gun of SMS Kronprinz Erzherzog Rudolf Laid down : Launched : Commissioned : 25/01/1884 06/07/1887 20/09/1889 Later name: KUMBOR Builder: Arsenal - Pola Costs: 10,885,140 K Sister ship: She had not. -
North German Lloyd S.S. Co., Lithograph Depicting the Kronprinz Wilhelm
North German Lloyd S.S. Co., lithograph depicting the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Built at the Vulcan Shipbuilding Company in Stettin, Germany, the Kronprinz Wilhelm was launched in 1901. Hamburg American Line booklets, advertising the cruises offered by the company, c. 1904-1914. Photograph, Prinz Eitel Freidrich at sea, c. 1910. Paquetbot-poste rapide à double hélice Kronprinz Wilhelm. French language pamphlet advertising the Kronprinz Wilhelm, 1902. Menu for June 23, 1902. The front cover includes a color illustration of the Kronprinz Wilhelm, along with an image of the Crown Prince. Menu for the Kronprinz Wilhelm for May 9, 1907. Menus frequently included illustrations by noted artists. The rear cover includes the day’s concert program. Schnelldampfer “Kronprinz Wilhelm.” Lithographic postcard with image of the ship’s sponsor. Postmarked 1912 on reverse. S.S. Kronprinz Wilhelm. Photograph by the noted British firm Beken and Son of Cowes, c. 1910. The Cruise of the Kronprinz Wilhelm, Alfred von Niezychowski, New York, Sun Dial Press, 1938. The book is inscribed “To my friend Harold Hanson with best wishes. Sincerely yours, Alfred Niezychowski, April 11th, 1940” on the inside flyleaf. Niezychowski served aboard the commerce raider and authored the definitive book on her wartime activities as a commerce raider. Courtesy of Marcus Robbins, historian and archivist. Photograph, Captain Paul Thierfelder. Thierfelder served as captain of Kronprinz Wilhelm during its commerce raiding and while interned in Hampton Roads. Photograph, Georg Warming, 1916. Photographs, Indian Prince. Indian Prince was Kronprinz Wilhelm’s first prize, captured on September 4, 1914. After unloading the usable cargo, the crew scuttled Indian Prince. -
HMS-KENT-Web-Quality-V2.Pdf
HMS KENT AND HER PART IN THE BATTLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 8th December 1914 HMS KENT AND HER PART IN THE BATTLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 8th December 1914 Adrian Beaumont Visitor Assistant and Guide Canterbury Cathedral Archives Written and researched for the Canterbury Cathedral Archives 2013 This document was made for private educational use to add to the knowledge of the monument in Canterbury Cathedral and to respect those who fought and died in the 1914 naval battle of the Falklands. It is not for general publication or distribution. It should be noted therefore that the contents within are from various sources written by Adrian Beaumont with additional material from original sources. Whilst every effort has been to credit, or use out of copyright material. There may be instances where some of the material, whilst on display at various sites and museums, is not out of copyright. Therefore please treat the material within with the good faith that we have tried to respect. Images on pp 19, 20, 21 and 28 copyright the Imperial War Museum Written by Adrian Beaumont 2013 © Set in Melior Designed by Albert Barber INTRODUCTION This document seeks to describe the Battle of the Falkland Islands and the role paid by HMS Kent, but we should also remember that those killed in the battle are not the only men of HMS Kent who died – both in war or in times of peace. We should remember those who died of natural causes; one example being Henry Reginald MANLEY who was born at Bere Ferris, Devon on 23 November 1889. -
The Log of Lt Cdr E C Roden
THE LOG OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER E C RODEN RNR HMS Caronia 3 August 1914 - 15 May 1915 Edited by E J Scaplehorn Published by kind permission of Victoria and Fred Silvester © Liverpool Nautical Research Society 2020 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Liverpool Nautical Research Society wishes to thank Victoria and Fred Silvester for allowing us to publish Lieutenant Commander Roden’s Log, and for their encouragement and support in enabling this important memoir of the Great War at sea to reach a wider audience. We are particularly indebted to Fred Silvester for producing the first typed transcript, which made subsequent editing far less difficult than it would otherwise have been. We would also like to thank the Liverpool RNR Officers’ Club (‘Sea Urchins’) and especially Lieutenant Commander John Glover RD RNR for highlighting the existence of the Log, and for help with editing. The biographical introduction below is largely derived from a ‘Sea Urchins’ publication commemorating their centenary. We are fortunate that the transcribed deck log of HMS Caronia is available online at http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-08-HMS_Caronia.htm. This has been invaluable in setting Lieutenant Commander Roden’s private log within its historical context. The appearance of Lieutenant Commander Roden’s initials throughout the deck log confers an immediacy which enhances both documents. We acknowledge with gratitude the contribution of Naval-History.Net in developing this article. 1 EDITOR’S NOTE The original log, in the possession of Victoria Silvester, is handwritten in a foolscap-sized notebook with board covers. It was passed down to Victoria from her mother, Mary Lloyd-Davies, daughter of Lt Cdr Roden. -
Database of Ship Collisions with Icebergs
DATABASE OF SHIP COLLISIONS WITH ICEBERGS Brian T. Hill This database concentrates on iceberg collisions in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland and Labrador but does include a few incidents further north, around Greenland, and also in the fiords of Alaska. The format of the database follows the same style as that which appeared in the 1973 International Ice Patrol Bulletin. Now approximating 500 incidents, the database is comprised of the original 60 mentioned in the Bulletin plus what was found while researching material for the “Historical Record of Sea Ice and Iceberg Distribution around Newfoundland and Labrador, 1810 – 1958”, report LM-1998-02. The scope of that report was mainly limited to the winter months January through April and provided a little over 200 incidents. The search now continues through the remainder of the calendar years using contemporary shipping journals and newspapers. Others have been found in a variety of databases, articles, and insurance records, the principal sources being acknowledged below. The database focuses on incidents of ships striking icebergs which being ice of glacial origin also includes the smaller categories of growlers and bergy bits. Definitions can be found in MANICE. Sometimes it is unclear whether a “piece of ice” is a small iceberg or ice floe. Best judgement was used in deciding which was more likely though in practical terms the difference is only one of terminology since damage still occurred. There are many grim tales of death, destruction and survival in the ice without the presence of icebergs. This database will continue to grow as more incidents are found. -
Internal, European, and Transatlantic Migration in the Late Habsburg Empire
Purdue University Purdue e-Pubs Purdue University Press Book Previews Purdue University Press 11-2020 On Many Routes: Internal, European, and Transatlantic Migration in the Late Habsburg Empire Annemarie Steidl Follow this and additional works at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/purduepress_previews Part of the Migration Studies Commons This document has been made available through Purdue e-Pubs, a service of the Purdue University Libraries. Please contact [email protected] for additional information. Central European Studies Charles W. Ingrao, founding editor Paul Hanebrink, editor Maureen Healy, editor Howard Louthan, editor Dominique Reill, editor Daniel L. Unowsky, editor Nancy M. Wingfield, editor The demise of the Communist Bloc a quarter century ago exposed the need for greater understanding of the broad stretch of Europe that lies between Germany and Russia. For four decades the Purdue University Press series in Central European Studies has enriched our knowledge of the region by producing scholarly monographs, advanced surveys, and select collections of the highest quality. Since its founding, the series has been the only English-language series devoted primarily to the lands and peoples of the Habsburg Empire, its successor states, and those areas lying along its immediate periphery. Among its broad range of international scholars are several authors whose engagement in public policy reflects the pressing challenges that confront the successor states. Indeed, salient issues such as democratization, censorship, competing national narratives, and the aspirations and treatment of national minorities bear evidence to the continuity between the region’s past and present. Other titles in this series: Teaching the Empire: Education and State Loyalty in Late Habsburg Austria Scott O. -
SNH Commissioned Report 760: North Cava Island and Karlsruhe Horse Mussel Bed Assessment
Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 760 North Cava Island and Karlsruhe horse mussel bed assessment COMMISSIONED REPORT Commissioned Report No. 760 North Cava Island and Karlsruhe horse mussel bed assessment For further information on this report please contact: Laura Clark Scottish Natural Heritage Inverdee House Baxter Street ABERDEEN AB11 9QA Telephone: 01463 266522 E-mail: [email protected] This report should be quoted as: Sanderson, W.G., Hirst, N.E., Fariñas-Franco, J.M., Grieve, R.C., Mair, J.M., Porter, J.S., & Stirling, D.A. 2014. North Cava Island and Karlsruhe horse mussel bed assessment. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 760. This report, or any part of it, should not be reproduced without the permission of Scottish Natural Heritage. This permission will not be withheld unreasonably. The views expressed by the author(s) of this report should not be taken as the views and policies of Scottish Natural Heritage. © Scottish Natural Heritage 2014. COMMISSIONED REPORT Summary North Cava Island and Karlsruhe horse mussel bed assessment Commissioned Report No. 760 Funded by Marine Scotland Contractor: Heriot-Watt University Year of publication: 2014 Keywords Horse mussel bed; Modiolus modiolus; Scapa Flow; Karlsruhe Wreck; Cava Island; biodiversity assessment; clump sample analysis. Background The aim of this project was to determine the extent and quality of the North Cava horse mussel bed in Scapa Flow. In addition this project examined the horse mussel bed’s relationship with the protected archaeological wreck site of the SMS Karlsruhe and compared it to other known horse mussel beds within Scottish and UK waters. -
The Great War Comes Early to Hampton Roads the Daybook Volume 5 Issue 4 Summer 1999 in This Issue
e Daybook Volume 5 Issue 4 Summer 1999 The Great War Comes Early to Hampton Roads The Daybook Volume 5 Issue 4 Summer 1999 In This Issue ... The Museum's New Battle of the Atlantic Exhibit and CD Collection Page 4 The Prinz Eitel Friedrich Incident: The Great War Comes Early to Hampton Roads Page 6 Features Local H;story. WorlJ Events. The Director's Column- About The Daybook HRNMStaff The Daybook is an authorized publication ofthe Hampton Director On the Road Again .....•...........................2 Roads Naval Museum (HRNM). Its contents do not Becky Poulliot necessarily reflect the official view of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy or the U.S. Curator Book Reviews .................................... 1 0 Marine Corps and do not imply endorsement thereof. Book Joe Judge reviews are solely the opinion of the reviewer. Education Specialist Academy on the James: The Confederate The HRNM is operated and funded by Commander Bob Matteson Naval School by R. Thomas Campbell Navy Region Mid-Atlantic. The museum is dedicated to the study of 220 years of naval history in the Hampton Exhibits Specialist Reviewed by Maj. Angela Kay Manion Roads region. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to Marta Nelson 5 p.m. Admission is free. The Dayboo/(s purpose is to Museum Tech./Librarian The Fighting Commodores: Convoy educate and inform readers on historical topics and museum Ofelia Elba related events. It is written by the staff and volunteers of Commanders in the Second World War by the museum. HRNMOIC Questions or comments can be directed to the Hampton Lt. -
Scapa Flow 13/19 October 2012
Scapa Flow 13/19 October 2012 World famous wreck diving, the place to go in the UK for top-notch big lumps of metal underwater - Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands! The main attraction to Scapa Flow is the WW1 German High Seas Fleet entombed in the still green waters since 1919 following their scuttling by Admiral Von Reuter. Three 25,388 tonne battleships, four light cruisers and numerous other sites related to the sinking lie within the main body of the Flow - all ofering fantastic diving. Covered in life, massive guns and breathtaking levels of preservation means these wrecks have something for everyone. 13th October – 19th October 2012 (Diving - 14th October – 19th October 2012) Cost: £575 (£250 non-refundable deposit) 11 Spaces Only Included: 7 nights self catering accommodation in shared house, Dive Charter 2 dives a day with on- board lunch, air fills and single cylinders, Dive Equipment transported to and from Oakham and DIVE RUTLAND EXPEDITION T-SHIRT. Not Included: Travel to and from John O’Groats, B&B in John O’Groats prior to ferry, Return Ferry to Orkney and food. Non Air Gas Fills. Call 0845 519 5464 or email [email protected] to book. The Boat THE MV RADIANT QUEEN MV Radiant Queen is a 52ft Ring Netter, built in 1948 by Weatherheads of Cockenzie. She has had a colourful history. Initially used as a Ring Netter for herring on the East Coast and as a far a field as Southern Ireland, she has also done many jobs including seal culling and scallop diving - and finally, she has been a dive charter boat since the late 1970s.