"The SMS Seeadler " Topic
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Tango01 | 11 May 2016 10:01 p.m. PST |
"SMS Seeadler ("Sea Eagle") was a successful commerce-raiding warship of the Imperial German Navy during World War 1 (1914-1918). Originally, the vessel was an American merchant named Pass of Balmaha in reference to the Scottish village of Balmaha. She was ordered in 1888 and constructed by R. Duncan & Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland to which then she entered into commercial service flying the American flag – she remained in this role until 1915. Her design incorporated three sailing masts and she was categorized as a "windjammer", a sail-powered ship built with a steel or iron hull. Her crew complement numbered 64 and she carried no guns for the role. Dimensions included a length of 83.5 meters, a beam of 11.8 meters and a height of 5.5 meters. In the summer of 1914, war in Europe had broken out. While the United States remained neutral until 1917, it still had to navigate waters teeming with all sorts of trouble. The vessel was stopped by the British Navy en route to the Russian port city of Archangelsk carrying supplies for the Russian war effort against Germany (along the East Front). The British forced the American ship to reroute to Kirkwall, northern England, for a complete inspection and even stationed an enforcement crew aboard Pass of Balmaha as insurance. Now sailing under the British flag, she was eventually corralled by the German U-Boat U-36 and forced o Cuxhaven where she was given a complete inspection by the enemy – her crew was released but the ship fell to the Germans…." More here link Amicalement Armand |
Grelber | 12 May 2016 4:55 a.m. PST |
Interesting. Isn't there a missing treasure still associated with the ship? Grelber |
rmaker | 12 May 2016 8:35 a.m. PST |
she carried no guns for the role Incorrect. She carried 2x8.8cm (10.5cm in some sources) quick-firers and a number of machine guns and rifles. |
Tango01 | 12 May 2016 9:58 a.m. PST |
Glad you found it interesting my friend. Amicalement Armand |
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