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HMS Calliope (1884) – Wikipedia For other ships with the same name, see HMS Calliope. HMS CalliopeHistoryUnited KingdomName:HMS CalliopeBuilder:HM Dockyard PortsmouthCost:Hull: £82,000; machinery: £38,000[1]Laid down:1 October 1881Launched:24 June 1884Sponsored by:Lady Phipps HornbyCompleted:25 January 1887Commissioned:25 January 1887[1]Maiden voyage:1 March 1887Renamed:Helicon (June 1915 –… View On WordPress from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News http://bit.ly/2Fn7Lf5 via IFTTT

HMS Calliope (1884) – Wikipedia For other ships with the same name, see HMS Calliope. HMS CalliopeHistoryUnited KingdomName:HMS CalliopeBuilder:HM Dockyard PortsmouthCost:Hull: £82,000; machinery: £38,000[1]Laid down:1 October 1881Launched:24 June 1884Sponsored by:Lady Phipps HornbyCompleted:25 January 1887Commissioned:25 January 1887[1]Maiden voyage:1 March 1887Renamed:Helicon (June 1915 –… View On WordPress from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News http://bit.ly/2Fn7Lf5 via IFTTT Follow our main blog hereContinue reading “HMS Calliope (1884)”

German warship, SMS Adler in Apia Harbour 1899 German Gunboat Adler Overturned on the reef, on the western side of Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, soon after the storm. Note her battered hull, well for hoisting propeller, rescue buoy mounted on her stern, and decorative windows painted on her quarters. Original caption: “Photo # NH 42286 German warshipContinue reading “German warship, SMS Adler in Apia Harbour 1899”

German warship, SMS Adler in Apia Harbour 1899 German Gunboat Adler Overturned on the reef, on the western side of Apia Harbor, Upolu, Samoa, soon after the storm. Note her battered hull, well for hoisting propeller, rescue buoy mounted on her stern, and decorative windows painted on her quarters. Original caption: “Photo # NH 42286 German warshipContinue reading “German warship, SMS Adler in Apia Harbour 1899”

Niedersachsen was a Bremen-class frigate of the German Navy. She was the second ship of the class, and the second surface warship to serve with one of the navies of Germany to be named after the state of Lower Saxony, German: Niedersachsen. Her predecessor was the minelayer Niedersachsen of the Kriegsmarine. The frigate Niedersachsen FContinue reading “FGS NEIDERSACHSEN”