Friday 24 April 2009

55 Days at Sea: Ship List Update-Britain and Japan

An update, now, to the list of vessels that were in theatre during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. Some ferreting around at battleships-cruisers.co.uk, along with some 'deep googling' elsewhere, has revealed some more information on who was what, where, and when.
I can't say that this is by any means a perfect list, and anyone with more information is welcome to contribute, but this is what I have so far. Where known, I've included the ship type and class, and the relevant Navwar catalogue code for the vessel, type, or likely 'look-a-like':

Great Britain:

Battleship (First Class Modern Ironclad):

HMS Centurion, Barfleur: Centurion Class, Navwar N1130
Goliath: Canopus Class, N1127

Armoured Cruiser:

Orlando, Aurora, Undaunted: Orlando Class, N1352
Endymion: Edgar Class, N1342
Powerful: Powerful Class, N1344

1st Class Cruiser:

Dido, Isis: Eclipse Class, N1341

2nd Class Cruiser:

Bonaventure, Hermione: Astrea Class, N1357
Pique: Apollo or Aeolus Class, N1355
Arethusa: Leander Class: no known equivalent in Navwar catalogue

3rd Class Cruiser:

Mohawk, Cossack: Archer Class: no known equivalent in Navwar catalogue; some doubt as to whether Cossack was present, Mohawk was from Australian New South Wales contingent.

Wallaroo (ex-HMS Persian): Pearl Class, N1354, from Australian New South Wales contingent.

Torpedo Boat Destroyer:

Fame: Desperate Class, in Navwar catalogue under 'D' class destroyer, N1528
Whiting: Star Class, Navwar 'C' class destroyer, N1529

Torpedo Gunboat:

Lizard: Bramble Class, no known equivalent in Navwar catalogue, part of Australian NSW contingent
Algerine: Nymphe Class (?), no known equivalent in Navwar catalogue

Gunboat:

Pygmy: Pygmy Class (?), no known Navwar equivalent
Protector: Class unknown, no Navwar equivalent, part of South Australian contingent

Despatch Vessel:

Alacrity: Class unknown, no Navwar equivalent

Steel Screw Sloop:

Rosario: Condor Class, no Navwar equivalent

Troop Ships/Hospital Ships:

SS Salamis: Class unknown, no Navwar equivalent, part of Australian NSW contingent
Orontes: Class unknown, no Navwar equivalent
Maine: Class unknown, no Navwar equivalent

As you can see, plenty of gaps in the coverage at Navwar, and my knowledge: any suggestions for good look-a-likes would be appreciated!

A few new internet references, particularly on the Australian involvement:



Scroll down to bottom of page for ship list:



Japan:

Armoured Cruiser:

Tokiwa: Asama Class, N5312

Protected Cruiser:

Suma: Suma Class, N5329
Kasagi: Chitose Class, N5324

Gunboat

Atago: Maya Class, N5339

So, that's a start, anyway, I'll be adding in the other nations in future posts.




3 comments:

  1. Wow, the British had quite a fleet there . . . certainly far more than anyone else . . . possibly equal to everyone else combined.


    -- Jeff

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  3. HI Jeff, yes, you're right, it's over thirty ships and counting....!

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