Re: Nigerian Marine Department 1886 - 1920
Posted by:
Andreas von Mach (IP Logged)
Date: July 31, 2008 11:52AM
Gröner listed also S/> HERZOGIN ELIZABETH (1902 Meyer, Papenburg) 1199t scuttled 27.9.14 Wuri ; refloated British MARGHARET ELIZABETH.
Jane 1919 listed
EPMIRE, KAMPELLI, KAMPALA, SAROTA, VALIANT (c.1902) 10kts stern wheel gunboats
SOULTAN (!907) ETOBE, EGORI (1909) stern wheel steamers 8-10kts
RAVEN (1904) stern wheel steamers 240t 9kts
CORONA 320t 9kts
IVY (1896)
stern wheel tug 428t
18 other small launches and miscellaneus craft.
From Jane 1920 appeared another Nigerian section
1920 was bought for Nigerian marine
tug LADY CRUNDALL (built 1906) and renamed HERCULES
Photo Jane 1920 & 1921
Listed also gunboat SOKOTO ex German
Jane 1921 listed ex German tug POSADOWSKI taken over by Government of Nigeria 1921.
From Jane 1922 no Nigerian section.
The WW I moblized MOSELEY could be
Forrestt & Son, London built 1905
Twin screw lifeboat 40gr 180ihp
engined by Plenty built for Crown Agents, Lagos
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2008 11:04AM by Andreas von Mach.