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Admiral Von Gerlach · 10-19-09, 03:15 PM

the Zeebrugge action would be a great scenerio for the mod ...with the chance of patroling U boots to sink the attacking cruiser force. What an adventure and a Forlorn hope that all was. GREAT pics ..

found more evidence of Japanese fleet units helping in the Pacific, this from a remarkable log kept by an ordinary seaman aboard the HMAS Australia in WWI:

HMAS Australia 1

War and service in New Guinea.
Britain declared war on Germany on Tuesday August 4, 1914, as part of the British Empire, Australia also was at war. Australia with other fleet units sailed north to seek out the German naval ships, but to no avail, she coaled ship at Port Moresby. This operation was always a nightmare for any ship's company, it was a dirty job, covering the sailors in every nook and cranny, plus the ship, in fine coal dust, then when the actual coaling was complete, there remained the need to clean ship both above and below decks.
Now the flagship sailed off to Noumea, another coaling and the escort of two New Zealand troopships to occupy German Samoa.
These days we tend to forget how active Germany was in our Australian sphere of influence prior to WW1, in New Guinea and around many islands in the Pacific.
Australia sailed from Fiji in company with HMAS Melbourne on September 2, 1914, to rendezvous at Rosiland Island with Submarines AE 1, AE2, Encounter, Sydney, Parramatta, Warrego, Swan, plus the trooper Berrima, with members of the volunteer Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force ( ANMEF ) on board, Grantala a hospital ship, and colliers to total 14 ships in the convoy.

Hospital ship Grantala.

Their destination Rabaul to capture the German wireless station. Both Herbertshohe and Rabaul were secured by this force.

Trooper Berrima,carried ANMEF to New Guinea September 1914.

Our Submarine AE 1 disappeared off Rabaul on September 4, and her wreck has still not been found in 2008.

AE 1 lost off New Guinea 1914, and never found.

Prisoners from the fight at Rabaul were taken onboard HMAS Australia, after spending time in the NG area, the ship sailed for Suva arriving on October 12.
The inevitable coal ship found 1,700 tons loaded between 1330 ( 1. 30 PM ) and 0300 ( 3 AM ) the next day, the flagship had an extreme appetite for consuming coal, between October 15, and November 3, James records no less than 7 coal ships, taking into her bunkers 9,624 tons.
Eastwards.
The ship sailed eastwards to Mexico, where she met up with 3 Japanese cruisers and HMS Newcastle, in WW1, Japan was on our side, in contrast with the distant WW2, when that country precipitated war with the United States with her cowardly attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942. Off went the Squadron to the Galapagos Islands, but the German Asiatic Fleet no where to be seen.
Close to the Panama Canal, the Japanese cruisers parted company. The canal was closed to ships over 430 feet long and drawing over 24 feet, thus Australia needed to round Cape Horn to reach the South Atlantic. In rough weather and early into the New Year of 1915, Australia arrived in the Falkland Islands at Port Stanley.
Britain colonises Falklands.
Not withstanding any claims by Argentina, Britain went ahead in 1842, declaring a Colonial Administration over the Falklands, which at that stage had strategic usefulness because of their proximity to Magellan Straits with its passage from the South Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean via Cape Horn. In 1845 the town of Stanley was established, and Britain has remained ever since.

The strategic position of the Falkland Islands

German Supply ship.
January 6 found SS Elenore Woiermann, a German Supply ship in sight, her 99 crew were taken on board Australia, and the enemy ship sunk by gunfire.

[more info for pacific campaigns in WWI]

http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/Extrac...sDixonsDi.html

10-19-09, 03:15 PM	#118
Admiral Von Gerlach Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado and California Posts: 726 Downloads: 358 Uploads: 0	the Zeebrugge action would be a great scenerio for the mod ...with the chance of patroling U boots to sink the attacking cruiser force. What an adventure and a Forlorn hope that all was. GREAT pics .. found more evidence of Japanese fleet units helping in the Pacific, this from a remarkable log kept by an ordinary seaman aboard the HMAS Australia in WWI: HMAS Australia 1 War and service in New Guinea. Britain declared war on Germany on Tuesday August 4, 1914, as part of the British Empire, Australia also was at war. Australia with other fleet units sailed north to seek out the German naval ships, but to no avail, she coaled ship at Port Moresby. This operation was always a nightmare for any ship's company, it was a dirty job, covering the sailors in every nook and cranny, plus the ship, in fine coal dust, then when the actual coaling was complete, there remained the need to clean ship both above and below decks. Now the flagship sailed off to Noumea, another coaling and the escort of two New Zealand troopships to occupy German Samoa. These days we tend to forget how active Germany was in our Australian sphere of influence prior to WW1, in New Guinea and around many islands in the Pacific. Australia sailed from Fiji in company with HMAS Melbourne on September 2, 1914, to rendezvous at Rosiland Island with Submarines AE 1, AE2, Encounter, Sydney, Parramatta, Warrego, Swan, plus the trooper Berrima, with members of the volunteer Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force ( ANMEF ) on board, Grantala a hospital ship, and colliers to total 14 ships in the convoy. Hospital ship Grantala. Their destination Rabaul to capture the German wireless station. Both Herbertshohe and Rabaul were secured by this force. Trooper Berrima,carried ANMEF to New Guinea September 1914. Our Submarine AE 1 disappeared off Rabaul on September 4, and her wreck has still not been found in 2008. AE 1 lost off New Guinea 1914, and never found. Prisoners from the fight at Rabaul were taken onboard HMAS Australia, after spending time in the NG area, the ship sailed for Suva arriving on October 12. The inevitable coal ship found 1,700 tons loaded between 1330 ( 1. 30 PM ) and 0300 ( 3 AM ) the next day, the flagship had an extreme appetite for consuming coal, between October 15, and November 3, James records no less than 7 coal ships, taking into her bunkers 9,624 tons. Eastwards. The ship sailed eastwards to Mexico, where she met up with 3 Japanese cruisers and HMS Newcastle, in WW1, Japan was on our side, in contrast with the distant WW2, when that country precipitated war with the United States with her cowardly attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942. Off went the Squadron to the Galapagos Islands, but the German Asiatic Fleet no where to be seen. Close to the Panama Canal, the Japanese cruisers parted company. The canal was closed to ships over 430 feet long and drawing over 24 feet, thus Australia needed to round Cape Horn to reach the South Atlantic. In rough weather and early into the New Year of 1915, Australia arrived in the Falkland Islands at Port Stanley. Britain colonises Falklands. Not withstanding any claims by Argentina, Britain went ahead in 1842, declaring a Colonial Administration over the Falklands, which at that stage had strategic usefulness because of their proximity to Magellan Straits with its passage from the South Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean via Cape Horn. In 1845 the town of Stanley was established, and Britain has remained ever since. The strategic position of the Falkland Islands German Supply ship. January 6 found SS Elenore Woiermann, a German Supply ship in sight, her 99 crew were taken on board Australia, and the enemy ship sunk by gunfire. [more info for pacific campaigns in WWI] http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/Extrac...sDixonsDi.html __________________ Erlaubnis an Bord zu kommen.