VICTOR SCHOELCHER (F725)

A acompanhar o "Jeanne d'Arc" na visita ao Porto da Horta, veio o aviso-escoltador "Victor Schoelcher", aqui ficam alguns dados sobre este navio.

General Information

Dimensions: 102.70 (ht) x 10.80 x 4.35 meters

Displacement: 1960 t Lightship (2170 tcf)

Range: Nq 2300 to 26 kts, 7500 nq at 16.5 knots

Detection

A surveillance radar combined DRBV-22A

1 Decca 1226 navigation radar

A fire control radar DRBC-32C

1 sonar DUBA3; 1 Sonar SQS17

EW

1 radar detector-16 ARBR

2 decoy launchers Dagaie

Crew

9 officers + 66 + 91 petty officers and sailors QM

Energy - Propulsion

Engines: 4 Pielstick diesel MTES-PC12

Propellers: 2 fans

Power: 16,000 HP (11,700 KW)

Power Plant: 4 diesel-generators

Power supply: 1280 kilowatts (4 x 320 kW)

Maximum speed: 26 knots

Armament

4 missiles MM38 Exocet

2 100 mm cannons antiaircraft model 1953

2 40mm antiaircraft guns

A 305mm mortar

6 550mm torpedo tubes for torpedo anti-submarine L3

2 12.7mm machine guns

Netmarine.net

LA JEANNE D'ARC (R97)

No dia 26 de Outubro de 1971, chegou ao Porto da Horta, mais um navio emblemático das Forças Navais Francesas, o porta-helicópteros Jeanne d'Arc.

Specifications:

Type: Cruiser helicopter carrier

Length: 181.38 m

Draught: 7.3 m

Air draft: 52 m

Travel: 13,270 tons full load

Propulsion: 2 groups of 2 turbines

4 automatic heating boilers

2 fans

Power: 40,000 bhp (29,420 kW)

Speed: 30,9nd (57 km / h)

Military Specifications:

Armament: 6 sea-sea missile Exocet MM 38

2 turrets of 100mm Mle 53

Aircraft: 8 combat helicopters

Outreach 7 500nq to 15 nd (13 890 km to 27.8 km / h)

And 3 000nq to 27nd (5 556 km to 50 km / h) - 90 days' rations

Other Features :

Electronics: 1 Naval Radar DRBV D-22

1 radar DRBV-51

Racal Decca radar DRBN 2-34

3 A-32 radar DRBC

1 sonar DUBV-24

1 detector ARBR-16

1-10 interceptor ARBX

A noisemaker SLQ-25 Nixie towed

TACAN: NRBP-20

A system identification friend or foe NRBI-50

Crew: 677 people

(46 officers including 16 instructors, 158 students officers, 473 crew)

Shipyard: Arsenal de Brest

Home port: Brest

Indicative: R97

(wikipédia)

Fotos - Internet

TEMERAIRE

photo - photoship.co.uk

Jornal "O Telégrafo" - 23 de Dezembro de 1935

"Temeraire com 850 toneladas e comandado pelo Capitão Bigard"

Pesquisa jornais - Aurélio Vieira

LA CAPRICIEUSE (P684)

"Continuant sa route vers la Métropole, La Capricieuse relâche à Saint Martin (2 au 4 avril), Road Bay (Anguilla - 4 au 6 avril), Horta (Açores - 13 au 18 avril 1995)."

In - Netmarine.net

Caractéristiques techniques:

Type : Patrouilleur

Longueur : 54,80 mètres

Maître-bau : 8 mètres

Tirant d’eau : 2,54 mètres

Tirant d’air : 17,10 mètres

Déplacement : 373 tonnes et 480 tonnes à pleine charge

Propulsion : 2 diesels SEMT Pielstick 16-PA4-200 VGDS, 2 hélices

Puissance : 8 000 chevaux

Vitesse : 23 nœuds

Caractéristiques militaires:

Armement : 1 canon de 40 millimètres

1 canon de 20 millimètres F2

2 mitrailleuses de 7,62 millimètres

Rayon d’action : 4 200 nautiques à 15 nœuds

in - fr.academic.ru

GUÉPRATTE (D632)

Fez a sua única escala no Porto da Horta em 1967, como se pode comprovar no seguinte link:

http://www.netmarine.net/bat/ee/guepratte/escales.htm

General characteristics:

Displacement: 2750 tons standard, 3740 tons full load

Length: 128.6 m

Beam: 12.7 m

Draught: 5.4 m

Propulsion: 2 shaft geared turbines, 4 boilers, 63,000 hp

Speed: 34 knots

Range: 5000 nmi at 18 knots

Complement: 347

Armament: 6 - 127mm guns (3 twin turrets)

6 - 57mm/60 modèle 1951 guns (3 twin turrets)

4 - 20mm guns (4x1)

12 - 550mm torpedo tubes (4x3)

In - Wikipédia

Photo - alabordache.fr

THE TANKERS

HOVEN & HOUMA

Hoven

(Tk: dp. 14,530; l. 453'; b. 56'; dr. 26'; dph. 33'6"; s. 11 k.; cpl. 67)

"Hoven, a tanker, was built by the Bethlehem Ship Building Co., Sparrows Point, Md.; and commissioned there 16 May 1919, Lt. Comdr. Alexander MacKenzie in command.

After loading fuel oil at Bayonne, N.J., the tanker sailed for Europe on 23 May, reaching Horta, Azores, on 31 May and continuing on to Brest on 5 June. At both ports she refueled American warships, and then returned to New York on 22 June."

Houma

(Str: t. 10,387 (gr.) ; l. 435'; b. 56'; dph. 33'6" ; dr. 26'; s. 10.5 k.)

"Houma, a tanker, was built by the Bethlehem Ship Building Co., Sparrows Point, Md., and commissioned there on 22 January 1919, Lt. Comdr. C. Moore commanding.

After a trip up the coast to New York and Melville, R.I., the tanker sailed to Port Arthur, Tex., for fuel oil, arriving 24 April. Three days later she sailed, arriving at Ponta Delgada, Azores, 14 May to refuel American destroyers there. Houma remained in the Azores a month, servicing ships at Horta as well as Ponta Delgada refueling three destroyers at sea. She sailed for the States on 19 June arriving in New York 10 days later."

in - Naval Historical Center

Photo - Wikipédia

Apesar de não existir fotos desses 2 navios tanque, aqui fica uma imagem "rara" de

um irmão deles, construído no mesmo estaleiro com as mesmas dimensões e características.

H.M.S. GAMBIA (C48) & H.M.S. GLASGOW (C21)

"The Gambia sailed from Plymouth on 12 December (1943) and arrived at Horta in the Azores three days later. During the next fortnight she and the Glasgow patrolled a line about 500 miles north-northwest of the islands, relieving each other at intervals to refuel at Horta."

in - nzetc.org.

H.M.S. GAMBIA

General characteristics:

Displacement: 8,530 tonnes standard

10450 tons full load

Length: 169.3 m (555.5 ft)

Beam: 18.9 m (62 ft)

Draught: 5.0 m (16.5 ft)

Propulsion: Four oil fired three-drum Admiralty-type boilers

four-shaft geared turbines

four screws

54.1 megawatts (72,500 shp)

Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)

Range: 6520 nmi at 13 knots

Complement: 730

Armament: Twelve BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns (4 × 3),

eight 4 inch guns (4 × 2),

eight 40 mm Bofors AA (4 × 2) guns,

3 quadruple 2 pounder ("pom-pom") AA mounts, 12 20 mm AA (6 × 2) guns.

Six 21 inch (2 × 3) torpedo tubes

Armour: 83 mm,

deck: 51 mm,

turrets: 51 mm,

Director control tower: 102 mm.

Aircraft carried: Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft

*

H.M.S. GLASGOW

General characteristics:

Displacement: 9,100 tons standard

11,350 tons full load

Length: 558 ft (170 m)

Beam: 61 ft 8 in (18.80 m)

Draught: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)

Propulsion: Four-shaft Parsons geared turbines

Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers

75,000 shp

Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)

Complement: 748

Armament: Original Configuration:

Twelve[1] BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns[2] in triple turrets

 (one aft turret later removed for eight 40 mm Bofors guns)

Eight 4 inch (105 mm) guns

Eight 40.5 mm guns

Eight 0.5 inch (13 mm) machine-guns

Six 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes (later removed)

Aircraft carried: Two Supermarine Walrus aircraft.

in - Wikipédia

REGISTO DE PASSAGENS

H.M.S. TERMAGANT (R89)

11/12/1943 -  Detached to Horta, Azores to fuel

18/12/1943 -  Left Horta to join screen of KING GEORGE V

*

H.M.S. AMBUSCADE (D38)

16-08-1928 - Return passage to UK from Bermuda with call at Fayal, Azores

*

H.M.S. VOLUNTEER (D71)

Outubro 1943 - Deployed with 5th and 4th Escort Groups for escort of convoys

 to the Azores. (Operation ALACRITY to establish allied air bases

 on Fayal and Terceira).

*

H.M.S. WHITESAND BAY (K633)

02/10/1948 - Took passage to Horta, Azores.

05/10/1948 -  At Horta and sailed same day.

*

in - Naval History

Photos -  photoship.co.uk

- navy photos

- battleships-cruisers.co.uk

LLANGIBBY CASTLE

"Pela Union Castle Mail Steam Ship Co. Ltd. de Londres foram encomendados, em 1928, dois navios gémeos que foram baptizados de "Durban Castle" e "Llangibby Castle". Eram paquetes de dois canos com 11.951 toneladas de arqueação bruta, 147, 97 metros de comprimentos, 20,17 mt. de boca e 10,97 mt. de calado. Tinham capacidade para 250 passageiros em 1ª classe e 200 em classe única."

in - Maresias - Goulart Quaresma

Navios com estas características em tempo de guerra, dão muito jeito para o transporte de tropas, e foi o que aconteceu com o « Llangibby Castle », ao ser requisitado pela Royal Navy em Julho de 1940.

No dia 16 de Janeiro de 1942, integrando um comboio com destino a Singapura, foi atacado pelo U-402, que o danificou de tal maneira, que o fez abandonar o referido comboio e procurar abrigo no porto da Horta.

"The troopship was a prize won by these ships in the 1200-mile race against U-boats across the Atlantic. Hit in the stern by a torpedo fired by a U-boat while outward bound in convoy, the troopship was forced to seek haven in the harbour at Horta, in the island of Fayal, for repairs. The time limit for her stay in a neutral port was almost expired and the liner and troops were threatened with internment. U-boats were lurking in the neighbourhood ready to renew their attack on the crippled ship."

in - Merchantnavyofficers.com

Navio fundeado na Horta e aspecto dos estragos

 provocados pelo U-Boat (U-402).

Pintura alusiva ao acontecimento. (T.M.Kinnell)

O navio, chegou ao Faial no dia 19 de Janeiro e 21 dias depois, após reparações zarpou da Horta, acompanhado pelo rebocador Thames e 3 destroyers (já sabemos quais, ver posts anteriores).

Photos (Llangibby) - Merchantnavyofficers.com

Photo (U-402) - Wlb-Stuttgart.de

MALONE (PC-553)

SUBMARINE CHASER

(dp. 280; l. 173'8"; b. 23'; dr. 6'6" (mean); s. 22 k.; cpl. 65; a. 18", 1 40mm., 3 20mm., 2 dct.;)

"Malone (PC‑553) was laid down as PC‑553 by Sullivan Dry Dock & Repair Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., 20 December 1941; launched 30 May1942; sponsored by Miss Marjorie M. McAllister; and commissioned at New York Navy Yard 12 October 1942, Ens. Benjamin T. Fairchild, USNR, in command.

On 12 November PC‑558 got underway for shakedown off Boston, Mass. She returned to New York for patrol and escort duty with the eastern sea frontier based at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, into late 1943.

PC‑553 sailed for Norfolk, Va., 21 December, arriving 2 days later. On 5 January 1944 she departed Norfolk in convoy, reaching Horta, Azores, the 17th to report for duty with the 12th Fleet. The submarine chaser spent the next year supporting the European war with patrol, escort, and supply operations out of Dartmouth, Plymouth, and Devon, England. After the German surrender of 7 May 1945, PC‑553 got underway 6 June in convoy from Le Havre, France, for the east coast, arriving Key West, Fla., in late June."

in - Naval Historical Center

Photos - Navsource (E.J. Comeau)

GALERNA

"O Telégrafo" - 07 de Dezembro de 1935

" Chegou hoje ao nosso porto, o navio de pesca Espanhol «Galerna», com 1.203 toneladas e 59 tripulantes. Sob o comando do Capt. German Goney, segue para Passages."

Photo - Romain López in Shipspotting.com

WENONAH (SP-165)

Photo - U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph

 (dp. 470 (approx.); l. 163'; b. 22'10"; dr. 10'6" (aft) ; s. 12 k.; cpl. 65; a. 2 3", 2 mg.)

"The first Wenonah (SP-165)—a steam yacht built in 1915 at Neponset, Mass., by George Lawley & Sons— was acquired by the Navy from Mr. Walter G. Ladd on 8 June 1917; converted for naval service; and commissioned on 22 October 1917, Lt. Henry G. Fuller, NNV, temporarily in command.

The armed yacht was fitted out for distant service and departed Newport, R.I., on 4 November 1917 in company with tender Hannibal and yachts Helenita (SP-210), Margaret (SP-527), May (SP-164), Rambler (SP-211), and Utowana (SP-951). Each yacht towed a French-manned, American-made submarine chaser. In spite of a breakdown apiece for Helenita, Margaret, May, and Utowana, the flotilla of yachts and submarine chasers reached their first port of call— Hamilton, Bermuda—on 9 November. Wenonah remained at Hamilton for nine days and then departed in tow of May along with Hannibal, Margaret, Rambler, Artemis (SP-593), Cythera (SP-575), Lydonia (SP-700), and the six submarine chasers on the 18th for the next leg of the voyage, from Bermuda to the Azores. She reached the Azores on 5 December and, after two days at Horta, moved on to Ponta Delgada where she remained from 8 to 19 December. From there, the yacht continued on across the eastern Atlantic and arrived at Gibraltar on Christmas Day. On 15 January 1918, she began escorting convoys between Gibraltar and Bizerte, Tunisia. That duty continued uninterrupted through the end of hostilities in November 1918."

in - Naval Historical Center

LYDONIA (SP-700)

Photo - U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph

(t. 497; l. 181'; b. 26'; dr. 11'5"; s. 12 k.; cpl. 34; a. 4 3", 2 mg.)

"Lydonia (SP‑700) was built by Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, Del., in 1912; acquired by the Navy 21 August 1917 from William A. Lydon; and commissioned 27 October 1917, Lt. Cmdr, R. P. McCullough in command.

After repairs and target practice off Bermuda, the converted yacht departed the Caribbean in mid‑November and arrived Horta, Azores, 7 December 1917. Two weeks later she arrived Gibraltar to join the U.S. patrol squadron operating along the Atlantic and Mediterranean sides of the Straits of Gibraltar.

Assigned the task of protecting Mediterranean supply convoys, Lydonia remained on constant vigil for deadly U‑boats during the early. months of 1918. She made two attacks on enemy subs in February while guarding Allied convoys and although the results were negative. the experience was to pay off at a later date."

in - Naval Historical Center

H.M.S. WESTCOTT (D47)

General characteristics

Displacement: 1,100 tons

Length: 300 ft (91 m) o/a, 312 ft (95 m)p/p

Beam: 26.75 ft (8.15 m)

Draught: 9 ft (2.7 m) standard, 11..25 ft (3.4 m) in deep

Propulsion: 3 Yarrow type Water-tube boilers

Brown-Curtis steam turbines

2 shafts

27,000 shp

Speed: 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)

Range: 320-370 tons oil, 3,500 nmi (6,500 km)

 at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), 900 nmi (1,700 km)

at 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)

Complement: 110

Armament: 4 x QF 4 in Mk.V (102mm L/45), mount P Mk.I

2 x QF 2 pdr Mk.II "pom-pom" (40 mm L/39) or;

1 x QF 3 inch 20 cwt (76 mm), mount HA Mk.II

6 (2x3) tubes for 21 in torpedoes

in - Wikipédia

"February 1st  (1942) Arrived at Horta and carries out an anti-submarine operation with HMS CROOME and HMS EXMOOR against U-Boats waiting for LLANGIBBY CASTLE leave under tow of tug  THAMES for passage to Gibraltar.

February 2nd Rammed and sank U581 off Pico Island, Azores in position 38.24N 28.30W., 39 survivors rescued."

in - Naval History

H.M.S. EXMOOR (L08)

January 1942

"Took passage from Gibraltar with HM Destroyers CROOME and WESTCOTT to escort troop ship LLANGIBBY CASTLE which had been damaged by U402 whilst in Convoy WS15 and was at Horta, Azores."

in - Naval History

                          

Photo - Photoship.co.uk

H.M.S. CROOME (L62)

"U.402 damaged Steamer LLANGIBBY CASTLE (12,053grt) in 46-04N, 19-06W. Of 181 crew, 11 gunners, 1168 RN, RAF and military passengers, 26 passengers were lost. The steering gear and rudder was completely destroyed. German aircraft attacked her on the 19th and she arrived at Fayal, Azores the same day for light repairs. One crewman and one passenger were interned by the Portuguese at Fayal.

Destroyers WESTCOTT, EXMOOR, and CROOME departed Gibraltar on the 28th to refuel from oiler DINGLEDALE prior to escorting the damaged troopship.

WESTCOTT sank U.581 southeast of Fayal Channel in 39N, 30W on 2 February. Four crew were lost and 41rescued by the destroyer.

On 2 February 1942, the troopship departed Horta with CROOME, EXMOOR, WESTCOTT and tug THAMES.They were joined by destroyers LAFOREY and BLANKNEY, which departed Gibraltar on 4 February, and corvette PENTSTEMON, which was returning from escort duty. Destroyers LIGHTNING and WHITEHALL departed Gibraltar on 7 February, WISHART and VIDETTE from convoy OG.79 were ordered to join on 7 February. Destroyer WESTCOTT arrived at Gibraltar on 7 February. Destroyer WIVERN and the 37th Escort Group, just arriving with convoy OG.79, of sloops BLACK SWAN, FOWEY and corvettes BLUEBELL, CAMPION, CARNATION, LA MALOUINE, MALLOW, MYOSOTIS, and STONECROP departed Gibraltar on 8 February. All ships arrived safely on 8 February.

The troops on board were transferred to troopships ULSTER MONARCH and ROYAL ULSTERMAN for transport to Freetown. LLANGIBBY CASTLE was later sent on to the UK for repairs."

in - Naval History

Photo - Wikipédia

H.M.S. COOKE (K471)

"O Telégrafo" - 11 de Fevereiro de 1946

" - Também a tomar óleo entrou hoje a fragata Inglêsa «Cooke», de 1.500 toneladas, 75 tripulantes, procedente de Holl e destino a Boston. Consignaram-se ao S.B.N.O."

Photo - ussdempsey.com

Length: 93.27 m

Width: 11.28 m

Draught: 2.9 m

Displacement / max: 1420 tons / 1720 tons

Crew: 220

Drive

2 x generators, 2 x General Electric turbine

Performance: 120000sHP

Speed: 24 knots

Range: 5500nm when 15u

Equipment

3 x 76.2 mm (2x1/50-dp)

2-4 x 28mm (1x2-2x2) / 4 x 40pom-pom AA (1x4)

August 6, 1910 x 20mm AA gun (6/8/10x1)

2 x caster hlubiných charges (Hedgehog)

4 x hlubiných bomb thrower

2 x slide (depth charge tracks)  - in Navsource

ex-Dempsey (DE-267)

Pesquisa jornais - Aurélio Vieira


VENDAVAL

Built: 1928

 GRT: 1.204

 Length: 65'40

 Beam: 10'40

 Draught: 5'79

 Depth: 5'85

 Knots: 11

 Crew : 42-50

Photo - Marinavasca.eu

" O  Telégrafo" - 25 de Novembro de 1935

Chegou na tarde de Sábado (23), o vapor Espanhol «Vendaval», de 1.200 toneladas e 56 tripulantes, procedente dos bancos da Terra Nova com um carregamento de bacalhau. Recebeu carvão da Bensaúde e Comp., seguindo no Domingo (24) para o porto de Passages.

Pesquisa jornais - Luís Correia

WANDERER

"O Telégrafo" - 21 de Dezembro de 1935

"Pelas oito horas da manhã, deu entrada no porto, o vapor Inglês «Wanderer», de 5.079 toneladas brutas e 3152 líquidas, sob o comando de J. Bellet, tendo 44 tripulantes vindo deixar um doente."

Photo - Photoship.co.uk

Pesquisa jornais - Aurélio Vieira

USS ROBINSON (DD-88)

"On 10 January 1919 Robinson put to sea from Norfolk to conduct winter training out of Guantanamo Bay, which ended at New York Harbor 14 April 1919. She then prepared for lifeguard duty supporting the first transatlantic flight from America to Europe to be attempted by Navy Seaplane Division Number 1.

Robinson got underway from Norfolk on 30 April, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 4 May 1919, and stood out toward the entrance of the harbor on the afternoon of 8 May. At 7:44 p.m., she sighted the first of the Navy seaplanes, the NC-3, approach the harbor on the first leg of the transatlantic flight. Two days later Robinson took station at sea to assist in guarding the flight of the two seaplanes to Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland, then returned to Halifax 11 May and got underway on the 14th to act as plane guard for seaplane NC-4 which had been delayed by repairs at Chatham, Mass., and passed overhead at 4:45 p.m., on 15 May, to join the other two seaplanes at Trepassey Bay.

After NC-4 faded from view, Robinson set course for station on the Azores route to be followed by the seaplanes from Trepassey Bay, 16 May 1919. These seaplanes would be guided on their 1,380-mile flight to the Azores, by Robinson and other destroyers who poured smoke from their funnels in daylight and fired starshells or turned on searchlights during the night. The first seaplane passed Robinson abeam an hour before midnight of 16 May 1919, and the two others also passed within the next 20 minutes.

The NC-4 covered the flight in 15 hours and 13 minutes setting down at Horta, the emergency stop in the Azores Islands. This seaplane had found its way above the dense fog which completely blinded the pilots of the others. An hour before the NC-4 landed, the NC-1 was forced to the water about 45 miles off Flores Island and the NC-3 had also descended about 35 miles from Fayal. The NC-1 sank in the heavy seas and Robinson joined in the search for the NC-3 which refused all assistance and finally taxied to Ponta Delgada under its own power.

Robinson anchored at Horta, Fayal Island, the afternoon of 19 May and stood out of the harbor the next morning to transport newspaper reports to Ponta Delgada where she arrived that afternoon. On 25 May 1919, she was en route to Station Number Seven (38° 10' North, 17° 40' East) to cover the fourth leg of the transoceanic flight of the lone NC-4. She sighted the seaplane at 1:30 on the afternoon of 26 May and the NC-4 faded from view on its way to a royal welcome by the Portuguese at Lisbon on 25 May and at Plymouth, England, on the 31st, terminating the historic 4,500-mile flight."

in - Naval Historical Center

Photo - Courtesy of Jack Howland, 1982.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Destroyer DD-88

displacement 1,220;
length 314’4”;
beam 30’6”;
draft 8’6”;
speed 35 knots;
complement 140;
armament 4 4”, 2 1-pounders,
12 21” torpedo tubes;
 class Wickes