German Count Von zu Donah Schlodien, Captain of the Cruiser SMS Moewe (Seagull) on the bridge with ship's officers . Views of rough seas as they make way in the Atlantic ocean, during World War I. Several Ship's Officers taking navigational readings with sextants. Lookout in foul weather gear climbs rigging, relieving his shipmate. View of the British three-masted Schooner, "Duchess of Cornwall,"carrying salted fish from Newfoundland to Gibraltar. After German prize crew takes over the Schooner, her crew rows to the Moewe. A gun aboard the schooner is fired. Her crew being taken aboard the Möwe.
German Cruiser intercepting munitions-carrying ships in Atlantic Ocean during World War 1. English steamer "Cambrian Range" bound from Baltimore to Liverpool, with cargo of munitions, is given signal to halt at once, by the German Cruiser, SMS Möwe (sometimes written as Moewe) in mid Atlantic, on December 9, 1916 . Some crew from the steamer are seen pulling away from the vessel in a lifeboat (to be held on the Möwe). In similar fashion, the Norwegian Steamer, "Hallbjorg" carrying munitions from New York to Bordeaux, is halted by a warning shot from the Möwe's machine-cannon on December 4, 1916. View of the Möwe's gun crew firing. German sailors row a boat to the Hallbjorg to take control of it. View of the crew from Hallbjorg being taken aboard the Möwe.
British steamer "Georgic" bound from Philadelphia to Brest and Liverpool with cargo of munitions, is interdicted at sea by the German cruiser SMS Möwe (or sometimes written SMS Moewe), during World War 1. View of the steamer and members of its crew rowing a lifeboat towards the Möwe. German sailors from the Möwe are seen in a boat, flying the German flag, as they row to take control of the steamer. Explosions in water to Georgic's starboard.
View of three-masted French barque "Nantes" carrying 36,723 sacks of saltpeter to England, during World War 1. Some crew members of the ship Nantes being taken aboard the German Cruiser SMS Möwe (sometimes written as Moewe or Seagull), commanded by German Count Von zu Donah Schlodien. Straight-on (bow) view of the Nantes under full sail,. Some of the crew of Nantes on deck. of the Möwe. Slate identifies 24 enemy and 1 neutral.
King George V of Great Britain visits the Royal Navy's Hospital ship, HMHS Plassy, at Scapa Flow, in the Orkneys, on June 23, 1917, during World War 1. The original Lascar (Asian) crew of the P&O (Peninsular and Oriental) ship , is seen lined up, in whites, on the deck of the Hospital ship, as King George walks past them, slowly ,accompanied by captain, Edward de Walrond Wells Bruce, and officers of the ship's company. On another deck, the King and his party stop to greet the uniformed medical staff, including nurses. An aide introduces each medical staff person by name, and the King shakes hands with each and converses briefly with some. The King visits wounded in the ship's medical ward. He converses with one patient, before proceeding to visit others.
U.S. Battleships serving as part of the 6th Battle Squadron, British Grand Fleet, in World War 1. View from a circling motor launch, of the U.S. Battleship, New York (BB-34) and a British Invincible-Class Battlecruiser, at anchor. U.S. Battleships, Florida (BB-30), Arkansas (BB-33), and Texas (BB-35) are partially obscured in mist, in the distance. The steel cantilever railroad bridge over the Firth of forth, is seen dimly in background. A British Invincible-class battle cruiser is seen closeup as are British aircraft carriers Furious and Argus, both in camouflage paint.
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