M.S. Elbruz

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Hallo zusammen,
ich bin neu hier und habe mit Marine nicht viel am Hut. Mein Gebiet ist die Philatelie. Hier interessieren mich besonders die russischen Postzensuren des 1. Weltkrieges. Und da sind dann Zensuren auf Schiffen ein Teil davon. Aus diesem Grund interessieren mich daher dann auch diese Schiffe und deren Mannschaft.
Es gibt mehrere Postkarten mit den Stempeln "M.S: ELBRUZ" und "CAPT. R. PARET". Leider konnte ich über beides nichts finden. Vielleicht kann mir hier jemand weiterhelfen?

[maurice voss]

Hallo,


ELBRUZ war ein belgisches Schiff, das den Russen während des ersten Krieges zur Verfügung gestellt wurde. Ihr Kapitän war Kapitän Paret.

mit freundlichen Grüßen

Maurice


mt ELBRUS                  
                  
4629 blt 1914 Tyne Iron Shipbuilding C° Ltd, Willington Quay-on-Tyne, Newcastle (189) L 26.2.1914  C 7.1914                  
4153 under deck  2511 n  6250 dwt  (4881 grt as built)                  
374.4 x 51.2 x 27.4 x 29.0  ft  (other source: 375.2 x 51.3 x 27.4 ft)  (391  oa ?)                  
2 Oil engines 4 SA 6 cyl (each) (21.25 x 39.3")  523 NHP by Nederland Fb & Werkspoor, Amsterdam                  
Oil engine 4 SC SA 12 cyl 23"-33"   605 NHP by Kolomskie State Eng. Works (NE 1933)                  
twin screw mchy aft  steel                  
sistership of EMANUEL NOBEL                  
Quelques jours après le lancement le navire sera remorqué à Amsterdam où les moteurs seront                  
installés à bord par la Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen en Spoorwegen Materieel. Deux moteurs à 6 cyl                  
de 1100 HP chacun. (Lloyd Anversois du 4.2.1914)                  
Lloyd Anversois du 31.3.1914: Ijmuiden 29.3.1914: l'ELBRUS est arrivé aujourd'hui de Newcastle à la traîne de                  
deux remorqueurs. Le navire suivra pour Amsterdam où il va être doté de moteurs diesel.                  
Lloyd Anversois du 25.11.1914: l'ELBRUS, bateau moteur à hélices jumellées, a fait son voyage d'essai                  
ces jours derniers et a réalisé une vitesse de 11 1/2 kn. Cette unité mesure 390 x 51 1/4 ft  7000 dwt                  
14-18 ELBRUS         SA d'Armement, d'Industrie & de Commerce,         
MBEZ               Antwerp   Be/
lettre de mer n° ?? du 15.7.1914                  
27.12.1916-1918 auxiliary ship for the Imperial Russian Navy in the Black Sea                  
(source russe: 17/30.10.1916: taken in Nikolaev for temporary use in the Russian Navy (Black Sea Fleet)                  
4/17.3.1917: Navy of the Russian Republic -annoncé officiellement que le 1/14.9.1917                  
16/29.12.1917: Navy of the Soviet Republic (Black Sea Fleet)                  
18.6.1918 scuttled in Novorossiysk by order of the Soviet Gvt                  
21.6.1925: raised                  
Sept 1925-Sept 1926: repaired in Nikolaev by the Nikolaev's State Works Andre Marty- devenus Works N°198                  
en 1937-                  
Jun 1926: All-Union Oil Trade Syndicate, Novorossiysk                  
1929: renamed SURKHANNEFT                  
1930: Oil Fleet Management sector of VO "Sovtorgflot", Tuapse                   
Dec 1930: management of VO "Sovtorgflot" of the Black Sea basin, Tuapse                  
Sept 1932: Directorate of bulk fleet Black Sea, Tuapse                  
1.1933: Directorate of bulk fleet "Sovtanker", Tuapse                  
31.1.1934: renamed SURKHANY                  
26.3.1934: Black Sea Oil Fleet Administration "Sovtanker", Tuapse                  
10.2.1935: renamed VALERIAN KUYBYSHEV                  
5.3.1935: Black Sea State Oil and Shipping C° "Sovtanker", Tuapse)                  
21.6.1918 scuttled at Novorossisk to avoid capture by the Germans, by order of the                  
"Mission Française". (Capt Paret)                  
ELBRUS was sunk by the Master on the 21st June 1918 in a position 9 cables SW 3/4 W magnetic from                  
the Eastern breakwaters lighthouse Novorossisk Bay.                  
The vessel was destroyed by order of the French Military Mission in view of avoiding capture by the                  
Bolsheviks. She was sunk in about 12 fathoms of water. According to last reports the engines are in                  
good order and the hull does not seem to be seriously damaged.                  
Message 9.1920: question of obtaining compensation. Board of Trade suggests that as the loss was incurred                  
by the Belgian owners, it will be for the Belgian Gvt to include this case in their claim against Germany.                  
1919 raised but scuttled again to avoid capture.                  
lettre de mer A 158 du 9.8.1919                  
25-33 ELBRUS         Government Black & Azov Seas SS C°-         
         Naphta Syndicate,      Odessa   Ru/
24.10.1924 raised by Kavgidrostroy (?)                  
31.10.1924 sank again in storm (?)                  
April 1925 raised                  
raised in 1925 by "EPRON" (service de sauvetage, renflouement etc)                  
9.1925-9.1926 rebuilt by States Shipyard "André Marti" , Nikolaev                  
33-34 SURAKHANNEFT         Morflot,      Odessa   Ru/
34-35 SURAKHANY         Softorgflot,      Odessa   Ru/ 
35-42 VALERIAN KUIBYSHEV         USSR,      Tuapse   Ru/
3.3.1942 damaged at Kerch by German Ac/B (I/KG 100).                  
The tanker was delivering a critical load of fuel to sustain the offensive by Kozlov's Crimean front.                  
After being repaired attempted another run to Kerch on the evening of 2.4, escorted by a destroyer and two MIG-3                  
fighters overhead. Nevertheless, 5 He-111s (II/KG 26) swooped in low and launched torpedoes, one of which                  
struck the tanker's stern, turning into a ball of fire.                  
2.4.1942 T/S German aircraft in the Black Sea (44°57'N-36°58'E) o/v Novorossisk-                  
Kamysh Burun, loaded with petrol and diesel.                  
Bollinger: 2.4.1942 sunk by aerial torpedo Black Sea. Was bringing gasoline and kerosene to Kamysh-Burun                  
from Novorossiysk when attacked by 5 German torpedo bomber                  
One torpedo struck the ship causing her to erupt on flame. Captain V.G. Sobko tried to beach the tanker but                  
she blew up and 24 of her crew of 56 perished                  
pas d'indication des noms SURA....                  
owner: SovTorgFlot (Sovtanker)                  
autre source: with 3856 tons of kerosene. 24 crew were lost, 37 rescued                  
(source russe: 2.4.1942: at 18.55 torpedoed by a German He111S off the Taman Peninsula with 2500 t motor                  
gasoline, 1000 t kerosene, 250 t naphta and 120 t of lubrificating oil. Was o/v Novorossiysk-Kamysh Burun                  
with destroyer NEZAMOZHNIK and 2 patrol boats. Drifted aground, burned until 8.4.1942 when she exploded,                  
broke in two and sank                  
et encore:                  
On 2.4.1942 at 13.35 left Novorossiysk in Kamysh Burun with 2437 t of aviation gasoline, 1161 t of tractor                  
kerosene, 286 t of legroin and 120 t of autol. Was with destroyer NEZAMOZHNIK, patrol boats SKA-024 and                  
SKA-046. Between 18.59 and 19.02 German torpedo bombers dropped 6 torpedoes along the destroyer                  
and 2 along the tanker. The destroyer dodged torpedoes. The tanker did not have time to escape, and at                  
19.03 one torpedo hit the port side in the area of tank n°11 with gasoline. Due to the explosion gasoline                  
ignited, fire covered most of the vessel, so the crew left the ship. The burning tanker carried to the shore                  
and stranded 500-600 m from the village of Blagoveshchenskaya. Vessels saved 30 people and 2 corpses                  
were lifted from the water. From 8 to 12 people died on the tanker)                  

[maurice voss]

Hier eine Photo vom ELBRUS

[versenkt]

Super! Besten Dank. 
Hast du auch noch Informationen zu R. Paret?

[beck.Schulte]

In Juni 1918 fuhr auf dem Tanker die kaukasische Delegation zu Verhandlungen mit der Osm. Regierung nach Trabzon. Was dann auf dem Dampfer während der Rückfahrt passierte...siehe Halbmond & Kaiseradler Seite 198
Wieder ein Beispiel, dass selbst  "überregional" Wichtiges aus 14-18 , mangels Interesse, unbeachtet bleibt.

[maurice voss]

Kapitän Paret wurde am 16.12.1942 als Kommandant des belgischen Tankers EMILE FRANCQUI, der von U 664 versenkt wurde, getötet.
Die Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA gab einem ihrer Schiffe nach dem Krieg seinen Namen.

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Vielen Dank.