Gneisenau 1910-1911 travels to Far East, ~180 photos

[alexfranke]

Just a hint to two typos:
Testilarbeiter should read Textilarbeiter
Nielpfers should read Nilpferd (literally: horse of the Nile)

Thank you! I have fat fingers I guess I changed "Textil", and the ending of Nielpferd, but I left the "ie"  because that's the way he had it written in the album. I wonder if maybe the spelling has changed over the years...

[alexfranke]

Here's another set of 16:

• Set 4: 16 photos Ankunft des Kronprinzen in Bombay; Der Kronprinz an Bord der Gneisenau; Jagdleoparden zur Verfügung des Kronprinzen; Strasse in Shanghai; Der Kronprinz auf der Tiegerjagd; Japanischer u. Chinesischer Kreuzer, Yangsekiang; Torpedoboot Taku & Franz. Kreuzer; Chinesischer Zampan; Der Kronprinz beim Vicekönig von Indien; Landungskorps klar zum Maneuver; Strasse in Shanghai; Schärfen der Seitengewehre; Abnahme einer Parade durch den Kronprinzen, Indien; Yangtselotse; Chinesisches Militär; Steinwüste bei Amoy, China

To see all photo sets (including those previously posted), visit the index page here:

SMS Gneisenau Far East Photo Collection, 1910-1911

All comments appreciated!

[Alex Shenec]

Hallo Alex.

Here's another set of 16:

Japanischer u. Chinesischer Kreuzer

"AKITSUSHIMA" und "KING CH'ING"

Schöne Grüße

Alex

[Urs Heßling]

Hi, Alex

Torpedoboot Taku & Franz. Kreuzer;

the torpedo boat TAKU was built in Germany by the shipyard Schichau in Elbing in 1898, chinese name HAI CHING. During the "Boxer rebellion", the boat was seized by German troops, commissioned 1902 for the German navy and integrated into the German Far East squadron. After the outbreak of the first World War, it was scuttled by its crew off Tsingtau.

The ship in the background is, certainly, a French Cruiser, but the ship directly behind TAKU seems to me to be a US Navy ship, concluding from the flags shown

greetings, Urs

[alexfranke]

Here's another set of 16:

• Set 5: 16 photos Der Kronprinz in Calcutta; Exerzieren chin. Rekruten in Woosung; Kulangsoo bei Amoy; Engl. Kreuzer New Castle; Salon des Kronprinzen in Bombay; Kommandobrücke von Torpedoboot S.90; Torpedoboot S.90; Engl. Kreuzer Minotaur; Ort Cochin im State Travancore, Indien; Schiesscheiben; "Landsleute" von Tsingtau; Kohlen nehmen in Tsingtau; Hindu-Tempel, Colombo.; Elefantenritt, Bombay; Bild aus Japan; Heizraum, S.M.S. Gneisenau

To see all photo sets (including those previously posted), visit the index page here:

SMS Gneisenau Far East Photo Collection, 1910-1911

All comments appreciated!

[Big A]

The picture from Japan (No 021c) looks like it was taken at Kamakura, the residence of the Shoguns and once capital of Japan. Walking through this gate and then looking left one can find the world famous Three Monkies (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil)

Axel

[Timm]

Picture Gneisenau020d is showing SMS Gneisenau at the place indicated by the arrow.

Regards
Timm

[Urs Heßling]

Hello, Alex

comments to HMS Minotaur/Newcastle

HMS Minotaur was the lead ship of the Minotaur-class (3 ships: Minotaur, Defence, Shannon), comprising the last armoured cruisers to be built for the Royal Navy before the introduction of the battle-cruisers, the first of them, HMS Indomitable, being commissioned only a few months after Minotaur. Thus, they must be considered as obsolete or, at least, unfit for real battle at the beginning of the First World War (somewhat comparable to the German Blücher).
All three Minotaur-class cruisers did, however, take part in the battle of Jutland, where HMS Defence was lost with all hands (893 dead).

HMS Newcastle was one of the first cruisers of the Town- (Bristol-)class, the first light cruiser of the Royal Navy armed with 6"-guns.

Both ships fired what were, probably, the first shots of the Royal Navy in the First World War in the Pacific theatre when they bombarded the German wireless communications station on the island of Yap in the Carolines on August 6, 1914.

greetings, Urs

[alexfranke]

Very cool, Timm! ...and thank you again, Urs, as always! It's great stuff.

Do you all mind if I include these comments on my blog site, too?  

Here's the next set of 16:

• Set 6: 16 photos (one photo depicts human death and cremation) Strassenbild aus Yocohama; Sonntagnachmittag auf See in den Tropen; Japanische Küstenlandschaft mit Fujiyama; Stoker beim Bilgereinigen; Garten eines Japanischen Teehauses; Tech. Unteroff. Corps vor den Zeltlangern in Calcutta; Strandbild aus Japan; Von einem Ausfluge ins Innere Indiens; Burma Pagode, Calcutta; Ausflug ins Innere Indiens; Itsikushima, die heilige Insel Japans; Bergdorf in Japan; Leichenverbrennung in Indien; Hindutempel, Bombay; Kesseljungen in der Werft Tsingtau; Japanischer Kaufladen

To see all photo sets (including those previously posted), visit the index page here:

SMS Gneisenau Far East Photo Collection, 1910-1911

All comments appreciated!

[Urs Heßling]

Do you all mind if I include these comments on my blog site, too?  

No (as before) go ahead

greetings to NC, Urs

[Timm]

Hi Alex,

The Chinese workers shown in your picture Gneisenau025c were waiting below the 150 ton crane which was part of the German dockyard. The building with the round roof in the rear to the left of your picture can also be seen in my attached picture together with the crane.

Best regards
Timm

[harold]

Some interest for you, Alex:
http://www.kartonist.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=2624&threadview=0&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=1
This card modeller is picturing a diorama "Ostasiengeschwader in Tsingtau", and does also show a lot of his historic references, e.g. pics and some maps, to get things right.
A bilateral crossover might be interesting for you...
Ciao,
Harold

[alexfranke]

Timm -- I'm absolutely amazed at how familiar you are with the locations in these photos! 

Harold, thank you -- I will take a close look at that link.

Meantime, here's another set of 16. I can't read the handwriting on the fourth one. Can anyone tell me what it says? 

• Set 7: 16 photos (One photo depicts human death and cremation.) Der Kronprinz mit seinem Jagdshita; Mussestunde an Bord; Mitteldeck S.M.S. Gneisenau; Ind. Begleiteskorte des Kronprinzen in Calcutta; Leichenverbrennung in Indien; Empfang des Kronprinzen in Bombay; Itsucushima die heilige Insel, Japan; Amoy (China) von der Insel Kolangsoo aus gesehen; "Gneisenau" beim japanischen Kaisersalut vor Nanking; Deutsch-Engl. Seemannsfest in Tsingtau; Die Kronprinzessin an Bord; Stadttor in Nanking; Engl Kreuzer "New Castle" & Yacht "Alecrite" for Woosung; Wohn-und Fischerboote, Colombo, Ceylon; Ehrenwache und Bordkapelle; "Iltis" Friedhof beu Jung-tsching (Tschifu) China

To see all photo sets (including those previously posted), visit the index page here:

SMS Gneisenau Far East Photo Collection, 1910-1911

All comments appreciated!

[Köln]

Hello Alex,

the title of your picture Gneisenau026d is: Ind. Begleiteskorte des Kronprinzen in Calcutta.

Best regards
Köln

[alexfranke]

the title of your picture Gneisenau026d is: Ind. Begleiteskorte des Kronprinzen in Calcutta.

vielen Dank, Köln! I'll update it now.