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

[Urs Heßling]

hello, Alex

• Set 7: 16 photos (One photo depicts human death and cremation.) Engl Kreuzer "New Castle" & Yacht "Alecrite" for Woosung;
  

It seems to me that there might be a mistake. The ship shown in company with the yacht is - in my opinion - not NEWCASTLE, but MINOTAUR.
You can compare both ships very easily in your set #5.
(a) The NEWCASTLE´s funnels are raked, the second and third are more voluminous. The MINOTAUR´s funnels are perpendicular - like in this picture.
(b) The artillery officers stand in the foreward mast looks like the MINOTAUR´s, not the NEWCASTLE.

greetings, Urs

[alexfranke]

It seems to me that there might be a mistake. The ship shown in company with the yacht is - in my opinion - not NEWCASTLE, but MINOTAUR.

Good eye. I think you're correct. I found photos of the two ships on wikipedia.org: HMS Newcastle and HMS Minotaur

I'll correct it and make a note of the original caption.

[alexfranke]

Here's another set of 16:

• Set 8: 16 photos (some nudity) Dampfer "Silesia" auf dem Yangtsekiang, China; Eingeborene auf Ceylon; Badender Elefant, Candy, Ceylon; Schwimmendes Dorf auf dem Yangtsekiang; Chinesische Tschunke transportiert Bambus; Ehrenwache des Kronprinzen in Bombay; Suez Kanal, Einfahrt bei Port Said; Exellenz von Truppel's Besuch auf S.M.S. Gneisenau; Ausflug zum Tiegertempel bei Amoy, China; Port Said; Port Said; Familie von Truppel und Kapitän von Uslar a.d. Iltisfriedhof; Governeur, Admiral von Truppel verlässt Tsingtau; Improvisiertes Seebad an Bord; Zeugwäsche an Bord; Unteroffiziere von S.M.S. Gneisenau & H.M.S. Minotaur in Tsingtau

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!

[Timm]

Hi Alex,

Thanks a lot for sharing. I really like your picture Gneisenau033a because I have a picture showing the same scene but from the opposite direction (see below). The caption reads: "Farewell to Governor Truppel, passage to Japan on board of armored cruiser Gneisenau".
Please note the guy with the flag who is visible in both pictures. The pictures had been taken at the northern side of Pier 2 in the big harbor of Tsingtau.

Best regards
Timm

[alexfranke]

Wow, Timm -- that is very cool!  Do you have that photo posted somewhere so I can link to it on my blog site? Or would you mind if I put it on my web server and linked to it there? It looks like maybe your photographer might have been up on the platform to the left of the guy with the flag.

Here's another set of 16:

• Set 9: 16 photos Küste von Tsingtau, China; Bootsmanöver; Ehrenwache und Bordkapelle; Von einem Ausfluge nach Tei-tu-sheng, Kiautschaugebiet; Frau von Truppel nimmt Abschied von Tsingtau; Governeur, Admiral von Truppel verlässt Tsingtau; Russisches Blockhaus, Castriesbay, Sibirien; Kameraden von "Gneisenau" & "Kaiser Franz Josef" in Tsingtau; Japanische Singspielhalle; Alter Tempel auf der Insel Elephanta bei Bombay; Das heilige Bad in Ganges, Calcutta; Japaner beim Fechtsport; Einfahrt bei Chimonosecki, Japan; Kameraden von "Kaiser Franz Josef" bei uns zu Gast; Shanghai; Gesandter, Graf Rex und Offizierkorps von "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!

[Timm]

Hi Alex,

Please check your private messages. Indeed I'm also pretty sure that you can see the photographer in the background of your picture (see below). I also tried to find the photographer on board of SMS Gneisenau, but I'm not sure about the precise location.

Best regards
Timm

[Timm]

Hi Alex,

Some more information about your picture "Gneisenau 34a." I can indentify:
1-Arcona Island with the light house
2-Observatory
3-Bismarck barracks
4-Mine depot
5-Beach hotel
6-Iltis barracks
The map shows you from where the picture had been taken and the angle visible.

Best regards
Timm

[Timm]

Part 2

[alexfranke]

Timm, I am very grateful for your very interesting and informative replies!! 

Here's another set of 16:

• Set 10: 16 photos Teehaus in Miatsu, Japan; "Cesarewitsch" in Tsingtau; "Cesarewitsch" in Tsingtau; Inneres eines Shintoistentempels, Japan; Strassenbild aus Iokohama; Zahnziehen in unserm Lazarett; "Cesarewitsch" in Tsingtau; Geisha Tanz; Geisha Tanz; Korsakowsk auf Sachalin; Grenzposten auf Sachalin; Geisha Tanz; Vergnügungspark der Japaner in Tsuruga; Gemäldeaufnahme: Japaner stürmen ein Fort; Gemäldeaufnahme: Battle of Cavite, Philipinen; "Titania" längseits zur Materialübernahme, Castiesbay, Sibirien

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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!

[Schaarhörn]

Thank you for publishing this great collection!

Why is the CESAREWITSCH demaged? Is it an effect of the russian/japanese war of 1905?

Best wishes: Klaus

[alexfranke]

Why is the CESAREWITSCH demaged? Is it a effect of the russian/japanese war of 1905?

According to an email I got from Timm, "The Russian warship was very badly damaged in August 1904 during the Russian-Japanese war. The ship managed to escape to Tsingtau where it was detained until the end of the Russian-Japanese war. The ship was repaired at Tsingtau and left the harbor in November 1905."

He pointed out before that these photos are not all from 1910-1911 and that they were probably purchased by my grandfather during that trip. This photo is a good example of why what must be true.

Glad you like the collection!