I've also seen it as the SMS Moewe.
From Wikipedia.
Became a very famous German surface raider during World War I. On its first voyage, it sank or captured 15 Allied ships and had placed down a minefield by Pentland Firth near Scapa Flow and several days ater the pre-dreadnaught battleship HMS King Edward VII struck one and sank. Another Mowe minefield sank two other ships.
During its second voyage of four months, during which it sank the Mount Temple, it destroyed or captured 25 ships.
On return to Germany, it was decommissioned as a raider and became an auxiliary mine layer in 1918. It was a hero ship in Germany for all its success.
As a result of the Treaty of Versailles, it went to Britain before being returned to Germany in 1933 when it became the freighter Oldenburg.
On April 7, 1945, it was torpedoed off Norway and sank.
I also found out that when the Mount Temple was sunk, it was also carrying 700 horses destined for the front lines.
Quite a History for One Ship. --DaCoot
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Monday, March 19, 2012
The SS Mount Temple: Dinosaur Bones and a Titanic Connection
From Wikipedia and other sources.
The Mount Temple was built in England in 1901 for the Canadian Pacific Line and was a cargo ship of 8,790.
TITANIC CONNECTION
It responded to the Titanic's distress signals, arriving to the site at 4:10 AM, but was separated from the stricken passengers by an iceberg (and some believe it to be THE iceberg that cause the unsinkable to sink.
There is strong belief that the Mount Temple might have been the mystery ship that Titanic survivors claim they saw before the sinking. This is he ship that ignored the distress rockets. Passengers aboard the Mount temple reported they could see the Titanic that night and say the also heard two explosions aboard the Titanic before it sank.
Reportedly, the Mount Temple also turned off its sidelights. This is some story I'd never heard of before.
SUNK BY THE MOWE
During World War I, a 3-inch deck gun was installed on the stern of the ship. This gun was fired at the Mowe which returned fire and killed four of the crew. It was the fourth Canadian Pacific ship sunk during the war, one of 18 the line lost altogether. It's sister ship, the Montezuma, was sunk July 25, 1917 by the German submarine UC-41.
An Interesting History. --Cooter
The Mount Temple was built in England in 1901 for the Canadian Pacific Line and was a cargo ship of 8,790.
TITANIC CONNECTION
It responded to the Titanic's distress signals, arriving to the site at 4:10 AM, but was separated from the stricken passengers by an iceberg (and some believe it to be THE iceberg that cause the unsinkable to sink.
There is strong belief that the Mount Temple might have been the mystery ship that Titanic survivors claim they saw before the sinking. This is he ship that ignored the distress rockets. Passengers aboard the Mount temple reported they could see the Titanic that night and say the also heard two explosions aboard the Titanic before it sank.
Reportedly, the Mount Temple also turned off its sidelights. This is some story I'd never heard of before.
SUNK BY THE MOWE
During World War I, a 3-inch deck gun was installed on the stern of the ship. This gun was fired at the Mowe which returned fire and killed four of the crew. It was the fourth Canadian Pacific ship sunk during the war, one of 18 the line lost altogether. It's sister ship, the Montezuma, was sunk July 25, 1917 by the German submarine UC-41.
An Interesting History. --Cooter
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Making No Bones About It: A World War I Story
From the April 13, 2010, Smithsonian.com. "Dinosaur casualties of World War I."
On December 6, 1916, the Canadian merchant ship SS Mount Temple was on its way to England with a set of 75 million-year-old dinosaur skeletons from Canada. It encountered the German raider SMS Mowe which ordered the ship to stop.
Someone aboard the Mount Temple aimed its sole gun at the Mowe which considered that to be a threatening move and it opened fire, killing three and injuring others.
The Mount Temple then surrendered and the Mowe took off the crew and passengers before sinking the ship, unaware of the history on board the vessel. The people from the Canadian ship were eventually sent to Germany on another capture.
Dem Dinos Just Can't Get No Respect. --Cooter
On December 6, 1916, the Canadian merchant ship SS Mount Temple was on its way to England with a set of 75 million-year-old dinosaur skeletons from Canada. It encountered the German raider SMS Mowe which ordered the ship to stop.
Someone aboard the Mount Temple aimed its sole gun at the Mowe which considered that to be a threatening move and it opened fire, killing three and injuring others.
The Mount Temple then surrendered and the Mowe took off the crew and passengers before sinking the ship, unaware of the history on board the vessel. The people from the Canadian ship were eventually sent to Germany on another capture.
Dem Dinos Just Can't Get No Respect. --Cooter
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