Thank you, Susan, for the link to the Aberdeenships site, which includes details of both the INGELI and the INANDA, on which one of my grand-uncles & his family travelled from London to Durban in 1904 & 1909 respectively. Interesting to see that the INGELI was for ten years of her life (as the CHASSERAL) part of the Swiss Navy. :-) Best wishes Gordon From: Susan Enns < bellenns@rogers.com> Subject: [MAR] The sinking of the 'Ranger' Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:34:03 -0400 I'm looking for as much information as I can find regarding the schooner 'Ranger'. I have a letter describing the sinking of the ship dated Sept.1st, 1833 but no identification as to the author of the letter. It came to me in a bundle of old letters written by relatives from Sunderland, UK. I believe this schooner is the vessel described at http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=100687 At this site, it suggests the owner was John CHRISTIE of Sunderland who I believe to be a relative. Would there be a Scottish newspaper account? This site also indicates that a commemorative 'coin' Rummer Glass for the schooner was made with the markings of J & B Christie. I'm suspecting these initials represent John and Barbara CHRISTIE. Was this common practice to manufacture commemorative glasses and would there only be one of these made? I welcome any information. Many thanks, Susan Enns Canada.

There's a photograph of this vessel at :- http://www.swiss-ships.ch/schiffe/chasseral_006/fr_chasseral_006.htm and her history can be viewed by clicking on the union jack in the left-hand column. I'm intrigued as to why a ship flying the neutral Swiss flag, and travelling from Marseilles to Lisbon in April 1944 with a cargo of clocks & watches, should have been attacked & bombed by ten British Beaufighters? Regards Gordon

In HARRISONS OF LIVERPOOL by Graeme Cubbin (World Ship Society/Ships In Focus Publications, 2003) under the history of the INGELI it states that as the CHASSERAL from July 1941 she was "employed, with the agreement of the warring nations, to carry food and essential supplies for Swiss consumption." I wonder which ports would be available to her under this agreement? I can understand that Marseilles, on the French Mediterranean, might be about as close as they could get, but was onward transportation difficult through occupied France despite any such agreement? Maybe the voyage Marseilles to Lisbon didn't fit the profile in British wartime eyes?? Was this form of agreement a general dispensation for all Swiss-registered ships? Ron Mapplebeck (UK) **** On 07/07/2011 18:50, Gordon Evans wrote: > There's a photograph of this vessel at :- > > http://www.swiss-ships.ch/schiffe/chasseral_006/fr_chasseral_006.htm > > and her history can be viewed by clicking on the union jack in the left-hand > column. > > I'm intrigued as to why a ship flying the neutral Swiss flag, and travelling > from Marseilles to Lisbon in April 1944 with a cargo of clocks& watches, > should have been attacked& bombed by ten British Beaufighters? > > Regards > Gordon > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Belated thanks to Ron, Andy, David, Rod & Colin for their interesting & informative responses to my post. A cargo of potential munitions-timers, heading for a wartime 'spy-hotbed' port, would seem good enough reason for the CHASSERAL to have been targetted by the RAF. Gordon From: "Gordon Evans" <gordon.w.evans@btinternet.com> To: "Mariners" <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 6:50 PM Subject: [MAR] CHASSERAL ex INGELI (ON 108651) >There's a photograph of this vessel at :- >http://www.swiss-ships.ch/schiffe/chasseral_006/fr_chasseral_006.htm >and her history can be viewed by clicking on the union jack in the >left-hand >column. >I'm intrigued as to why a ship flying the neutral Swiss flag, and >travelling >from Marseilles to Lisbon in April 1944 with a cargo of clocks & watches, >should have been attacked & bombed by ten British Beaufighters? >Regards >Gordon