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Coincidental with the photograph posted recently in the Amazing Photographs thread, comes this interesting story from an old seaman who sailed on the Horst Wessel (now the Eagle):

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33543706

Kester

 

Current builds: Sherbourne (Caldercraft) scale – 1/64th;

 

Statsraad Lehmkuhl (half model) 1/8th" – 1'.

 

Victory Bow Section (Panart/Mantua) scale – 1/78th  (on hold).

 

Previous build: Bluenose ll (Billings) scale – 1/100th.

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Kester,

 

It's ironic that you shared this story from Sweden, about an American ship from Germany, reported on the British news. It can't get any better than that.

 

This is the first time I heard that the Eagle is being refitted before being given back to Germany next year.

 

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

Bob

 

"Even while the storm raged at it's worst, my ship was wholesome and noble." - Captain Joshua Slocum

 

 

Current Builds:

L'Hermione 1780 - 1:89 - Artesania Latina   http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10261-hermione-la-fayette-1780-by-bobstrake-artesania-latina-scale-189/#entry305929<p>

 

Louise - 1:26 - Constructo  http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11855-louise-by-bobstrake-constructo-scale-126/?p=360370
 

Completed Builds:

Carmen 1850 - 1:80 - Constructo - First Build   http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10398-carmen-1850-by-bobstrake-constructo-scale-180/#entry31137

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Kester,

 

It's ironic that you shared this story from Sweden, about an American ship from Germany, reported on the British news. It can't get any better than that.

 

This is the first time I heard that the Eagle is being refitted before being given back to Germany next year.

 

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

 

She is not being given back to Germany.  She is going to visit to commemorate the 70th anniversary of her transfer to the USA.

 

Regards,

Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

Current Build:  Le Soleil Royal

Completed Build Amerigo Vespucci

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Henry,

 

Thank you for the correction. It makes more sense.

Bob

 

"Even while the storm raged at it's worst, my ship was wholesome and noble." - Captain Joshua Slocum

 

 

Current Builds:

L'Hermione 1780 - 1:89 - Artesania Latina   http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10261-hermione-la-fayette-1780-by-bobstrake-artesania-latina-scale-189/#entry305929<p>

 

Louise - 1:26 - Constructo  http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11855-louise-by-bobstrake-constructo-scale-126/?p=360370
 

Completed Builds:

Carmen 1850 - 1:80 - Constructo - First Build   http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10398-carmen-1850-by-bobstrake-constructo-scale-180/#entry31137

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Bob,

 

I think he's pleased that the US have her now – and still used as a training ship.

Kester

 

Current builds: Sherbourne (Caldercraft) scale – 1/64th;

 

Statsraad Lehmkuhl (half model) 1/8th" – 1'.

 

Victory Bow Section (Panart/Mantua) scale – 1/78th  (on hold).

 

Previous build: Bluenose ll (Billings) scale – 1/100th.

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Her sister ship, Gorch Foch II (a replacement for the original Gorch Foch which was the first of Eagle's class in Germany, which was taken as Russian war reperations and wasn't brought back to Germany until the early 2000s but is in pretty rough shape) is still in use in the German Navy as a sail training ship. The Portuguese and the Romanians also operate sisters of the class, the Sagres III and the Mircea respectively. It would be neat to see as many of those together as possible for that anniversary.

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Talos,

 

agree, that would be a terriffic sight, seeing all those sisters during a "Operation Sail" event or so......

 

The Gorch Fock II threemast barque though is a post war build, launched 1958 at Blohm & Voss shipyard Hamburg, and allthough since then many updates, changes and more safety related modernizing and fitting out have taken place, it`s momentary condition can be considered as one of the safest and well mantained ships of the german Bundesmarine.

The first Gorch Fock 1, (intermediate Russian named : Towarisch) being one of the original 6 sister ships as you described , to my knowledge is moored to the pier in Stralsund (Baltic sea) waiting to be re-rigged and overhauled, provided there will be sufficient financial sponsoring.

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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