Kevin

Thank you Augie

very nice, well done

thanks grant, in the early stages, i wondered if i would ever get it right, continually redoing everything - gun ports wales etc, wondering if i had bitten off more than i could chew, in such a expensive kit - at least any mistakes there are - is the same both sides lol i have had to turn my plans back to front in front of a window to see through the paper to take measurements - i was finding it very strange working on the plans being back to front

May 07 1694Henry Every (also spelled Avery) leads a mutiny aboard the privateer Charles IIanchored off La Coruna, Spain. 1709 HMS Postillion (10), wrecked near Ostend 1765 HMS Victory launched 1779 Continental Navy sloop Providence (12), Cptn. John Rathbun, captures British brigDiligent (12) off Cape Charles 1794 HMS Swiftsure (74), Captain Charles Boyles, captured Atalante (36), Cptn. Charles-Alexandre-Leon Durand-Linois 1798 HMS Victorieuse (14), Cptn.Edward Stirling Dickson, captured French privateerBrutus (6), Cptn. Rousel, off Guadeloupe. 1808 Boats of HMS Falcon (14), Lt. John Price (act. Cdr.), captured two sail at Lundholm. HMS Redwing (18), Thomas Ussher, destroyed seven Spanish vessels and drove some into the surf from a convoy of 12 merchantmen escorted by 7 armed vessels near Cape Trafalgar. only 3 vessels escaped.

Keith I did 23 ½ years from 1974 starting in warships (HMS SHEFFIELD and HMS FIFE) then went into submarines in 1980 (HMS ODIN, HMS CHURCHILL, HMS REPLUSE, HMS SCEPTRE) I retired in1998 but rejoined again in2001 and did another 10 Years (HMS SCEPTRE and HMS VANGUARD) I enjoyed my time but actually don’t miss it now, home every night and weekends, no duties or guns and in a routine, lifes good

i realised the build name was in my nick name of 30+ years, and the signature was my real name, since i left the RN the Wilber has not been used - so i am weaning my self away from it. To save any confusion - i changed the build to both, but seams to have back fired somewhat, i wonder if Dr Pers can help me

Build time 812 hours Not much to show this week, even though a long weekend (May Day Bank Holiday) only 4 hours was available to me, all the channels for the port side have be completed (2 of the 5) have been attached. All my trails and tribulations early on in the build, in getting everything set up right, are now paying off. It is making my life so much easier, as it all seams to a a refection (as should be to the stbd side)

after conversion

Another step nearer Paul, those window panes will keep the the admiral warmer on a cold winters day whilst cruising through the baltic

May 06 1682 HMS Gloucester (60) wrecked off Yarmouth 1709 HMS Portland (48) re-captured Coventry. 1741 Samuel Hood entered the navy as Captain’s Servant on HMS Romney (48) 1801 Nelson succeeds Parker as Commander-in-Chief, Baltic. Lord Thomas Cochrane in HMS Speedy (14) captures Spanish xebec frigate El Gamo (32), Cptn. Don Francisco de Torris (Killed in Action), off the coast near Barcelona. 1805 Boats of HMS Unicorn (32), Cptn. Lucius Hardyman, took French privateer Tape a bord (4) in the West Indies. 1814 British squadron under Sir James Lucas Yeo of HMS Prince Regent (56), HMS Princess Charlotte (42) and consorts destroyed a fort and captured USSGrowler (5) and other vessels at Oswego, Lake Ontario

Canoe21 Will you be starting a build log, we are always looking for more Victory builds all the best

Appologies - right events though

SS R-14 (SS-91) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, in Quincy, Massachusetts on 6 November 1918. She was launched on 10 October 1919 sponsored by Ms. Florence L. Gardner and commissioned on 24 December 1919, with Lieutenant Vincent A. Clarke, Jr., in command. [edit]Service history [edit]1919–1929After shakedown off the New England coast, R-14 moved to New London, Connecticut, where she prepared for transfer to the Pacific Fleet. In May, she headed south. Given hull classification symbol "SS-91" in July, she transited the Panama Canal in the same month and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 6 September. There, for the next nine years, she assisted in the development of submarine and anti-submarine warfare tactics, and participated in search and rescue operations. 1930–1946R-14 — under acting command of Lieutenant Alexander Dean Douglas – ran out of usable fuel and lost radio communications in May 1921 while on a surface search mission for the sea-going tugConestoga about 100 nmi (120 mi; 190 km) southeast of the island ofHawaii. Since the submarine's electric motors did not have enough battery power to propel her to Hawaii, the ship's engineering officerRoy Trent Gallemore came up with a novel solution to their problem. Lieutenant Gallemore decided they could try to sail the boat to the port of Hilo, Hawaii. He therefore ordered a foresail made of eighthammocks hung from a top boom made of pipe bunk frames lashed firmly together, all tied to the vertical kingpost of the torpedo loadingcrane forward of the submarine's superstructure. Seeing that this gaveR-14 a speed of about 1 kn (1.2 mph; 1.9 km/h), as well as rudder control, he ordered a mainsail made of six blankets, hung from the sturdy radio mast (top sail in photo). This added .5 kn (0.58 mph; 0.93 km/h) to the speed. He then ordered a mizzen made of eight blankets hung from another top boom made of bunk frames, all tied to the vertically placed boom of the torpedo loading crane. This sail added another .5 kn (0.58 mph; 0.93 km/h). Around 12:30 pm on 12 May, Gallemore was able to begin charging the boat's batteries.[2]After 64 hours under sail at slightly varying speeds, R-14 entered Hilo Harbor under battery propulsion on the morning of 15 May 1921. Douglas received a letter of commendation for the crew's innovative actions from his Submarine Division Commander, CDR Chester W. Nimitz, USN.[3] [edit]On 12 December 1930, R-14 cleared Pearl Harbor for the last time and headed back to the Atlantic. Proceeding via San Diego, and the Panama Canal, she returned to New London on 9 February 1931, and through the end of the decade conducted training exercises for the Submarine School. In the spring of 1941, she moved down the coast to Key West, Florida, her homeport as of 1 June. In the fall, she returned to New London for overhaul and on 22 November resumed operations out of Key West. Into April 1945, she conducted training exercises for the Sound School and patrolled the Yucatan Channel and the Florida Straits. On 25 April, she headed north and in early May arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. R-14 was decommissioned on 7 May, struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 May, and sold on 28 September to Rossoff Brothers of New York City. She was later resold to the Northern Metals Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and scrapped in 1946.

May 05 1794 HMS Orpheus (32), Cptn Henry Newcome, captured Duguay-Trouin (34) off the Isle of France 1798 HMS Badger (4) and HMS Sandfly gunbrig repulsed 52 gun brigs at Marcon. 1799 HMS Fortune (10), Lt. Lewis Davies, and gunboats captured by Salamine.

Good Morning Derek all the best to yr wife, my freind and the build is looking good

LOL Andy - it is not the iphone - try again

HMS Sheffield (D80)Takes a Hit (Exocet Missile, Faukland Islands) Sheffield's commanding officer, Sam Salt, at the time of the attack, was a former submarine commander, HMS Dreadnaught. On 4 May 1982 at approximately 10:00 AM, HMS Sheffield and two other destroyers were ordered away from the main task force as picket ships to provide long-range radar and missile protection for the British carriers. An Argentine Navy P-2 Neptune patrol aircraft detected the picket ships and soon two Argentine Dassault Super Etendards jet fighters, each carrying a single Exocet cruise missile, were sent towards the British destroyers. The jets flew in at low altitude and released their Exocets approximately 20 to 30 miles from the British destroyers. HMS Glasgow, Sheffield’s sister ship, was in the northernmost position on the picket line and the first ship to detect the Argentine jets. Glasgow’s electronic warfare support measures (ESM) equipment detected the Exocet’s “seeker” radar, which meant that an incoming missile or missiles were headed for the ships. Glasgow radioed the news to the anti-air warfare coordinator on board the carrier Invincible but, unfortunately, the coordinator dismissed the report as one of the many false missile attack alarms received that same morning. Meanwhile, Sheffield’s radar did not pick up either the incoming planes or missiles because, at that precise moment, her satellite communications terminal was in use and that prevented the on-board ESM equipment from operating. The satellite communications link, therefore, proved incompatible with the ship’s anti-missile radar, although neither the Type 965 radar or the Sea Dart missiles carried by Sheffield were really designed to intercept low-flying cruise missiles. By the time Sheffield received Glasgow’s radioed warnings, the missiles could literally be seen heading towards the ship. A few seconds later, one of the Exocets hit Sheffield directly amidships while the second missile crashed into the sea a half mile off her port beam. There is still some debate as to whether or not the missile actually exploded. But the impact of the missile hit caused massive damage to Sheffield. Major holes were punctured in the hull and a massive fire erupted, engulfing much of the ship. Twenty men were killed by the missile hit and another 24 were seriously wounded. The missile impact and subsequent fire crippled the ship’s on-board electrical systems and ruptured major water mains, preventing the crew from being able to successfully fight the fire. HMS Arrow and HMS Yarmouth were sent to assist Sheffield, but it was a losing battle. The fire was out of control and consumed most of the ship. The crew was evacuated from Sheffield and it took almost six days for the fires to burn themselves out. The burnt-out hulk of Sheffield was taken under tow by HMS Yarmouth but, due to rough seas and the continuous flooding that was taking place through the large hole in the side of the ship, Sheffield eventually sank on 10 May 1982. Although the attack on the Royal Navy’s picket line did prevent the Argentinian jets and cruise missiles from hitting the British carriers, it came at a large cost. At that time, HMS Sheffield was the first Royal Navy warship to be sunk in action in almost 40 years and it was one of the first major warships to be lost to an air-launched cruise missile. Major design and electronic modifications were made to the remaining Type 42 destroyers after the loss of Sheffield, including the addition of two Phalanx 20-mm Close In Weapons Systems (CIWS) which were specifically designed to shoot down incoming cruise missiles. The fire on board the ship also convinced the Royal Navy to stop using synthetic fabrics in the clothing worn by its sailors because synthetics had a tendency to melt when exposed to fire, causing severe burns to anyone wearing such clothing during a fire. Navies around the world also were put on notice regarding the devastating capabilities of air-launched cruise missiles and how vulnerable warships were to these modern weapons.

May 04 1796 HMS Spencer (16), Cptn. Andrew Fitzherbert Evans, captured French gun-brigVolcan (12) 1805 HMS Seahorse (38), Cptn. Courtenay Boyle, and boats cut out the largest vessel and sank several more of a Spanish convoy at San Pedro. 1806 Boats of HMS Renommee (44), Cptn. Sir Thomas Livingstone, and HMS Nautilus(18), Edward Palmer, cut out Spanish schooner Giganta from under the protection of the guns of Torre de Vieja. 1809 HMS Parthian (10), Richard Harward, captured privateer Nouvelle Gironde (14), M. Lecompte 1811 A French brig of war (18), destroyed in the harbour of Parenzo on the coast of Istria , by HMS Belle Poule (38) Capt. James Brisbane, and HMSAlceste (38), Cptn. Murray Maxwell. 1812 Re-capture of Brig-sloop HMS Apelles (14) near Etaples by HMS Bermuda (10), Alexander Cunningham, HMS Rinaldo (10), Sir W. G. Parker, HMS Castilian(18), David Braimer, and HMS Phipps (14), Thomas Wells. USS Lagarto (SS-371) On Eternal Patrol, May 4, 1944 On 4 May 1945, USS LAGARTO (SS-371) was attacked and sunk by the Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka in the South China Sea. Since the date and cause of her demise were unknown until records were examined after the war’s end, LAGARTO and her crew of 86 were not declared overdue and presumed lost until 10 August. Still, within a short period of time after her loss the boat’s continued radio silence made it clear that she was gone. Knowing that Hatsutaka, a well-known terrorizer of American subs, may have caused the sub’s death, the commander of USS HAWKBILL (SS-366), a close friend of the commander of LAGARTO, requested permission to divert from his patrol area long enough to take his revenge. Twelve days after LAGARTO’s loss, HAWKBILL sent Hatsutaka to the bottom. In May of 2005, LAGARTO was discovered resting upright in 230 feet of water in the Gulf of Thailand. A large hole was observed in her port bow, suggesting it may have been a direct hit from a depth charge that sent her to the bottom. One of her torpedo-tube doors was open and the tube behind was empty, suggesting her men had fought back against their attackers before sinking beneath the waves. Like all war graves, LAGARTO remains the property of the United States government and no diving on the wreck is allowed without permission. Absolutely no artifact recovery or penetration of the wreck is permitted, ensuring that the crew of LAGARTO will rest undisturbed within their boat as they remain on eternal patrol.

Andy Nice to see you back at the work bench, joking aside the build looks great, i promise, not to joke, be sarcastic, mention the W word, or generally say any thing that is not build related LOL so my next messages will be-at sometime in the future Nice Very nice Andy now this build is finished, what's next

i assure you, an emergency blow like that is impressive from the outside, nothing special inside, as you are busy hanging on to anything that is not sliding forward to aft., But not clever, only time that is done, other than for exercise, at the end of a major shake down/trials/work up, is for an emergency, Blow and go is a fairly uncontrolled release of air from all the bottle groups into the ballast tanks,but should be used just to get the right monentum of speed and pitch to get to the surface, if not it leaves a submarine unable to dive again safely, untill all the air groups are fully recharged. NO way is a Royal Navy 14000 ton Trident submarine going to fly though

might find it in the build profile thread Patrick, the link under my signature

Something i found on Facebook, certainly something different, also something that didn't quite work out The Soviet Union tried to develop a flying submarine during World War II. The design could have operated at 150 knots in the air and 3 knots in the water. Metal plates sealed the engines shut. At the Naval Engineering Institute, a flying submarine project was headed by engineer Boris Ushakov. In 1939 the project was temporarily suspended and classified. In 1943, on the orders of NKVD chief Lavrenti Beria, the project was resumed. In 1947 the first test of the flying submarine was performed. http://www.snotr.com/video/5017/Flying_Submarine_Aircraft_-_Russian_technologies

Very nice especially the stern area i will continue to watch your progress

there are two versions

USS Sand Lance (SS-381) First War Patrol 1944 On this date (May 3) Sand Lance a Balao-class submarine, (LC DR. M.E. Garrison) on her 1st war patrol, torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Kenan Maru (3129 GRT) about 15 nautical miles north-west of Saipan.