Stockholm tar Posted July 29, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 29, 2015 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 mtaylor, ulrich, Omega1234 and 2 others 5 Quote 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobstrake Posted July 31, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 31, 2015 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! Stockholm tar 1 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted July 31, 2015 Share #3 Posted July 31, 2015 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, Bobstrake and Mirabell61 2 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobstrake Posted July 31, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 31, 2015 Henry, Thank you for the correction. It makes more sense. Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockholm tar Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted July 31, 2015 Bob, I think he's pleased that the US have her now – and still used as a training ship. Bobstrake 1 Quote 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talos Posted July 31, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 31, 2015 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. Canute, Mirabell61 and Bobstrake 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted July 31, 2015 Share #7 Posted July 31, 2015 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 Bobstrake, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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