Jim Lad Posted December 21, 2018 #1 Posted December 21, 2018 Perhaps one especially for our Australian members. This is one of the bower anchors from Matthew Flinders' 'Investigator'. It's on display at the South Australian Maritime Museum. On his circumnavigation of Australia in 1803, Flinders anchored off Middle Island, to the east of Esperance, to gather wood and seal oil and to hunt geese. When the wind blew up as he was preparing to leave, he was forced to cut his anchor cables and sail out to avoid the risk of being driven ashore. The anchors were recovered in 1973. John pontiachedmark, mtaylor, Fernando E and 6 others 9 Quote
Louie da fly Posted December 23, 2018 #2 Posted December 23, 2018 A nice bit of history. I think I've been to Esperance once, many years ago. Steven mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
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