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SS Freshspring


Roger Pellett

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I just stumbled onto information about SS Freshspring, a vessel built in 1947 to carry water to Royal Navy warships.  Fitted with a triple expansion engine/ scotch marine boiler steam plant she worked into the mid 1970’s. After being laid up and semi abandoned she has been taken in hand by a North Devon restoration group.  She was recently drydocked at Appledore where surveyors were impressed by the restoration work that had been done.

 

Modeling steel hulled vessel’s presents it own challenges and as these ships are usually large small scale modeling techniques are usually required.  Freshspring is only 128ft long so a 1:64 scale model would be only 24in long.  This would be an interesting choice for builders wanting to build a unique model while maintaining a connection to the Royal Navy.

 

Google:  SS Freshspring.co.uk

 

Roger

 

 

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