amateur Posted January 10, 2014 Share #2251 Posted January 10, 2014 btw it is unprotected cruiser Cosmao Doreltomin and Craigie65 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 11, 2014 Share #2252 Posted January 11, 2014 Hello Congratulations Jan, she is indeed the Cosmao, built by the Chantiers & Forges de la Gironde, Bordeaux, set on keel in 1887, launched in 1889, put on service in 1891 and offered to scrap in 1919! I am pretty impressed that you were not confused among the many French second class cruisers (they had 24 of them, starting with the Forbin of 1888 and ending with the Infernet of 1899) and picked the correct one! So.. your turn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 11, 2014 Share #2253 Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) Sheer luck, it was one of the first showing up when I went looking for a "croiseur WWI" fomr France Something quite different Jan Edited January 11, 2014 by amateur Doreltomin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 15, 2014 Share #2254 Posted January 15, 2014 Hello, that's very interesting.... looks like a cargo boat still she has some places for passengers too. And I can see at least four safety boats at a side, which makes it at least eight boat for the whole ship. May seem this is after the Titanic disaster. The ship itself looks as if built between 1900 and the beginning of the first world war, but have no idea yet on how to pinpoint her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 15, 2014 Share #2255 Posted January 15, 2014 You have the correct type of ship, the correct period and the correct timing of the picture. Now all you need is the ships name Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 15, 2014 Share #2256 Posted January 15, 2014 This is her at her second (and last) owner. In her early days she had different colours and even a basic sail rig.... Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 17, 2014 Share #2257 Posted January 17, 2014 Ha, I killed the game Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st george Posted January 18, 2014 Share #2258 Posted January 18, 2014 Sorry Jan, I've been too buzzy to play. Is it the S. S. Merapi? Quote David Current Build : HMAV Bounty - Amati Next Build : 18th Century Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 18, 2014 Share #2259 Posted January 18, 2014 Yes, she is. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st george Posted January 18, 2014 Share #2260 Posted January 18, 2014 Here's the next one for you. Quote David Current Build : HMAV Bounty - Amati Next Build : 18th Century Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 18, 2014 Share #2261 Posted January 18, 2014 French cruiser D'Estaing of 1879, La Perouse class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st george Posted January 18, 2014 Share #2262 Posted January 18, 2014 You got her Doreltomin. Well done. Quote David Current Build : HMAV Bounty - Amati Next Build : 18th Century Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 20, 2014 Share #2263 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Hello, Thank you David! So I believe it's my turn to put up a photo again. Here she is, our next mystery ship. As usual, I have tampered with the flag for the beginning so don't try to recognize her by this feature! Edited January 20, 2014 by Doreltomin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 20, 2014 Share #2264 Posted January 20, 2014 Spanish gunboat Elcano (1885?) Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 20, 2014 Share #2265 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Hello Jan, you got the right type of ship, about right in time, but not too close in location... at least you guessed the continent! I might also add this white livery is not the original one, this is one of the last photos of her, taken sometimes at the beginning of the 20th century. Originally she was black. Edited January 20, 2014 by Doreltomin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 20, 2014 Share #2266 Posted January 20, 2014 White uniforms, could also be austro-hungarian..... same contient, quite a distance Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 20, 2014 Share #2267 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Now you are getting really close! C'mon Jan, a little effort, you are really on her, there's only a little twist of the tale Edited January 22, 2014 by Doreltomin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2268 Posted January 22, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2269 Posted January 22, 2014 Can't find anything Austro and you're from Romania, so perhaps:Fulgerul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2270 Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) Romanian Navy Grivita (1880). Edited January 22, 2014 by DFellingham Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2271 Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) Excellent, congratulations DFellingham!!! She is indeed the Romanian cannonboat Grivita built on the Fiume yard which then was in... Austro-Hungaria, So Jan, I am sorry, you were just an inch close of her, but picked instead the wrong lady. Fulgerul (The Lightning) was built on the French yard Forges et Chantiers de la Mediteranee, la Seyne, Toulon in 1873 and looks quite different. If you do a quick search with her name you will get at least two of the three known pictures of her. DFellingham, it is your turn to put in the next mystery ship! Edited January 22, 2014 by Doreltomin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2272 Posted January 22, 2014 Here's something a bit older, Name the Ship: Removed ID numbers on superstructures aft of stacks. White blotches at lower left are on original. Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCraig Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2273 Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) This is the USS Fairplay...Built in 1859 and served in the U.S. Navy until August 9, 1865. Edited January 22, 2014 by CaptCraig Quote -Craig It's never too late to turn the tide... Current Build- King of the Mississippi- Artesania Latina- 1:80 Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2274 Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) That was too easy. USS Fairplay, aka Tinclad #17 Built as a merchant river boat in 1859, seized by the Confederacy at the outbreak of hostilities. Captured by Union forces in August 1862, outfitted by the Army and then commissioned into the US Navy in October 1862. Performed patrol and escort duties on the Cumberland, Tennessee and Ohio Rivers during the American Civil War. Decommissioned and sold in August, 1865. Your turn, Craig. Edited January 22, 2014 by DFellingham Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCraig Posted January 22, 2014 Share #2275 Posted January 22, 2014 Ok...I have One... Good luck!!! Quote -Craig It's never too late to turn the tide... Current Build- King of the Mississippi- Artesania Latina- 1:80 Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 23, 2014 Share #2276 Posted January 23, 2014 Some american fishing boat, or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCraig Posted January 23, 2014 Share #2277 Posted January 23, 2014 Some american fishing boat, or something First Clue...This was not a fishing boat... Quote -Craig It's never too late to turn the tide... Current Build- King of the Mississippi- Artesania Latina- 1:80 Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted January 23, 2014 Share #2278 Posted January 23, 2014 Western Union cable ship Robert C. Clowry from 1910 to 1924. Sold to rum runners who painted "Western Union" in large letters on the superstructure which led to Western Union being accused of bootlegging. Sold and renamed in 1926 and again in 1930. Scrapped in 1938. WackoWolf and CaptCraig 2 Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCraig Posted January 23, 2014 Share #2279 Posted January 23, 2014 Dfellingham...You are correct Sir! Please provide us with another challenge! Quote -Craig It's never too late to turn the tide... Current Build- King of the Mississippi- Artesania Latina- 1:80 Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted January 23, 2014 Share #2280 Posted January 23, 2014 Thank you, Craig. Name the Ship: Flags and the ship's name removed from the image. Don't want to make it too easy. Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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