Menno Posted March 9, 2014 Share #2461 Posted March 9, 2014 You're right Dave. She's easy to find but I coudn't resist posting a pic her. And probably because of her somewhat smaller size compared to the other tallships shes seems not that well known among ship lovers. I think its one of the most beautiful. your turn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 9, 2014 Share #2462 Posted March 9, 2014 Topsail schooners with their mix of square and fore-and-aft sails have long been favorites of mine. Thanks for posting her. Name the Ship: Photo from February 2014 sea trials. Name removed from bow. Click image for larger version. Dave KevinR 1 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...
KevinR Posted March 9, 2014 Share #2463 Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Independence! http://www.lngworldnews.com/lithuania-fsru-conducts-sea-trial/ Edited March 9, 2014 by Kevin from Hampton Roads Quote Kevin Hampton, VA Current Builds: Skipjack Albatross - 1:32 On Hold: Yacht Atlantic - Scientific Completed: Ships Boat - MS - First Planked Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 9, 2014 Share #2464 Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Correct, it is the Lithuanian FSRU (Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit) Independence (Nepriklausomybė in Lithuanian). This ship will break Russia's monopoly on Lithuania's energy supply and allow Lithuania to purchase, store and distribute LNG at a base fuel cost of 1/3 to 1/4 of what they've been forced to pay the Russians. Independence will begin operation later this year in the port of Klaipėda, Lithuania. Your turn, Kevin. Edited March 9, 2014 by DFellingham KevinR 1 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...
KevinR Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2465 Posted March 10, 2014 This one will be quick. It is not a specific boat or ship, but a type. What type of boat is this? egkb 1 Quote Kevin Hampton, VA Current Builds: Skipjack Albatross - 1:32 On Hold: Yacht Atlantic - Scientific Completed: Ships Boat - MS - First Planked Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egkb Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2466 Posted March 10, 2014 Don't know what they are Kevin.. but they are beautiful !! Thanks for showing them. Eamonn KevinR 1 Quote Current Build : HM Schooner Ballahoo In the Pipeline : HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egkb Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2467 Posted March 10, 2014 Just found them.. wow, that is some of the oddest looking racing I've seen in years.. I've 'Hiked Out' on racing yachts but that is ridiculous and it is totally brilliant !! Log Canoes from Chesapeake Bay ? Thanks for bringing them to my attention Kevin, as I said they are beautiful machines. Eamonn Quote Current Build : HM Schooner Ballahoo In the Pipeline : HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2468 Posted March 10, 2014 Eamonn, you are correct. The log canoe is a type of sailboat developed in the Chesapeake Bay region. Based on the dugout, it was the principal traditional fishing boat of the bay until superseded by the bugeye and the skipjack. However, it is most famous as a racing sailboat, and races continue to be held. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_canoe Your turn Eamonn. egkb 1 Quote Kevin Hampton, VA Current Builds: Skipjack Albatross - 1:32 On Hold: Yacht Atlantic - Scientific Completed: Ships Boat - MS - First Planked Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egkb Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2469 Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks Kevin, and mine is in the same line as yours.. that is a Racing Sail Boat where the crew Hikes Out, admittedly in this boat the Deck itself is extended out so you can Hike in comfort.. well sort of comfort anyhoo after all it is a serious racing machine.. The boat in question is the one on the back ground, and yup she is HUGE, those wee dots along her side are the crew 'hiking out' Am off to bed now folks so I won't be around again for a few hours. All The Best Eamonn KevinR and trippwj 2 Quote Current Build : HM Schooner Ballahoo In the Pipeline : HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2470 Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) KZ1 (The Big Boat) and US1 (Stars & Stripes) in the 1988 America's Cup. Although KZ1 used the latest materials and design features, it was still a throw-back to the even larger boats (in sail area and displacement) used in the early 20th century Cup races. Edited March 10, 2014 by DFellingham KevinR and egkb 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...
egkb Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2471 Posted March 10, 2014 Spot on D, the infamous 'miss match' 1988 Cup Races.. indeed KZ1 was truly amazing, virtually wakeless for so big a boat, but Mr Connors threw the 'Cat' at them and that was that I think the New Zealand boys closest look at the American's was at the starts, cos once that Start Gun went off so did they.. Love him or hate him Big Dennis Connors was a great racing sailor! Over to you D.. Eamonn trippwj 1 Quote Current Build : HM Schooner Ballahoo In the Pipeline : HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2472 Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) I watched the 1988 Cup races on TV and thought I recognized the two boats. The closest NZ1 got to Stars & Stripes was at the start as you said. I remember the race result reversed in court and that decision overturned on appeal. Lawyers have no place in yacht racing except as ballast. Name the Ship: Name and number removed. This ship is still in active service but for a different country. Dave Edited to correct my typo to 1988. Edited March 10, 2014 by DFellingham egkb and Menno 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...
mtaylor Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2473 Posted March 10, 2014 I watched the 1888 Cup races on TV and thought I recognized the two boats. The closest NZ1 got to Stars & Stripes was at the start as you said. I remember the race result reversed in court and that decision overturned on appeal. Lawyers have no place in yacht racing except as ballast. Dave <Pendant mode on> The 1888 Cup Races on TV??????? I didn't think you or TV was that old. <pendant mode off> egkb and trippwj 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egkb Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2474 Posted March 10, 2014 I had written 1888 too but I caught it just in time.. E mtaylor and molasses 2 Quote Current Build : HM Schooner Ballahoo In the Pipeline : HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menno Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2475 Posted March 10, 2014 Looks like a uscg buoy tender. But which one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menno Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2476 Posted March 10, 2014 A few ended up in Ghana And Nigeria as navy vessels and I've found a picture about a CG vessel Phillipines but not all the details match with picture posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 10, 2014 Share #2477 Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) I had written 1888 too but I caught it just in time.. E Oops, I proof my posts and usually catch my typos (I NEVER make a mistake, just mistype) but clearly missed this one. Looks like a uscg buoy tender. But which one.... There were 39 of this size buoy tender built of which 25 are still in use by several small countries, privately owned or mothballed in reserve. I'll narrow it down - "B". Edited March 10, 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...
JPZ66 Posted March 12, 2014 Share #2478 Posted March 12, 2014 Is this the former USCGC Buoy Tender "Bittersweet", that was given to Estonia, c.1997 ?? Joe Quote Joe Zappa Member, Nautical Research Guild & Puget Sound Ship Modelers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 12, 2014 Share #2479 Posted March 12, 2014 The "B" clue did not refer to the first letter of the ship's name. 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...
jud Posted March 12, 2014 Share #2480 Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Had Ammo delivered by a vessel that looks like this on in RVN, " Uss Brule AKL 28", sometimes she delivered twice a week, it was a small WW 2 cargo ship and there were a lot of them used in the Pacific to move cargo around that did not justify an full blown AKA. The Brule while delivering ammo was hit with 7 recoil-less rifle rounds, 'some records say rockets, but the crew at the time said recoil less rifles', she had a hold full plus a deck load of ammo for us. A fire was started in the deck load of ammo but they got it out. Needed to inspect every round from that delivery and even then I had a 40 MM round just clear the bore and explode, the shrapnel in the water was a half moon shape away from the gun, split the case and broke the extractors, glad to shoot the last of that load. Believe the Pueblo was a converted vessel of the same type, was on the rivers in RVN when she was taken and we didn't know if it would effect the mess we were involved in. Probably some of those vessels were converted to Buoy tenders after the war, they might have been commissioned as such. jud. Edited March 13, 2014 by jud KevinR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 13, 2014 Share #2481 Posted March 13, 2014 B-clas perhaps? That narrows it donw considerably: only 6 of them.... Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 13, 2014 Share #2482 Posted March 13, 2014 B-clas perhaps? That narrows it donw considerably: only 6 of them.... Jan "B"ingo! 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...
amateur Posted March 14, 2014 Share #2483 Posted March 14, 2014 still active, so it's not Mesquite (she stranded) 5 to go Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 21, 2014 Share #2484 Posted March 21, 2014 It's been a week and no more guesses have been posted so I'll recap what is known: It's a 180' buoy tender (the only USCG vessel to have classes) built during WW2. 39 of them were built. It's one of the 6 "B" or Mesquite class. It's still in existence and in service in the navy of a small country. Down from 6 to 2. The name does not begin with "B" which eliminates 1 - leaving only 1 possibility. 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...
old salt Posted March 23, 2014 Share #2485 Posted March 23, 2014 Ahoy from a former "Coastie" This old Girl has to be the CGC Sweetgum (WBL-309) I was almost assigned to her at one point in my Coast Guard Service. Ted st george 1 Quote Thanks Ted Calm Seas and Fair Winds On the ways: HMS Bounty - Artesania Latina Launched: Scottish Maid - Artesania Latina On the Shelf: Minature lifeboat - Model Shipways Bounty Launch - Model Shipways Emma C.Berry - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old salt Posted March 23, 2014 Share #2486 Posted March 23, 2014 Now is it my turn to present a "mystery Vessel"? Ted Quote Thanks Ted Calm Seas and Fair Winds On the ways: HMS Bounty - Artesania Latina Launched: Scottish Maid - Artesania Latina On the Shelf: Minature lifeboat - Model Shipways Bounty Launch - Model Shipways Emma C.Berry - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted March 23, 2014 Share #2487 Posted March 23, 2014 Hello Old Salt, yes, that's the rule.. who guesses the last one posts the next! So please post the next mystery photo, but make sure there are no obvious hints left like the name displayed proudly on the bulwark, on the photo or even in the file name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted March 23, 2014 Share #2488 Posted March 23, 2014 You should also wait for confirmation that it is also the correct ship from the person who posted... egkb 1 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old salt Posted March 23, 2014 Share #2489 Posted March 23, 2014 sounds fair. Ted Quote Thanks Ted Calm Seas and Fair Winds On the ways: HMS Bounty - Artesania Latina Launched: Scottish Maid - Artesania Latina On the Shelf: Minature lifeboat - Model Shipways Bounty Launch - Model Shipways Emma C.Berry - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 23, 2014 Share #2490 Posted March 23, 2014 Welcome aboard, Ted, you got it. She is now in Panama's National Maritime Service with the name SMN Independencia (A-401) since 2002. She is used primarily as a tender for Panama's fleet of coastal patrol vessels. Here's a recent photo of her: By the way, this is the tenth mystery ship in a row I have posted that at one time or other in their history had the name Independence going back to Atzmaut (Hebrew for Independence) and the 12th including the USS Independence, the United States' first ship of the line (posted by me), and the Texas First Navy cutter Independence (posted by Kevin from Hampton Roads) in recent months. The latter was the ex-US Revenue Cutter Ingham that was the source of the Coast Guard's motto Semper Paratus - Always Ready. I think this is a good time to end the string of Independences. Your turn, Ted. You coasties don't always get the recognition and respect you deserve - thank you very much for your service. KevinR and egkb 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...
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