NMBROOK Posted June 1, 2014 #2731 Posted June 1, 2014 Ok giving the Japanese stuff a miss for now.Here is something a little different and hope it doesn't prove too difficult as won't be online much tomorrow. Kind Regards Nigel egkb 1 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline
Beef Wellington Posted June 1, 2014 #2732 Posted June 1, 2014 Must be the famous Russian cruiser 'Aurora'... 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)
NMBROOK Posted June 2, 2014 #2733 Posted June 2, 2014 Close Jason,but not Aurora I am afraid Kind Regards Nigel P.S.have thoroughly checked this picture is what it says it is Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline
Captain Slog Posted June 2, 2014 #2734 Posted June 2, 2014 I think it might be the Russian Cruiser Diana? Cheers Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
Beef Wellington Posted June 2, 2014 #2735 Posted June 2, 2014 The Potemkin then... 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)
Captain Slog Posted June 2, 2014 #2736 Posted June 2, 2014 Hmmmmm, Wikipedia pulls up the following picture for Aurora. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Aurora Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
st george Posted June 2, 2014 #2737 Posted June 2, 2014 I'd say Jason is right with the Aurora. realworkingsailor 1 Quote David Current Build : HMAV Bounty - Amati Next Build : 18th Century Longboat
NMBROOK Posted June 2, 2014 #2738 Posted June 2, 2014 Jason is right with pontemkin Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline
amateur Posted June 2, 2014 #2739 Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) I'm pretty sure it's aurora.... Potemkin (the 'mutiny'-one) was a battleship, with much heavier superstructure Jan Edited June 2, 2014 by amateur realworkingsailor 1 Quote
Beef Wellington Posted June 2, 2014 #2740 Posted June 2, 2014 Thanks Nigel - although I'm pretty sure it is the Aurora. I thought the Potemkin was scrapped in the '20s. I did see a few pictures online where people have labelled it as the Potemkin though.... Anyway, onwards and upwards, try this one on for size... 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)
NMBROOK Posted June 2, 2014 #2741 Posted June 2, 2014 To clear up any confusion,here is the link to my sourcehttp://commentatorpicturegallery.blogspot.co.uk/2007/10/st-petersburg-battleship-potemkinit-is.html Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline
realworkingsailor Posted June 2, 2014 #2742 Posted June 2, 2014 I think your source is a little off, he has the historic details correct, but it was the Aurora that fired the first shot of the October Revolution. The Potemkin mutiny was in 1905. The ship itself was eventually scrapped in 1923 (after being rendered useless by British and White Russian forces). Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy
amateur Posted June 2, 2014 #2743 Posted June 2, 2014 Your source is wrong. This is definitely the Aurora Jan Quote
Captain Slog Posted June 3, 2014 #2744 Posted June 3, 2014 Anyway, onwards and upwards, try this one on for size... Is this a Q-ship? Cheers Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
amateur Posted June 3, 2014 #2745 Posted June 3, 2014 She seems to have a massive search-light up front.... Jan Quote
Beef Wellington Posted June 3, 2014 #2746 Posted June 3, 2014 Not a Q-Ship. First clue, it would have been unusual to see her making way like she is in the photo, and she would usually have been in company with other types of sea going vessels. She served in both WWI and WWII, after having been converted to military service. 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)
Beef Wellington Posted June 4, 2014 #2748 Posted June 4, 2014 Could be Jan 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)
Captain Slog Posted June 5, 2014 #2749 Posted June 5, 2014 Finally!! HMS Cyclops ? Cheers Slog Beef Wellington and st george 2 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
Beef Wellington Posted June 5, 2014 #2750 Posted June 5, 2014 Bingo, well done Slog! HMS Cyclops,(F31) (ex merchant ship Indrabarah) built by Laing and launched 27th October 1905. She served during world war one and served in WW2, Between the war HMS Cyclops served as a Submarine depot ship in the Mediterranean, and returned to Home Waters late in 1939. where she spent the war years until being scrapped at Newport July 1947. Over to you... Captain Slog 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)
egkb Posted June 5, 2014 #2751 Posted June 5, 2014 Sorry for not taking part guys but it's a mad busy week in work, am free next week though !! 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..🙄
Captain Slog Posted June 6, 2014 #2752 Posted June 6, 2014 Thanks Jason, that one took a lot of work, even with Jan's prompt to get me in the right direction. Here we go, no clues yet and a couple of flags removed. Cheers Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
amateur Posted June 7, 2014 #2753 Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) something austro-hungarian, perhaps? Torpedoboat?? Although, I can't quite understand the use of those 'sidewings(?) on the hull. Stability? Jan Edited June 7, 2014 by amateur Quote
jud Posted June 7, 2014 #2754 Posted June 7, 2014 Side-wings? Perhaps an early type of protection from torpedoes for the engineering spaces. jud Quote
Captain Slog Posted June 8, 2014 #2755 Posted June 8, 2014 Hi Guys, Jan, you are heading in the right direction although its British. It is a type of torpedo boat and had 5 torpedo tubes, 1 of which fired directly through its specialized bow. Interestingly it had retractable bow rudders and a detachable keel if additional buoyancy was needed. Not sure about the large tumblehome but plans show these were the coal stores. One more clue. It has been suggested that a famous fictional ship was based on this as the author described it as the same type of ship, which the mystery ship was the only one of its type around at the time. Cheers Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
amateur Posted June 8, 2014 #2757 Posted June 8, 2014 Llittle green men from outer space are coming..... Jan Quote
Captain Slog Posted June 8, 2014 #2758 Posted June 8, 2014 Nautilus?? Jan Not Nautilus. Llittle green men from outer space are coming..... Jan LOL Martians to be precise Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
amateur Posted June 8, 2014 #2759 Posted June 8, 2014 There was a torpedoboat in War of the Worlds, but.....that's not the one you're after, as there wasn't made a picture of her (yet ) Jan Captain Slog 1 Quote
Captain Slog Posted June 8, 2014 #2760 Posted June 8, 2014 Hi Jan, You are almost there. It has been suggested that the Torpedo Ram 'HMS Thunder Child' from H. G. Wells 'War of the Worlds' was based on the ship in question. The name also has a loose connection with the name Cyclops from Jason's earlier mystery ship. Cheers Slog Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
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