Id. warship
Id. warship
Hi all,
Is this a Royal Sovereign class battleship ??
According to photo caption, taken in Spain
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
Is this a Royal Sovereign class battleship ??
According to photo caption, taken in Spain
Image from Ebay
Sturm78
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Re: Id. warship
It might be HMS Revenge.
Waleed
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Re: Id. warship
Thanks for your answer, WaleedWaleed wrote
It might be HMS Revenge.
I have tried to find information about HMS Revenge but I could not find anything about its presence in Spain during the Civil War.
How is it possible to distinguish between the Revenge and the rest of his sister ships ?
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Re: Id. warship
Have a look at the rear/ aft and compare to her sister ships.
Waleed
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Re: Id. warship
Hi Waleed,
It is possible that you are right. I am not expert on British warships...but I have found that HMS Royal Oak and HMS Resolution conducted non-intervention patrols during Spanish Civil War....
Sturm78
It is possible that you are right. I am not expert on British warships...but I have found that HMS Royal Oak and HMS Resolution conducted non-intervention patrols during Spanish Civil War....
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This ebay site has her as the HMS Codrington
https://m.ebay.ie/itm/rp11735-Royal-Nav ... r=1&_rdt=1
She‘s an A-class, 3rd flotilla boat (if Codrington).
Waleed
https://m.ebay.ie/itm/rp11735-Royal-Nav ... r=1&_rdt=1
She‘s an A-class, 3rd flotilla boat (if Codrington).
Waleed
Re: Id. warship
Thanks for your help, Waleed
Itseems that the markings on the funnels match with HMS Codrington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Codrington_(D65)
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Sturm78
Itseems that the markings on the funnels match with HMS Codrington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Codrington_(D65)
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Re: Id. warship
The early funnel rings (3 in this case) indicate to which destroyer flotilla she was assigned. Besides being in the 3rd. she was also the flotilla leader and might be slightly bigger or differently configured compared to the other A-class boats.
If you compare photo on link I provided the ships have the same flags hoisted and what seems to be the same crowd around forward guns. I think it‘s photos of the same boat, same day taken moments apart.
Waleed
If you compare photo on link I provided the ships have the same flags hoisted and what seems to be the same crowd around forward guns. I think it‘s photos of the same boat, same day taken moments apart.
Waleed
Re: Id. warship
Actually I think the battleship is either HMS Barham or Malaya (of Queen Elizabeth Class BB). Both underwent refits between '31 and '34 when, amongst other things, the two funnels were truncated into one. Yet both retained the high fighting tops, unlike their sisters Warspite, Valiant and QE, which received the square Bridge structure.
Why I think the BB is Barham is because of the cut-away below the main deck forward of the guns. The QE class had a pronounced cutaway, originally for the lower deck 6" guns. The Revenge class had a much less cutaway, that started after the forward turrent. See pictures.
Also HMS Barham did serve in Spanish waters during the Spanish civil War.
Why I think the BB is Barham is because of the cut-away below the main deck forward of the guns. The QE class had a pronounced cutaway, originally for the lower deck 6" guns. The Revenge class had a much less cutaway, that started after the forward turrent. See pictures.
Also HMS Barham did serve in Spanish waters during the Spanish civil War.
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Re: Id. warship
Hi all,
Can somebody identify this MTB ?
According to Ebay photo caption, taken in Cherbourg
I have found that MTB 6 was sunken in Nov.1939 in Italy, so this would discard this option....
Sturm78
Can somebody identify this MTB ?
According to Ebay photo caption, taken in Cherbourg
I have found that MTB 6 was sunken in Nov.1939 in Italy, so this would discard this option....
Sturm78
Re: Id. warship
There were two MTB-6s. This one was built at the Vosper Yards in Portsmouth, for the Royal Norwegian Navy, and was attached to the 11th MTB Flotilla at Dover. The boat began leaking badly in a storm, and was abandoned.
Re: Id. warship
Thanks Takao....so an 60ft Vosper Type MTB... Do you know if it was used by Germans after his capture ?Takao wrote
There were two MTB-6s. This one was built at the Vosper Yards in Portsmouth, for the Royal Norwegian Navy, and was attached to the 11th MTB Flotilla at Dover. The boat began leaking badly in a storm, and was abandoned.
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Re: Id. warship
Hi PipsPips wrote: ↑12 Apr 2020, 12:35Actually I think the battleship is either HMS Barham or Malaya (of Queen Elizabeth Class BB). Both underwent refits between '31 and '34 when, amongst other things, the two funnels were truncated into one. Yet both retained the high fighting tops, unlike their sisters Warspite, Valiant and QE, which received the square Bridge structure.
Why I think the BB is Barham is because of the cut-away below the main deck forward of the guns. The QE class had a pronounced cutaway, originally for the lower deck 6" guns. The Revenge class had a much less cutaway, that started after the forward turrent. See pictures.
Also HMS Barham did serve in Spanish waters during the Spanish civil War.
I agree with it being the Barham, after her 1937 refit. With her Catapult on X Turret, her searchlight & pom-pom arrangements, plus her tripod mainmast and her control top with HACS.
Regards
Andy H
Re: Id. warship
Andy H wrote: ↑01 Apr 2021, 16:57Hi PipsPips wrote: ↑12 Apr 2020, 12:35Actually I think the battleship is either HMS Barham or Malaya (of Queen Elizabeth Class BB). Both underwent refits between '31 and '34 when, amongst other things, the two funnels were truncated into one. Yet both retained the high fighting tops, unlike their sisters Warspite, Valiant and QE, which received the square Bridge structure.
Why I think the BB is Barham is because of the cut-away below the main deck forward of the guns. The QE class had a pronounced cutaway, originally for the lower deck 6" guns. The Revenge class had a much less cutaway, that started after the forward turrent. See pictures.
Also HMS Barham did serve in Spanish waters during the Spanish civil War.
I agree with it being the Barham, after her 1937 refit. With her Catapult on X Turret, her searchlight & pom-pom arrangements, plus her tripod mainmast and her control top with HACS. Finally her stern arrangement is definitely from the QE class and not the RS class.
Regards
Andy H