Hi Paul,
I think it worth mentioning that, in her final battle, Bismarck was very restricted in her speed - probably < 15 kts. AIUI, her steering was uncontrollable at any greater speed.
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- Tue Jun 20, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Hypothetical: The British detect Bismarck with a ship-borne Walrus at 0900 on 25 May 1941.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 37658
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:31 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: Uses of Capstan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2992
Re: Uses of Capstan
Check out “The 74 Gun Ship” by Jean Boudriot .......... 😋 Byron I'd like to, but I the cheapest I can find that four-volume beast is about £500! :shock: Hi AT, My wife bought this set for me forty years ago for Xmas. I married well. The set is well worth the money; the depth of data and detail in t...
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: Uses of Capstan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2992
Re: Uses of Capstan
Check out “The 74 Gun Ship” by Jean Boudriot ..........
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- Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:11 pm
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: Chaser Gun on Paddle Steamer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2730
Re: Chaser Gun on Paddle Steamer
If you google USS Kearsarge civil war you can follow the image links to some good pictures of her heavy Dahlgren guns. She carried two of them. They had more elaborate tracks so they could actually be moved close to one side of the ship for firing, but they were stowed on the centerline. Zackly, St...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: Chaser Gun on Paddle Steamer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2730
Re: Chaser Gun on Paddle Steamer
Hi, all. Below is an image of the chase gun, or forecastle gun, or (insert correct name here) on a model of the iron steam paddle steamer HMS Birkenhead. My question, assuming the dimensions of this model are correct, how do you run out this gun? I can't see a gunport in the bulwark/railings, and i...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: Chaser Gun on Paddle Steamer
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2730
Re: Chaser Gun on Paddle Steamer
If you google USS Kearsarge civil war you can follow the image links to some good pictures of her heavy Dahlgren guns. She carried two of them. They had more elaborate tracks so they could actually be moved close to one side of the ship for firing, but they were stowed on the centerline. Zackly, St...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:40 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: Uses of Capstan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2992
Re: Uses of Capstan
Other uses of the capstan - "warping" https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803121059734;jsessionid=4FCDE8323EF7FC643D24CB0513B62DED "kedging" https://nsc.ca/nsc_library/techtalk/dewitte_kedging.php (most famously employed by a becalmed USS Constitutio...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 2:55 am
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Pom-Pom guns carried by HMS Durban
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7725
Re: Pom-Pom guns carried by HMS Durban
Hi all I have a question about what Pom-Pom guns were carried by HMS Durban, a Danae class light cruiser, when were they fitted and were they removed. I believe the gun used was the QF 2pdr Mk II, see http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNBR_2pounder_m2.php Reading about the Danae class, see https://en...
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: "Other" Nations' Activities
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1007
Re: "Other" Nations' Activities
The Venetians were allied with France - see Battle of Lissa 1811. The Neapolitans were close to the British. I don’t know offhand of any engagements in which they participated. Portugal had a small navy and was closely allied to Great Britain. Lisbon served as an important base for the British. The ...
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:21 am
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: Upper, Weather, Spar Deck. Or: What am I standing on?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1075
Re: Upper, Weather, Spar Deck. Or: What am I standing on?
Marcelo was covered the topic well indeed. Re typical gun distribution (by decks) in the Age of Sail - at least by Royal Navy standards: Three-decker ROYAL GEORGE Class 100 guns (as designed circa 1790) Lower Deck - 30 x 32lbrs Middle Deck - 28 x 24lbrs Upper Deck - 30 x 12 lbrs Quarter Deck - 10 x ...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: Lowering and Raising Screw on HMS Warrior
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1806
Re: Lowering and Raising Screw on HMS Warrior
Trailing a screw doesn't create that much drag, except maybe in the CO's mind. Personally I'd rather have it ready to get us out of trouble if push came to shove. A lot of this kerfuffle is the result of "unknown territory terror". We didn't know what was important and what was just silly...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:48 pm
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: HEIC Nemesis Armour?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1099
Re: HEIC Nemesis Armour?
A couple of notes - > The midships hull cross-section of Nemesis which appears in DKB's afore-mentioned book (p.76) indicates no iarmor, only iron skin plating ranging from 5/16 to 1/4 inches in thickness. My impression is that she was an iron-built warship, but was not armored. In any case, the 184...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:45 pm
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: Lowering and Raising Screw on HMS Warrior
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1806
Re: Lowering and Raising Screw on HMS Warrior
I can't recall whether I read this in DK Brown's "Warrior to Dreadnought" or in the previously mentioned book on HMS Warrior by Rose, but at some point there was discussion about employing (when the ship was nominally under sail alone) a small "donkey engine" to provide just enou...
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 3:39 am
- Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
- Topic: Lowering and Raising Screw on HMS Warrior
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1806
Re: Lowering and Raising Screw on HMS Warrior
marcelo_malara wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:24 pm Have you seen this wonderful video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9hLTK7 ... rorPodcast
Wonderful find, Marcelo! Thank you very much for passing it along.
The mystery of the hoisting propeller has been conclusively solved.
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- Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:39 am
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: HMS Neptune's involvment with the Bismarck?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3848
Re: HMS Neptune's involvment with the Bismarck?
I do love a good detective mystery!
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