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by Byron Angel
Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:20 am
Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
Topic: Tacking & Wearing
Replies: 14
Views: 23232

Tacking & Wearing

Hello All,
I recently posted/hosted a lengthy discussion on tacking and wearing of 18thC men of war.

If interested, go here - http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=571506

Byron
by Byron Angel
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Italian Navy Movie 1941
Replies: 4
Views: 3654

Re: Italian Navy Movie 1941

Thank you very much for sharing this, Sr Rico and Jabeque!
I have a couple of friends who will DEFINITELY be interested to view this film.

Byron
by Byron Angel
Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
Topic: USN Armor from post-ACW through Spanish-American War
Replies: 1
Views: 5596

USN Armor from post-ACW through Spanish-American War

Some information on USN armor from the post-ACW period through the Spanish American War that might be interesting Amphitrite - Double-turreted monitor, 3,990 tons displacement. Nickel-steel, not face-hardened. Miantonomoh - Double-turreted monitor, 3,990 tons displacement. Compound, not face-hardene...
by Byron Angel
Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: The Dreadnought Era (1906-1921)
Topic: The surrender of the High Seas Fleet remembered
Replies: 16
Views: 28052

Re: The surrender of the High Seas Fleet remembered

If the RN or the British Government simply ''wanted rid of the ships'' it would have been far more lucrative to have them broken up in shipyards and the scrap steel sold off - countless thousands of tons of it! The German ships salvaged from Scapa Flow did ultimately find their way to the scrapyard...
by Byron Angel
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: Battleship Command: Scharnhorst
Replies: 27
Views: 23778

Re: Battleship Command: Scharnhorst

Hi Byron! Sorry for the late response! Yes, I share your concern about the challenge in the complexity. It will be a balance act to make it enjoyable while maintaining a high level of complexity. So far I have made so that everything can be AI controlled, so that you can choose to just set waypoint...
by Byron Angel
Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:20 am
Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
Topic: How Did You Dry Sails?
Replies: 5
Views: 1439

Re: How Did You Dry Sails?

The sails got wet during weather at sea. They got wet when it rained in port. Either way "hanging them out to dry" was just that. Properly made and treated canvas wouldn't rot just because it got wet. An interesting sidelight- There were occasions when sails would be purposely wetted down...
by Byron Angel
Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: The Ironclad & Pre-dreadnought Era (1860-1905)
Topic: H L HUNLEY - First Successful Submarine
Replies: 12
Views: 22593

Re: H L HUNLEY - First Successful Submarine

The HUNLEY was found about 1000 feet to seaward of HOUSITONIC. It was believed that Dixon put it on the bottom to wait for things to die down after the attack and for the tide to turn. They miscalculated the air they had and they died of anoxia. Over time it filled with water & sediment which h...
by Byron Angel
Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: HMS Warrior and Black Prince Come out to Play
Replies: 16
Views: 2433

Re: HMS Warrior and Black Prince Come out to Play

None of the ACW ironclads were seagoing ships. They were all coastal and riverine monitors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Miantonomoh_(1863) Also see Onandaga and Canonicus. Not saying that it would have represented a comfortable cruise, but several sea voyages of respectable distance were acco...
by Byron Angel
Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
Topic: Cabins in a First Rate
Replies: 29
Views: 3049

Re: Cabins in a First Rate

Hi, all. Now, I know that novels need to be taken for what they are and they're not always 100% accurate, as how can they be, but I have a question. I was reading the third Richard Bolitho novella, Band of Brothers and in this Bolitho and his mate Dancer are standing on the quarterdeck of a three-d...
by Byron Angel
Sat Jun 24, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
Replies: 34
Views: 24387

Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way

There are claims making the rounds that Biden insisted upon a delay in release of the event to the press for “political reasons” related to the timing of the DOJ announcement of his son’s plea deal.

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by Byron Angel
Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:58 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
Replies: 34
Views: 24387

Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way

Some sources I have read, who are familiar with deep sea submersible technology, theorize that the failure point was most likely the wound carbon fiber + adhesive central cylinder. Their opinion is that a succession of dives over time would produce a series of truly immense pressure loads followed b...
by Byron Angel
Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Radio Finger Printing (RFP)
Replies: 7
Views: 2783

Re: Radio Finger Printing (RFP)

Reading through Peter Elphick's book, Far Eastern File, I came across the details of Radio Finger Printing (RFP), on pages 156-157. I have copied the piece because I would like to know if anyone else is familiar with this, or could add more. "Positive identification of ship call-signs were mad...
by Byron Angel
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: 26241

Re: Hypothetical: The British detect Bismarck with a ship-borne Walrus at 0900 on 25 May 1941.

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.
by Byron Angel
Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:31 pm
Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
Topic: Uses of Capstan
Replies: 21
Views: 2721

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...