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
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- Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:20 am
- Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
- Topic: Tacking & Wearing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 23232
- 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
I have a couple of friends who will DEFINITELY be interested to view this film.
Byron
- 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...
- 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...
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:52 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
Double post; see following.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
Byron
Byron
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
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.
- 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...