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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: Propslip on October 22, 2010, 01:46:25 pm

Title: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: Propslip on October 22, 2010, 01:46:25 pm
During July 1990 whilst in the Merchant Navy I got the chance of a Liason Trip on the Leander Class frigate Charybdis. Couldnt pass that up so off I went to Gib & after a couple of days staying at HMS Rook, on to join Cherry B. It had always been a plan to make a Leander one day & I set about photographing most open areas of the ship. Here are some of those photos.

(http://s1.postimage.org/3u7BS.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/728vcmo4/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3uhAr.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/72fhi0n8/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3up3S.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/72kg424k/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3uu39.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/72nr6r44/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3uz2r.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/72r29g3o/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3uQvr.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/732n0vk4/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3uXZS.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/737lmx1g/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3vgX0.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/73ktxozo/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3voqr.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/73psjqh0/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3vAU9.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/73y28gxw/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3vInA.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/7430uif8/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3vSm9.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/749mzwec/)
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: Propslip on October 22, 2010, 02:02:07 pm
Here is another lot

(http://s1.postimage.org/3wPdA.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/75dbw890/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3x0Hi.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/75llkypw/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3x8aJ.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/75qk7078/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3xn8A.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/760hf35w/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3xzCi.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/768r3tms/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3xOA9.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/76iobwlg/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3y529.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/76u93c1w/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3yrur.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/7794xghw/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3yGsi.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/77j25jgk/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3yIXr.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/77kpovyc/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3yVq9.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/77szdmf8/)

(http://s1.postimage.org/3y_pr.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/77wagbes/)
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: Propslip on October 22, 2010, 02:20:38 pm
Here is the last lot for now.

(http://s4.postimage.org/1qlo9.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2vnsmw84/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1qFli.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2w10xo6c/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1qPjS.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2w7n325g/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1rifA.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2wrhj82s/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1rneS.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2wuslx2c/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1rMbi.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2xbbze04/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1sk6i.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2xyhi8x0/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1tSnS.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2zqzgs6c/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1uUeA.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/30xzft0k/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1v3d9.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/314ll6zo/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1vfGS.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/31cv9xgk/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1vJCA.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/31wpq3dw/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1w04A.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/328ahiuc/)

(http://s4.postimage.org/1w53S.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/32blk7tw/)
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: pugwash on October 22, 2010, 02:25:44 pm
Graham, how far back do your naval photographs go, as far as the 60s????
Geoff
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: Propslip on October 22, 2010, 02:31:10 pm
I was 60's RN myself but sadly in those days taking photo's was not a priority, that came much later. Having said that I do have normal side views of many thousands of Merchant ships & some Warships. Submarine photos total about 5'000.
                                         Propslip
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: pugwash on October 22, 2010, 02:48:32 pm
Graham, Same here I took some photos but not many and a lot got lost during a divorce. Do  you have any of the converted Battle
class destroyers particularly Aisne as I am 3/4 through a build at the moment but always looking for more details. Aisne is the one I was on
and when checking the photos I found that each conversion  was slightly different.
Geoff
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: Propslip on October 22, 2010, 03:07:29 pm
Not a lot pugwash, I take it you have the Patrick Boniface book on the Battle Class Destroyers. Also the Model Boats article of June 1991 which covers Alex McFaydens later HMS Barrosa. Here is a picture of Agincourt
(http://s1.postimage.org/3M61J.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/7n3pc6v8/)
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: pugwash on October 22, 2010, 04:28:22 pm
yes I have his book and the far better (photo wise) book by Peter Hodges plus every Maritime books publication which has
her photograph - but there are still parts of the ship where details are a bit sketchy. Thanks anyway
Geoff
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: Dreadstar on October 22, 2010, 05:21:02 pm
Whenever one of you posts up a topic on the Charybdis,this is the ship I picture.

(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l4/xuihpilli/hmscharybdis5.jpg)
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: meyer on October 22, 2010, 05:31:18 pm
next build dread ?
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: Jonty on October 23, 2010, 04:53:31 pm
And I think of this one - one the 'Toothless Terrors'.
Title: Re: CHARYBDIS in DETAIL Seawolf/Exocet
Post by: cobby on October 24, 2010, 09:16:59 pm
Hi Guys I dont know if you are aware that if you Google Charybdis day Guernsey it will give you a lot of info about the fate of her in 1943. After she was sunk, A lot of dead sailors were washed up in Jersey and Guernsey. Being occupied by the germans at the time,
they all recieved a full military funeral.The graves here in Jersey are in a very splendid park and are immaculately maintained. I nearly forgot to mention the Limbourne which was sunk with her.     
                                                                                     Jim