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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: rockape on January 03, 2014, 09:04:27 pm

Title: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: rockape on January 03, 2014, 09:04:27 pm

Looking at a picture of the port side of this ship and notice that it has a superstructure built on the aft section of the engine room, anybody ideas on what its for? not sure if its a gun platform or what. this picture was taken in Russia on PQ17.
Rockape.

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: john44 on January 03, 2014, 09:10:16 pm

Hi rockape,what picture? :o

john

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: rockape on January 03, 2014, 09:44:31 pm

good question how do I insert picture from my computer?
rockape

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on January 03, 2014, 10:07:35 pm

It says so at the bottom of your letter........... Attachments


Ken

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: Sandy on January 04, 2014, 12:07:40 am

Are you confusing HMS Lotus with HMS Dianella?

Here is Dianella in 1943:-

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/markwalters/Corvettes/HMSDianella.jpg)

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: rockape on January 04, 2014, 03:53:55 pm

Thanks for the photo, taken I believe in Russian waters of K07 Dianella.  K130 Lotus was also in the same convoy PQ17. Looks to me as if she had the same structure.
(my details and Image from Flower Class Corvette & WWII Royal Navy Forum).
rockape

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: Niall on January 04, 2014, 07:25:29 pm

I can't make out a deck house at the end of the engine room. However the ship is fitted for minesweeping and the winch is visible behined the rear Oerlikon tub.
I've annotated the photo you posted with differences from the Revell kit I've noticed.
 

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: rockape on January 05, 2014, 06:22:39 pm

Thanks for the info, seems a lot of top weight for the Arctic convoy, more ice to chip off!
rockape.

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: rockape on January 05, 2014, 07:37:30 pm

ready use amunition on the forward gun.
I see in the kit it shows a stowage in the open around the gun, is this true? Assuming that this was fixed casing amunition they must have had problems with it, what do you think?
rockape.

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: Niall on January 05, 2014, 08:36:34 pm

The 4" gun used separate shells and cartridges. The stowage around the gun was for ready use shells. Cartridges came up from below through a lift in the box outside the gun tub near the ladder on the port side.

Title: Re: K07 Dianella Flower Corvette
Post by: rockape on January 05, 2014, 09:16:42 pm

Thans for that, seemed a bit odd storing the ammo outside, would have made exciting firing though!
rockape.