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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: David Hale on June 09, 2009, 11:51:35 pm

Title: What's this?
Post by: David Hale on June 09, 2009, 11:51:35 pm

This picture appears on the slide show for the Wicksteed Park meeting - but what is it?  It's driving me nuts!

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/DavidHale/IMG_2901.jpg)

Title: Re: What's this?
Post by: maninthestreet on June 10, 2009, 10:52:12 pm

It appears to be a model boat.  O0 O0

Title: Re: What's this?
Post by: DickyD on June 11, 2009, 08:14:40 am

Its Greek

Title: Re: What's this? - Gunboat Ambrakia
Post by: Martin (Admin) on June 11, 2009, 08:28:59 am

 Gunboat Ambrakia (AMBPAKIA)  at 1:36 built by Tony H.

"Hello All,

Ambrakia was one of a pair of gunboats, built in 1881 at the Thames Iron Works, for the Greek government. Originally named Spetse sehe was renamed when the Greeks decided to re-use her original name for something bigger!
I was looking to build something for steam power and so something about 4ft long with a displacement of about 20lbs (The steam plant is about 10lbs).

The photo in Janes or Conway didn't show a lot apart from a big gun with a dome above BUT I managed to get a copy of a postcard from Piraeus Naval Museum which showed the (possibly) builders model and I was sold. Further photos from Sig. Aldo Fraccaroli, a rough drawing from Brasseys and some very dubious drawings from Romania followed and you see what I think is an attractive vessel.

As noted above, she's 1:36, weighs just short of 20lbs and is powered with a John Hemmens Richmond twin engine and boiler. The hull splits on the waterline and the only major problem was the link to the rudder which had to be split with a 'T' bar arrangement for control.

TonyH"   -  http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=42381

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=684.msg4687#msg4687

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=17021.msg170456#msg170456

(http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=17021.0;attach=67212;image)

(http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=17021.0;attach=67186;image)

Title: Re: What's this?
Post by: David Hale on June 11, 2009, 09:50:40 pm

Thanks for the info chaps!