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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: john44 on October 24, 2012, 03:15:03 pm

Title: HMS Sir Kay
Post by: john44 on October 24, 2012, 03:15:03 pm

Hi guys,
has anyone out there got a detailed photo or a plan of the deck detail for Caldercraft Sir Kay
minesweeper, especially the stern section, many thanks.

john

Title: Re: HMS Sir Kay
Post by: hmsantrim on October 24, 2012, 07:31:54 pm

 Hi John.
             some stuff here.

            http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=44982

               http://cs.finescale.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/telligent-evolution-components-attachments/13-49-00-00-01-53-20-65/29.jpg

                      http://www.modelboats.co.uk/news/article/hmt-sir-lancelot/574/

                          http://www.mountfleetmodels.co.uk/downloads/sirlancelot_mm_07-04.pdf

                           rgds Frank.

Title: Re: HMS Sir Kay
Post by: john44 on October 24, 2012, 08:56:53 pm

Thanks for that Frank. What are the large arched structures with lugs with holes in them used for?any ideas.

thanks again.

john

Title: Re: HMS Sir Kay
Post by: hmsantrim on October 25, 2012, 12:17:46 am

Hi John.
            if you mean this

(http://s8.postimage.org/jo99s6qhd/trawler_rigging_5_Copy.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/jo99s6qhd/)

 is called the trawl gallows.  

 The sir kay is a fishing trawler built for naval service.  As such it carries the standard fishing equipment which would have been used to pay out the line attached to the nets by use of the trawl gallows.  In its naval service the trawl gallows is use to stream the cable attached to the oropsea float which which was used for minesweeping.

 http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/Letters/OropesaFloatusedinmineswe.html


 Another build review for you to look at will show the pics of the trawl gallows.

  http://www.hullmodelboatgroup.co.uk/index.php?/category/Sir_Lancelot_build_album


http://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=28650&p=7


          rgds Frank

Title: Re: HMS Sir Kay
Post by: john44 on October 25, 2012, 07:02:22 pm

Hi Frank that is exactly what I mean, thanks very much for that info.

cheers
john