Hello
I've call yesterday a modeller lover of pre-WWI navy and I was surprise to learn that he was building a model of one of this "contre-torpilleur de 300t" choising the Bombarde because he found many details pictures.
On the other hand he said that there is a superb model of the Bombarde with the Musée de la Marine at Paris. But like me, he said don't expect help from the museum staff ...
Anyway if you want to built the Bombarde, there is no problem with Luc ... to share pictures and documentation with you. Take care he's a "rivet counter" - As exemple on this class of ship the real deck metal of the hull is rounded and the "walking deck" is above and full built in wood "caillebotis" (what the name of this in English ?)
So, Luc is building a 1/125 scale model with the full deck built like that
He said that he have no idea about the bowsprit purpose but, as he have a lot of documentation on this class of ship he will search for us.
About the prop and rudder arrangement he said (like me previously) that it was no problem for low speed and harbor manoeuvre with two shaft and state of the art steam engines.
So ... the discussion continue !
A+ Xtian
PS : PM send to Tony with detail and adress of this man