Thank you very much Nick!
I understand that it is hard to reconstruct information, that was common knowledge a hundred years ago.
But I actually thought, that for the Royal Navy with all its (or is it "her" in this case?) traditions and continuous service, itīs much more easy to get to such information.
Compared to the German Navy for example ... I have a similar issue with the SMS Markgraf, from the Kaiserīs König-class (Konig or more correct Koenig if the "ö" didnīt work) of WWI.
There is no continuity like for the Royal Navy, not after WWI and of course not, with all the losses of information, after WWII
And especially for the HMS Dreadnought, which is historically famous, for being the first of her kind.
But thatīs probably the modern point of view ... in those days, when those ships still existed, she was probably "outgunned" (regarding fame) quite fast by ist successors.
I understand, that the procedures in those days where different and manpower had another meaning than today.
But in all references that I have (except Kagero!) I couldnīt find any sign of halyard or other kind of rig, that would interfere with the boom.
There are a lot of drawings in "Anatomy of the ship" which look quite authentic, but none of them shows even the idea of such an interference.
On the other hand, even the drawings in "Anatomy of the ship" seem to be inconsistent/contradictory, but that might just be me not being able to read them properly.
and knowing, that the ship has gone through a couple of refits, doesnīt make life easier either
And not being a sailor AND having German as mother-tongue makes understanding of nautic-english nearly impossible
Anyhow, thanks for all the pictures.
I will do my best with the books that I have and take your version of the halyards as reference (since I like it the most
).
By the way, what is the scale of your Dreadnought?
She is not in 1/350 is she? It looks more like 1/200 ... or even larger?
I am pretty sure, that I am not able to make the fittings of the boom and boom-rig in that detail in 1/350!
Andreas