tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post5555021887364244852..comments2023-04-01T10:38:24.993+01:00Comments on Grand Logistics: Ship SpottingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-4336331701425015842010-12-10T23:21:17.447+00:002010-12-10T23:21:17.447+00:00My notes on the HMS Implacable indicate that while...My notes on the HMS Implacable indicate that while she was built with 44 2pounders (5x8, 1x4) she had an additional 8 2pounders (2x4), four single 40mm, and 51 20mm added.Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-44181024702185666172010-12-10T21:59:31.536+00:002010-12-10T21:59:31.536+00:00The clip mentioned that she had passed the new Imp...The clip mentioned that she had passed the new Implacable. That would have been poetic.Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-79595760692290420162010-12-10T21:57:12.751+00:002010-12-10T21:57:12.751+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
I am not certain but it looks l...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />I am not certain but it looks like a Colossus class light fleet carrier from the armament.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-50924429076831604102010-12-10T21:49:10.740+00:002010-12-10T21:49:10.740+00:00Very cool. Could it be the new Implacable?Very cool. Could it be the new Implacable?Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-76131208375400758462010-12-10T21:22:41.768+00:002010-12-10T21:22:41.768+00:00Hello,
can anyone guess the ship closest to the c...Hello,<br /><br />can anyone guess the ship closest to the camera?<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-34056567229914587272010-12-10T21:13:46.340+00:002010-12-10T21:13:46.340+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
here is the answer:
www.britis...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />here is the answer:<br /><br />www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=27323<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-32046352448065961392010-12-10T21:10:55.457+00:002010-12-10T21:10:55.457+00:00HMS Conway, formerly HMS Nile?
Implacable 74 (1800...HMS Conway, formerly HMS Nile?<br />Implacable 74 (1800) – ex-French Le Duguay-Trouin, captured 4 Nov 1805, training ship 1805, scuttled 1949?Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-56698343782137742492010-12-10T19:36:00.301+00:002010-12-10T19:36:00.301+00:00Hello,
this ship did play a role in the Second Wo...Hello,<br /><br />this ship did play a role in the Second World War.<br />I'm not sure if she was a commissioned warship at that point.<br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-32725659606380263352010-12-10T19:17:44.508+00:002010-12-10T19:17:44.508+00:00I failed to properly identify myself. I ain't...I failed to properly identify myself. I ain't Anonymous...D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-24007368043665559802010-12-10T19:15:59.908+00:002010-12-10T19:15:59.908+00:00The tug on the far side of this ship of the line h...The tug on the far side of this ship of the line hulk causes some problems with identification. Its funnel belching smoke on the far side of the hulk almost makes the hulk seem as though it is the vessel with a smoke-spewing funnel. <br /><br />The ship from which the picture was taken appears to be a late WW-II RN cruiser or maybe an aircraft carrier, given the presence of both the 2-pounder pom-pom and single barrel 40 mm Bofors cannon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-63389142216352957472010-12-10T18:10:56.732+00:002010-12-10T18:10:56.732+00:00Was it Royal Navy during WWII?Was it Royal Navy during WWII?Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-91502407665440832522010-12-10T17:17:53.915+00:002010-12-10T17:17:53.915+00:00Hello D.E.Reddick,
this is neither Worcester nor ...Hello D.E.Reddick,<br /><br />this is neither Worcester nor Victory.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-36368537625248961652010-12-10T05:08:24.955+00:002010-12-10T05:08:24.955+00:00Or,
Is this the earlier HMS Worcester, i.e., orig...Or,<br /><br />Is this the earlier HMS Worcester, i.e., originally a screw propelled ship of the line with 86 guns known as HMS Frederick William (originally laid down as Royal Sovereign)?D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-25165972609189587932010-12-10T05:00:10.220+00:002010-12-10T05:00:10.220+00:00HMS Victory was struck by a bomb from a Luftwaffe ...HMS Victory was struck by a bomb from a Luftwaffe raid during WW-II. So, it might be her...D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-81891926417809796362010-12-10T01:46:09.875+00:002010-12-10T01:46:09.875+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
there were an awful lot of old ...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />there were an awful lot of old ships lying around for many years,the Royal Navy was a "proper" navy back then.<br /><br />GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-73381036309961212772010-12-10T01:38:39.434+00:002010-12-10T01:38:39.434+00:00Wow, obviously around WWII with the quad two pound...Wow, obviously around WWII with the quad two pounder in the foreground. <br /><br />Not the Victory, looks more like a 74. Presumably used as a station ship. <br /><br />How many old ships of the line did the UK have laying around at that time?Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.com