tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post8322965093693604978..comments2023-04-01T10:38:24.993+01:00Comments on Grand Logistics: Ship SpottingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-642918543409983602011-01-04T22:22:15.095+00:002011-01-04T22:22:15.095+00:00Thanks, interesting.Thanks, interesting.Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-9554863430021932182011-01-04T20:16:59.278+00:002011-01-04T20:16:59.278+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
"Displacement of freak was...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />"Displacement of freak was 890 tonnes,with a length of 39.7 meters, 19.8 width of 1.83 m.I submerged steam engine with a capacity of 336 hp and fueled one of the screw <br />allowed reaching speeds of 8 knots."<br /><br />Translated by Google,hence the odd language.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-19042885458289421482011-01-04T20:10:54.156+00:002011-01-04T20:10:54.156+00:00Have any specs?Have any specs?Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-49737514220563022452011-01-04T19:10:44.669+00:002011-01-04T19:10:44.669+00:00Hello Anonymous,
yes,she is H.M.S. Drudge,a very ...Hello Anonymous,<br /><br />yes,she is H.M.S. Drudge,a very imposing looking vessel.<br />Started life testing guns,taken over by the navy spending years as a gunnery school then retired from naval service in her thirties to serve another 50 years in civilian life.<br /><br />She probably out lived most of her crew.<br /><br />It would be interesting to know if she ever saw combat.<br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-21958457338891913592011-01-04T18:55:23.758+00:002011-01-04T18:55:23.758+00:00Is it the HMS Excellent/Dryad/Drudge - a small gun...Is it the HMS Excellent/Dryad/Drudge - a small gunboat used for weapons trials between 1887 - 1920? It was renamed a bunch of times for some reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-28878249752237791662011-01-03T23:14:26.172+00:002011-01-03T23:14:26.172+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
there is not much history avail...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />there is not much history available about this ship but as far as I am aware,this is how she was originally completed and how she stayed for thirty years or more.<br />I have no idea what she looked like for the next fifty years.<br /><br /><br />GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-23520386472330495482011-01-03T21:27:27.572+00:002011-01-03T21:27:27.572+00:00In this form?In this form?Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-49521504569606344232011-01-03T19:20:48.629+00:002011-01-03T19:20:48.629+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
she was purpose built,she did s...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />she was purpose built,she did see "war service" but I am not sure if she ever saw combat.<br />She did have a long life.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-20517311070697648352011-01-03T18:35:50.584+00:002011-01-03T18:35:50.584+00:00Looks improvise. I would think
British
steam lugge...Looks improvise. I would think<br />British<br />steam lugger<br />used to shell the seaward end of the German lineChuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-29415957669097234872011-01-03T17:38:41.050+00:002011-01-03T17:38:41.050+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
it is not an M class monitor,bu...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />it is not an M class monitor,but that is a 9.2" gun.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-48270374290871481622011-01-03T17:30:07.771+00:002011-01-03T17:30:07.771+00:00An M-class monitor?
That looks like a 9.2"An M-class monitor?<br /><br />That looks like a 9.2"Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.com