Saturday 13 November 2010

Ship Spotting

D.E.Reddick,you want dazzle?

You gonna git dazzle.


What is it?

25 comments:

Chuck Hill said...

WWI British built County Class light cruiser. I'll have to spend a little time to find out which one.

D. E. Reddick said...

It's one of the early four funnel sub-class types of the RN & RAN Town class cruisers from WW-I. I can't identify which one, so far...

GrandLogistics said...

Hello,

you both have the correct era.


GrandLogistics.

Chuck Hill said...

Sorry, I was about to correct myself.

I have a picture of Melbourne in a similar scheme, but it doesn't look quite the same. I do think it is one of the Chatham/Sydney sub-class, because of the high deck house aft.

Chatham, Dublin, Southampton, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane

steve said...

I think it is Devonshire Class.

Chuck Hill said...

Devonshire class has higher freeboard and a pronounced ram bow.

Definitely a town class.

Would really like to get a larger version of the picture.

GrandLogistics said...

Hello,

that camouflage is clearly having a dazzling effect on everyone.


GrandLogistics.

Chuck Hill said...

I think we are all in. So what do you have it as?

GrandLogistics said...

Hello Chuck Hill,

would it help if I said it is not a cruiser?


GrandLogistics.

Chuck Hill said...

Perhaps Active Class Scout cruiser

Chuck Hill said...

A Destroyer leader then, perhaps "M" class

D. E. Reddick said...

If you want to be dazzled, just go here - to WW2 Cruisers:

http://www.world-war.co.uk/index.php3

Move over to the Ships menu (between RN Ships & Info). Scroll down to France. Then scroll down the resulting menu to the La Galissonniere class of light cruisers (last menu entry). The webpage thus loaded features the light cruiser FS Gloire in 1943 following her refit in New York. She is simply dazzling!

Chuck Hill said...

Maybe Nimrod, most of the Marksman leaders had a higher first stack, but not all.

D. E. Reddick said...

Chuck,

We may be looking at a fast minelayer, much akin to the WW-II Abdiel class which were also known as "mine-laying cruisers".

Chuck Hill said...

I'm looking at my trusty copies of the Ian Allan abc "Warships of World War I" series that must be over 40 years old.

I'm sure the cruiser section would have included minelaying cruisers too, since it includes German minelaying cruisers Bremse and Brummer.

GrandLogistics said...

Hello,

I should have been a bit clearer with that last clue.

She is not a "proper" cruiser.

Chuck Hill is on the right track,she is a scout cruiser.


GrandLogistics.

D. E. Reddick said...

Chuck,

She's probably not a light or scout cruiser. Instead, she may be "peace" or colonial cruiser.

Chuck Hill said...

Then Boadicea or Belllona;

I had already guessed Active Class: Active Amphion, Fearless.

Chuck Hill said...

Sorry, Bellona

Looking at the mast configuation, I'll withdraw that and say HMS Blonde.

D. E. Reddick said...

Chuck,

The foremast doesn't match those found on Boadicea or Bellona. But the hull form is about right.

I also checked possible candidates among pre-WW-I four stacked USN light / scout / peace cruisers and none matched. Obviously, the pictured vessel isn't one of the four stacked Omaha class.

GrandLogistics said...

Hello,

nobody has it yet.
There can't be that many scout cruisers!


GrandLogistics.

D. E. Reddick said...

Chuck,

The pictured warship has a bow which approaches that of a clipper bow. HMS Blonde and HMS Blanche had what appear to be semi-ram bows.

Perhaps it's a modified light / scout cruiser type which served with Australia, Canada, or New Zealand during WW-I.

Chuck Hill said...

HMS Adventure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Adventure_%281904%29

GrandLogistics said...

Hello,

Chuck Hill has it,H.M.S.Adventure.
Now for something easy.



GrandLogistics.

D. E. Reddick said...

Yep,

Chuck's right. I just found her.