Shipbucket

here is vastly improved take

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Novice
Another very nice drawing but they always are. I have some nice photos of her taken in 1953 I suspect that your drawing is of her much later in her career

These show her with a very odd mix of American and British Radar

http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww19 ... wls766.jpg

http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww19 ... wls767.jpg

Graham

THX all. I will make the changes to the main armament. The radar outfit was as in 1970, but there arn't many pictures of the ship like that. In 1952 the radar outfit was indeed a mix of American and British radars (much like any other French units that survived WW2).
On 26st of February 1971 the ship was sunk by a torpedo fired from the French submarine Doris

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

After using Golly's 105mm gun here is the updated ship

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

Looks spot on. Great job Novice, keep these interesting ships coming!

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Awesome work !!!

Only two questions.

The "Gustav Zede" is the original DKM Submarine Tender "Saar" or ????

And by the way, do you have some specifications about the "Jules Verne" ????

For your first question the answer is yes.
As for ata concerning the Jules Verne, I'll have to look it up in my source material, as it's been quite a while since I've lookd into it.

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

Hi Novice,

did you had any time to look for more informations of the "Jules Verne" ?

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Launched in at Arsenal de Lorient, she entered service in 1932, as depot ship for 6 submarines. The ship served in WW2 during the Norwegian campaign, and at the end of the war was in South-East Asia.
After the war she served in Indo-China intill 1955 and returned to France serving in Toulon mainly as an acomodation ship, and was decommossioned in 1959 she was scrapped at Cannes in 1962.
Main particulars are 4,350t, Length 122m, 17.20m beam. She had two Sulzer engines 7000hp for 16 knots. As built her armament was 4 90mm guns, 7 40mm guns and 12 20 mm guns. She had a crew of 186 men

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

Hi Novice,

thanks for the informations of the "Jules Verne" !!!!

Did you have time to draw the "Gustav Zede" as OTL "Saar" ??? I think it will also look great !!!


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