Shipbucket

Another great I tryed but got frustrated over the mast !!
A Type ONE for you ex cottmore

Photo deleted 30 MAR2011

Cheers graham, Its a great photo; and I'll ceratinly do a version like this. It will also prove invaluable for the basic Type I

Great photo indeed!!!
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Is she Turkish or Egyptian?

She is Egyptian ex HMS Cottesmore trf to to egypt 1950 as Ibrahim el-Awal then renamed Mohamed-Aliel Kebir in 1951 then I believe captured by Israel 1956 and renamed Haifa:- From Warships of WWII Lenton & Colledge 1965

graham

Okay Thanks. Yes captured by the Israeli!

HMS Cottesmore was indeed transferred to Egypt as Ibrahim el Awal, and changed names with Mohamed Ali el Kebir (former HMS Mendip).
The ship captured by the Israeli navy was the former HMS Mendip. During the 1956 operation Musketeer tje Egyptian Ibrahim el Awal shelled the Israeli port of Haifa and was engaged by the French destroyer Kersaint (D622), and two Israeli destroyers Eilat (former HMS Zealous) and Yaffa (former HMS Zodiac). Next day the Ibrahim el-Awal came under attack from Israeli aircraft and after sustaining some damage surrendered to the Israeli navy.
BTW Ibrahim el Awal means "Abraham the first" and Mohamed Ali el-Kebir is "Mohamed Ali the great".

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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"

Right, having lost my access to Photobucket, this is my first image from ImageShack; and at least the fecking thing works

So, the last of the Hunts, the Type I, and this should complete the set

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