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WhyMe
Post subject: Dynamite gun cruiserPosted: July 27th, 2011, 8:26 am
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That's right, a dynamite gun cruiser. A real one!
USS Vesuvius was armed with three 15" pneumatic guns firing 550 lbs shells filled with explosives (not quite dynamite but pretty similar).
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MihoshiK
Post subject: Re: Dynamite gun cruiserPosted: July 27th, 2011, 9:50 am
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And the vote for "Most useless warship" goes to... :D

Nice work. Never thought I'd see the Vesuvius.

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Post subject: Re: Dynamite gun cruiserPosted: July 27th, 2011, 2:39 pm
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Nice drawing. Unique ship.


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Post subject: Re: Dynamite gun cruiserPosted: July 27th, 2011, 5:08 pm
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She could be turned in to a decent yacht....


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Post subject: Re: Dynamite gun cruiserPosted: July 28th, 2011, 7:07 am
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Thanks mates.
MihoshiK wrote:
And the vote for "Most useless warship" goes to... :D
Not to Vesuvius, that's for sure 8-) See for yourself, she was a technology demonstrator, she bombarded Cuban shores during Spanish-American war, and in the end of her career she was a torpedo-testing vessel. There were battleships that achieved less :roll:
dc1 wrote:
She could be turned in to a decent yacht....
Agreed. Maybe I should try and draw this "what if" yacht? ;)

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