Naval Ships of the World - Post Yours

[JohnPD]

some of my teak collection and oak from the HMS Victory and USS Constitution

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And look at those little ships! They almost look like clay models.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

And look at those little ships! They almost look like clay models.

they are 1/2400 scale metal ships I build from kits, also have 1/1200th ship kits

 

[JohnPD]

they are 1/2400 scale metal ships I build from kits, also have 1/1200th ship kits

Whoa, that's probably a lot of hours spent? Impressive.

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

Whoa, that's probably a lot of hours spent? Impressive.

In the winter when it is 10F or lower I don't go outside much so have plenty of time.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

In the winter when it is 10F or lower I don't go outside much so have plenty of time.

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That's a lot of little ships, Jeff. Have you ever photographed them?

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

That's a lot of little ships, Jeff. Have you ever photographed them?

nothing special just snapshots

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

nothing special just snapshots

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Nice. The third one is really tiny. The last one is very nice. Makes me think of the ships they have at The Rijksmuseum here in Amsterdam. They have scaled replicas and they are truly awesome. I could spend days there, just sitting and admiring the view!

 

[Jeff WX1USN]

CV 16 USS Lexington in Pensacola Bay Leica M3

 

[greatgrandma]

USS Alabama from the fort in Mobile

 

[Ltdave]

USS Olympia

C-6 was the initial descriptor. it was a protected cruiser in that it had an armored deck to protect machinery and such below. they did not have armor on the sides (armored cruisers). it served from 1895 until 1922.

the Olympia had the distinction of bringing home the Unknown Soldier to the US from WWI. they casket and its case was too big to fit through any of the hatches on the ship so it was lashed to the deck and had a 24 hour armed guard from the US Marine Corp for its entire journey. the ship had some horrific weather crossing the north atlantic but the guards stood fast.

interesting bit of information is that the ship had no bathing facilities. each crewman had a bucket, and a spot along a wall in a cross-ship passageway where they could sit and have a sponge bath if you will. they drew water off of a spigot and lined up about 14 abreast and washed. crew also had no permanent birthing. they slung hammocks from hooks in the overhead along the gun decks which also served as the mess decks

the spot for the remains of the Unknown Soldier is recognized with this casket and case