Eight of the small monitors where converted into commercial tankers for Anglo-Saxon Petroleum (now Shell). These ships were all operated by the Curaçaosche Scheepvaart Maatschappij. ST Toedjoe http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Lurian/Shipbucket/SmallMonitorsGB/st_toedjoe.png MT Anam http://www.majhost....
Real Live, Great Britain http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Lurian/Shipbucket/SmallCrafts/ts_turbinia.png http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Lurian/Shipbucket/SmallMonitorsGB/mon_m17_1915.png http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Lurian/Shipbucket/SmallMonitorsGB/mon_m18_1915.png http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Lu...
HMS Menelaus , previously HMS Melpomene, previously HMS M.31. Menelaus served in the Torpedo training role. A single 18” torpedo tube is fitted on her forecastle. The remnants of her previous minelayer outfit are still visible. http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Lurian/Shipbucket/SmallMonitorsGB/ax_men...
I agree! The Historic Dockyard is a truly excellent museum . I particularly enjoyed the ropery - you should plan a visit during the week, when it is in opperation
HMS M.33 in her 1918 guise. She survived, serving a variety of needs and is being restored to her wartime condition. The ship is currently dry-docked at Portsmouth, next to HMS Victory.
I’ve been playing with this one back when I worked on the Hawaii Superferry. But since it had been done before I didn’t post it. The Navy received its second unit today, so here’s the second one for Shipbucket...
HMS M.29 was the lead ship of the M29 class. Their primary armament was provided by guns removed from Queen Elizabeth-class Battleships. Each ships mounted two BL 6” Mk.XII guns, and a QF 6pdr Mk.I Hotchkiss. Power was provided by a triple expansion steam plant, rated at 400 ihp. http://www.majhost...