tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63064915278758487732024-02-21T10:25:00.946-08:00My Victorian NavyQuick drawings, usually freehand, of things that interest me. Often, they are warships from the Victorian period. I also like old, large guns, and other military and naval-related topics. The drawings tend to be cartoon-like.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-31393166040891956862010-02-06T15:58:00.000-08:002010-02-06T16:12:11.159-08:00The cruiser Powerful, revisitedIf you search with Google Image Search, you will find that there are many photographs of the 1st Class Protected Cruiser Powerful online. <a href="http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/powerful_class.htm">Battleships and Cruisers has number of them on this page</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Powerful_%281895%29">There is also this Wikipedia page</a>. There are some really nice pictures from Australia and New Zealand of the Powerful from about 1908, and possibly later. I did find this one of <a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h41000/h41506a.jpg">the Powerful at Sydney harbour in August of 1908</a>. The Powerful and Terrible had the misfortune to be completed right before the armoured cruisers. The navy regarded the 1st Class Protected Cruisers as white elephants, as they wanted vertical side armour, not thick protective decks. Of course, The later Coumty Class ships had less protection than the Powerfuls did. The Powerfuls were armed according to the current thinking, circa 1895, with 2-9.2in and 16-6in guns in two-story casemates. They were completely reasonable ships for service overseas, even if they were deemed unsuitable for service with the main battlefleet.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-12670582947508689522009-11-13T13:10:00.000-08:002009-11-13T13:14:47.774-08:00HMS Powerful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://100megsfree3.com/glaw/gwf/powerful.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 552px; height: 355px;" src="http://100megsfree3.com/glaw/gwf/powerful.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This page <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Powerful_(1895)">shows that HMS Powerful</a> remained in service in the southwest Pacific up to the war. There are some other Wikipedia pages (and elsewhere) that claim that the Powerful was laid up after 1904, but that was not the case. There are some fabulous pictures of the ship at various times, such as in 1908 at the American visit to New Zealand.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-35762840766211177672009-09-13T12:18:00.000-07:002009-09-13T12:39:12.737-07:00The state of the art: fast cruisers<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0VZxrFIpJjthRqR6JH9yY5fk8dQKBB7WRzBnwfVBHm3fcLOjjfAAZiiwCi8rgMOwTB14FBWMaobKlf1kHfJbg7bqdxJWRcRtkI0TI6op-OnH0bMx7X5dPVVe0fPjmRw4YCrgQwie-s0M/s1600-h/cruiser-novik-wreck-01a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0VZxrFIpJjthRqR6JH9yY5fk8dQKBB7WRzBnwfVBHm3fcLOjjfAAZiiwCi8rgMOwTB14FBWMaobKlf1kHfJbg7bqdxJWRcRtkI0TI6op-OnH0bMx7X5dPVVe0fPjmRw4YCrgQwie-s0M/s200/cruiser-novik-wreck-01a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381038198818338994" /></a><br /></p><br />Admiral Makarov had advocated that the Russian navy acquire very fast cruisers for use as scouts. The British had been slow to adopt such vessels, probably due to the conservatism of William H. White, the DNC. The lead ship, the Novik, was built in Germany, by Schichau at Elbing. The succeeding ships were built in Russia, and were not as fast. The Novik was credited with making as fast as 26 knots, when the usual fast cruiser could make 23 or 24 knots, maximum. The Novik was scuttled in shallow water after the steering gear was disabled. The picture shows the wreck. The Japanese repaired the Novik for service in their navy.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-90042771784813714202009-08-07T05:45:00.001-07:002009-08-07T05:49:59.631-07:00Lord Brassey's "The Naval Annual" is in Google BooksI got an email from the NavWarGames Yahoo Group that told me that the 1908 edition of Lord Brassey's <span style="font-style:italic;">The Naval Annual</span> is available in Google Books. I checked, and there are many older editions available as "full view" (at least in the United States) (between 1886 and 1908). Many of the good editions from later years don't even have a preview.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-27278015684486746122009-07-26T17:07:00.001-07:002009-07-26T17:10:20.672-07:00The Chinese cruiser Nan Shuin<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAw5eldwTlvAMtXIsM2I9F3lChuD5YUTf_Zl-W1rzAhJ7o0pgR4mWD-b2G_HteH_ouSoYU3WpjDrfoEeUk98J5_91mURGd4m38_jl_rdoAxW1deYmTIc28POt9lx6D41C9Xnk4NhBeBod/s1600-h/cruiser-nan-shuin-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAw5eldwTlvAMtXIsM2I9F3lChuD5YUTf_Zl-W1rzAhJ7o0pgR4mWD-b2G_HteH_ouSoYU3WpjDrfoEeUk98J5_91mURGd4m38_jl_rdoAxW1deYmTIc28POt9lx6D41C9Xnk4NhBeBod/s200/cruiser-nan-shuin-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362925015897700482" /></a><br /></p><br />This is my version of the Nan Shuin, a Chinese unprotected steel cruiser built by Howaldt at Kiel, Germany. The Nan Shuin was launched on 8 January 1884. The Nan Shuin was a 2200 ton ship that could reach a speed of just 13 knots. The Nan Shuin was armed with 2-8.2in, 8-4.7in BLR guns.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-46061868374840996802009-05-08T08:04:00.001-07:002009-05-08T08:07:07.084-07:00The Galena picture as an "old photograph"<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLS2O9QfvVGI8QAf6niJMe__jXgwLM-IwHdiq-BI11feF-KrgMkFplEYDkKEgb69Ov5aGBxGZIDt9i6YB9GEJLXADHXwFqxwGK39pd_vo_oPioXJpgg2imMx6RSeOl88DQ3ePHHFe2MKQ/s1600-h/ironclad-gunboat-galena-sepia-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLS2O9QfvVGI8QAf6niJMe__jXgwLM-IwHdiq-BI11feF-KrgMkFplEYDkKEgb69Ov5aGBxGZIDt9i6YB9GEJLXADHXwFqxwGK39pd_vo_oPioXJpgg2imMx6RSeOl88DQ3ePHHFe2MKQ/s200/ironclad-gunboat-galena-sepia-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333469690519634274" /></a><br /></p><br />The ironclad gunboat Galena picture with the GIMP "old photograph" look applied.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-69301268639400470102009-05-04T09:51:00.000-07:002009-05-04T09:57:10.315-07:00The Galena as a screw sloop<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL0FAIVO1Zxs-6JtEMuvZ8wlDS-xoY8aOM31GjR_Qu637jn-I5wxvKx6p34hqLmhD7UZNyIWL9MZDkxkS5P7cAYVtaF72b1BV40Ny_MqyuWkXdTnt61Z6g2DTVkkD32Lx8gAu5dDL1mdA/s1600-h/screw-sloop-galena-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZL0FAIVO1Zxs-6JtEMuvZ8wlDS-xoY8aOM31GjR_Qu637jn-I5wxvKx6p34hqLmhD7UZNyIWL9MZDkxkS5P7cAYVtaF72b1BV40Ny_MqyuWkXdTnt61Z6g2DTVkkD32Lx8gAu5dDL1mdA/s200/screw-sloop-galena-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332013205812236322" /></a><br /></p><br />The transformation of the armoured gunboat Galena into the screw sloop Galena is pretty amazing. In 1864, the Galena was fitted out without armour and with masts and sails as a screw sloop. In this guise, the Galena had a successful second career. The Galena even played an important role in the Battle of Mobile Bay, with the sloop Oneida lashed alongside. The Oneida had a boiler disabled, but the Galena carried the Oneida into the bay.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-81287845661532646132009-05-02T16:42:00.000-07:002009-05-02T17:56:04.608-07:00Ironclad gunboat Galena<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGUa20xc3HzZfoEayeds1Dw4qW2lhRn_UoUwetwiUFAeMHnQ3JBz-yy-brl2CGRhuLX_lgKUaZ9r4ziV8ivfsaxtfp8gsl0f5bZerW39t3k3tqnyzK8Do_Jdw5VIx86_Rvu3i6BnsWOJa/s1600-h/ironclad-gunboat-galena-01c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGUa20xc3HzZfoEayeds1Dw4qW2lhRn_UoUwetwiUFAeMHnQ3JBz-yy-brl2CGRhuLX_lgKUaZ9r4ziV8ivfsaxtfp8gsl0f5bZerW39t3k3tqnyzK8Do_Jdw5VIx86_Rvu3i6BnsWOJa/s200/ironclad-gunboat-galena-01c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331395037506550306" /></a><br /></p><br />This is my attempt to make the ironclad gunboat Galena drawing look like a photograph.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-45384999930661257422009-04-18T10:56:00.000-07:002009-04-18T11:12:55.267-07:00RangesOld Brassey's have tables of ship data that include the range at 10 knots with a full coal bunker. I was amazed to see that the old broadside British ironclads from the 1860's had short ranges. The <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/HMSWarrior.JPG/300px-HMSWarrior.JPG">Warrior</a> had a nominal range of just 1210 nautical miles. Clearly, the ships must have had a way to extend their range to cross the Atlantic. The either sailed in company with colliers and were able to transfer coal at sea or else would overload the ships with coal. The turret ship <a href="http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/hmsneptunempl119.jpg">Neptune</a>, purchased in 1878, only had a range 0f 1480 nautical miles. The ship had been built for Brazil, so that would account for the lack of range, but it made for a ship that had limited uses for the Royal Navy.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-26725774115982939642009-04-04T16:35:00.000-07:002009-04-04T17:18:40.652-07:00The steam frigate Minnesota<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ti8za8BQwVqng4WAFbqn8qYS2T034jthB5oGgfUMfPAzwXNKsB-jA26hDAAKIkyhHdoIrh0n5nNmtG26DykEFVAC8W7ZjxzpIeRhNWj_8wHdpFEp-_ABxTlDnIGLMEZH1AE9_FMwPJJk/s1600-h/steam-frigate-minnesota-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ti8za8BQwVqng4WAFbqn8qYS2T034jthB5oGgfUMfPAzwXNKsB-jA26hDAAKIkyhHdoIrh0n5nNmtG26DykEFVAC8W7ZjxzpIeRhNWj_8wHdpFEp-_ABxTlDnIGLMEZH1AE9_FMwPJJk/s200/steam-frigate-minnesota-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320995040210021330" /></a><br /></p><br />The steam frigate USS Minnesota (1855) was a 4,833 ton unarmoured cruiser. Since large cruisers were called frigates at the time of her construction and early service, she was dubbed a steam frigate. Sailing frigates might be called that or just frigates. The steam powered ships had the "steam" prefix before their type name. The Minnesota was a 9-1/4 knot ship, although one source rates her at 12 knots. Her armament was 2-10in MLSB, 28-9in MLSB, and 14-8in MLSB. She served in the American Civil War and was present during the combat in 1862 with the Confederate ram CSS Virginia (formerly, the USS Merrimack, another steam frigate).Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-53461496259099019622009-03-21T17:15:00.001-07:002009-03-21T17:20:09.323-07:00Brassey's drawingsI first saw the old Brassey's (The Naval Annual) back in the mid-1960's. I had already seen the older Jane's, and I was amazed at the variation in quality of the ship drawings. They range from having been drawn from original plans, and showing accurate bulkheads and machinery positions to crude diagrammatic representations that are not to any scale. In the 1894 Brassey's, the ships named there as "Catherine II", "Tchesma", and "Sinope" have an accurate inboard profile and plan view. Just before, there is a crude diagram for the ship called there "Admiral Nachimoff" (drawings 63 and 64).Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-56543225609109520212009-02-23T16:51:00.001-08:002009-02-27T09:52:15.146-08:00The paddle frigate Mississippi<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM24m7XfQbQw6vYLfTgQfSvOhkUA44dXRxUvtUq38S6AqjzwebQeg_ZWjsXTEsPhzYeNydeMcKGGeIckJHAhMPhElveQ9I6uyczQSzdir7QcNd-NRe0HHgVtbMg4HmvLmX8eGyCEERy1lJ/s1600-h/paddle-frigate-mississippi-01c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM24m7XfQbQw6vYLfTgQfSvOhkUA44dXRxUvtUq38S6AqjzwebQeg_ZWjsXTEsPhzYeNydeMcKGGeIckJHAhMPhElveQ9I6uyczQSzdir7QcNd-NRe0HHgVtbMg4HmvLmX8eGyCEERy1lJ/s200/paddle-frigate-mississippi-01c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307536236507406466" /></a><br /></p><br />The American paddle frigate Mississippi was a historic ship that came to a bad end in 1863. The Mississippi had been Matthew Perry's flagship when he forced the Japanese to open their country to the west. He had personally supervised her completion and fitting out and used his as his flagship. The Mississippi had played a role in the war with Mexico and then had gone to the Far East. She was laid up when the Civil War started. She was obsolescent in 1861, but was used in the capture of New Orleans in 1862, where she disabled the Confederate ram Manassas. Because of her low speed and paddle wheels, she was relegated to the Mississippi river. She was scuttled in 1863 during the attempt to push past Port Hudson. The Mississippi had run aground, under heavy fire, and couldn't be freed. She was burnt after her guns were spiked to keep her from being captured. An interesting note is that George Dewey, the victor of Manilla Bay in 1898, was her executive officer at the time of her loss. This is my enhancement of the photograph from 1863, when she was painted wartime gray.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-578152548199776562009-02-15T08:48:00.000-08:002009-02-15T10:56:25.080-08:00The Chinese belted cruiser Lai Yuan<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoscU4VMbdvFQmCwPdyXYu9l8oVFn0gw8HLazDZox6KD2FnWfNKYgcE1fldoh9xe4Axw-9hQLtr4Tm0jMsDBrHqjpfhO3di1Cq7AHid404y0gGcPR81N-aM4s2d9-xcXwV0QQYx9kvpzu/s1600-h/cruiser-lai-yuan-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoscU4VMbdvFQmCwPdyXYu9l8oVFn0gw8HLazDZox6KD2FnWfNKYgcE1fldoh9xe4Axw-9hQLtr4Tm0jMsDBrHqjpfhO3di1Cq7AHid404y0gGcPR81N-aM4s2d9-xcXwV0QQYx9kvpzu/s200/cruiser-lai-yuan-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303099924336803186" /></a><br /></p><br />The Lai Yuan was sunk at Wei-Hai-Wei on 5 February 1895 after being torpedoed by a Japanese torpedo boat Kotaka. The Lai Yuan was a steel cruiser with compound armour. The Lai Yuan was nominally 2,850 tons with dimensions of 270ft x 40ft x 16ft-6in. The compound belt was 9.5in thick with a 3in deck. The armament consisted of 2-8.2in 10 ton BLR, 2-6in 4 ton BLR, and 7 MG.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-14616325915177071692009-02-01T16:19:00.000-08:002009-02-01T16:27:53.889-08:00The CSS Sumter<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPssymJf-9UPCiPRlbNaG_O2S0ZJrzzww_KUzyTHrL1zduJnuZgmiDZKflWK7H89fukQL8wWDM_HOSF3uTaHTL-FVwDUkXyoDJoBXYOW8mnR8jAs8Gqm509TD5d3ulM2rz8skNOe4-0xny/s1600-h/css-sumter-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPssymJf-9UPCiPRlbNaG_O2S0ZJrzzww_KUzyTHrL1zduJnuZgmiDZKflWK7H89fukQL8wWDM_HOSF3uTaHTL-FVwDUkXyoDJoBXYOW8mnR8jAs8Gqm509TD5d3ulM2rz8skNOe4-0xny/s200/css-sumter-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297990132278442162" /></a><br /></p><br />The Confederate raider Sumter had a short but successful career as a cruiser. The Sumter was purchased in New Orleans in April 1861 and was modified to carry an armament. She was originally armed with 1-8in shell gun and 4-32pdr MLSB guns. She had been built in 1869 in Philidelphia as the Havana. She was capable of between 9 and 10 knots. She was sold in 1862 after being chased by the USS Iroquois into Spanish waters.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-10219340001906400762009-01-14T16:51:00.001-08:002009-01-14T16:57:06.766-08:00The American sloop Brooklyn<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qz4f54zh8BUr6j7b0QT4T5tVThTuVpa4ICqs9UqzaLDPPmeu9mewy7OXldFh0ZIjw9CGiE7VjBy5m3Iu0d98TP2Cp5NQAXG4dY_A6vj4_Q3j4Wukx6iVnMd4Z2w1XfOE-PG3ZLd0TfgX/s1600-h/sloop-brooklyn-03.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qz4f54zh8BUr6j7b0QT4T5tVThTuVpa4ICqs9UqzaLDPPmeu9mewy7OXldFh0ZIjw9CGiE7VjBy5m3Iu0d98TP2Cp5NQAXG4dY_A6vj4_Q3j4Wukx6iVnMd4Z2w1XfOE-PG3ZLd0TfgX/s200/sloop-brooklyn-03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291316848217032754" /></a><br /></p><br />The American sloop Brooklyn was a veteran of many of the major Civil war battles. The Brooklyn was built in 1858 and served until 1891. She was a wooden screw sloop of 2532 tons. She was 233ft x 43ft x 16ft and was armed with 1-10in MLSB, 20-9in MLSB. She could reach a speed of 11 knots under power. The Brooklyn served in the Gulf of Mexico blockading squadron and fought in the capture of New Orleans in 1862 and in the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-72652967938718994092009-01-09T05:16:00.001-08:002009-01-09T17:34:27.578-08:00More about the Wampanoag<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGSQaQGXpvOyRDHNZ4sI4Q21FaaE7xVdBznRYDOamJhs12N-y7MlBAtClOebjcarPv-z4BfrZu83wbPOQD1NIkBM0uvmYENxfQ6xaduqBOgBfda_snBVmiGEOTn1Xp7y60-Qo6uXE5zNR/s1600-h/cruiser-wampanoag-03b.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGSQaQGXpvOyRDHNZ4sI4Q21FaaE7xVdBznRYDOamJhs12N-y7MlBAtClOebjcarPv-z4BfrZu83wbPOQD1NIkBM0uvmYENxfQ6xaduqBOgBfda_snBVmiGEOTn1Xp7y60-Qo6uXE5zNR/s200/cruiser-wampanoag-03b.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289472331664164834" /></a><br /></p><br />This is my updated Wampanoag photograph (edited). I had decided that the original photograph that I have found seemed defective, as if it had been retouched or digitally altered in some way that created multiple waterlines, different foward from aft. I have fixed that problem. I also found some interesting insight into the design. The ships were originally intended for use in stopping the fast, British-built blockade-runners that could reach 17 knots. Internal naval politics, principally by David Dixon Porter, ensured that the construction was halted at the critical period. By the time that they were finished, the U.S. Navy no longer had any use for the ships. They used old technology boilers and engines, except for the gearing to increase the propellor speed. That meant that they had a very short range, due to their high coal consumption. Still, the Wampanoag set a speed record that held for several decades.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-5816042739502280802009-01-03T11:30:00.001-08:002009-01-03T11:35:43.641-08:00The Wampanoag<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4H5mzcooWtHtlNq_uES-IoLwhaRPHlPtKBvXM86QCYBn34R2CyOYmXhL3FUrTHwniFSX2F6xdLtcVPT-9duLDt4CTtfjSeYv6Pb5UV9h20je9M2uz7aJ20M7554JYYSRglyRhvYoA3TN5/s1600-h/cruiser-wampanoag-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4H5mzcooWtHtlNq_uES-IoLwhaRPHlPtKBvXM86QCYBn34R2CyOYmXhL3FUrTHwniFSX2F6xdLtcVPT-9duLDt4CTtfjSeYv6Pb5UV9h20je9M2uz7aJ20M7554JYYSRglyRhvYoA3TN5/s200/cruiser-wampanoag-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287153125851633938" /></a><br /></p><br />The Wampanoag was built as a fast cruiser, but with engines that were not sufficiently advanced. As a result, the hull was too weak and the engines too large and heavy. Still, the Wapanoag is said to have achieved 17.75 knots in a trial condition. The Wapanoag was 335ft x 44ft-4in x 18ft-6in and displaced about 4,215 tons. The Wampanoag was eventually renamed Florida. These ships were still classed as screw frigates in the U.S.Navy when they were built. Aside from their other faults, these ships only had guns lacked bow fire, which was regrettable for a commerce raider.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-88158739364352432412008-11-28T09:59:00.000-08:002008-11-28T10:03:24.492-08:00The monitor Casco<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpT3p9AW-P2Lu5TSeqOHklL9dgjjKHLGBB13LTSeIyu9PkZV624-bxVQVoavXJzjKxnNGIe0laQwAdgV0YQ-GhOxoJZCtXnf4AvIkj3as469638f_4yjwd-TkQ0e2ykDN-qFg683qETP1/s1600-h/monitor-casco-01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpT3p9AW-P2Lu5TSeqOHklL9dgjjKHLGBB13LTSeIyu9PkZV624-bxVQVoavXJzjKxnNGIe0laQwAdgV0YQ-GhOxoJZCtXnf4AvIkj3as469638f_4yjwd-TkQ0e2ykDN-qFg683qETP1/s200/monitor-casco-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273770524176269954" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br />The Casco class shallow-draft monitor design was a failure. The displacement was inadequate for the planned weights. The Casco was completed as a spar torpedo boat, but was totally unsuited for such as role, as her speed was only 5 knots. This picture probably shows the Casco on the James River, which she cleared of mines.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-37719055401276675372008-11-21T17:59:00.000-08:002008-11-21T18:01:27.056-08:00The USS Cumberland, later sunk by the CSS Virginia<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurRy-svQjbc8JeBrZPQhRcRSqxOfN_QsprPb3yRhyphenhyphenVnm93XaPoS_mw-ZJav74WaAjhcWyjrE0G8LT-FxjyQVQHIXoTK3gghSvXJAb-m_HW5COz2sui__RBiN_xjNgUkbFlghxFQewKxMU/s1600-h/uss-cumberland-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurRy-svQjbc8JeBrZPQhRcRSqxOfN_QsprPb3yRhyphenhyphenVnm93XaPoS_mw-ZJav74WaAjhcWyjrE0G8LT-FxjyQVQHIXoTK3gghSvXJAb-m_HW5COz2sui__RBiN_xjNgUkbFlghxFQewKxMU/s200/uss-cumberland-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271296127453742418" /></a><br /></p><br />This is said to be a photograph of the USS Cumberland, a sailing corvette, that was sunk by ramming by the CSS Virginia in Hampton Roads in 1862.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-11974920162155233352008-11-09T14:20:00.001-08:002008-11-09T14:28:13.532-08:00The cruiser Shah<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4BmsoNOxPRyl7P0e33OL0SX9KyfBKUlzbbKvg05RbYrk6OnmTUdcFJ2QFNU9ImUuyDKhpJEo0HC1Geikyl0UQcb3rKrrPaKuWJGKVKICUlxVNzXle1URSmfZWzyUrazJQdOUyfLXGeIl/s1600-h/cruiser-shah-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4BmsoNOxPRyl7P0e33OL0SX9KyfBKUlzbbKvg05RbYrk6OnmTUdcFJ2QFNU9ImUuyDKhpJEo0HC1Geikyl0UQcb3rKrrPaKuWJGKVKICUlxVNzXle1URSmfZWzyUrazJQdOUyfLXGeIl/s200/cruiser-shah-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266786399935541698" /></a><br /></p><br /><p><br />The most notable event in the career of the British unarmoured cruiser Shah was in 1877, when the Shah and the Amethyst fought an action against the Peruvian ironclad Huascar. The main lesson from the battle was that large cruisers needed some protection in the form of armour. The Shah and Amethyst were unable to damage the Huascar. Had the Peruvians been able to fire accurately, William Hovgaard thought that the Huascar might have defeated the two unarmoured cruisers. The Shah was nominally 6,250 tons and carried 2-9in MLR, 16-7in MLR, and 8-64pdr MLR. The Shah had a maximum speed of 16.2 knots.<br /></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-34869664710125424502008-10-26T11:47:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:57:02.171-07:00The small wooden cruiser USS Hartford<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjsKPTO4h55erfJDmVOFLpnIDBSBSriBL7spT1HXXItAFXNeEVAPQhvVU6mVgF0uZKLY161pum-HTH2DCIMmH85DyemgTig7XO-dUWizMAx9wf1QTuwEDe1Nl9z36ixrirAGJTtBM8n_g/s1600-h/uss-hartford-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjsKPTO4h55erfJDmVOFLpnIDBSBSriBL7spT1HXXItAFXNeEVAPQhvVU6mVgF0uZKLY161pum-HTH2DCIMmH85DyemgTig7XO-dUWizMAx9wf1QTuwEDe1Nl9z36ixrirAGJTtBM8n_g/s200/uss-hartford-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261537792911744674" /></a><br /></p><br />The USS Hartford was about a 2550 ton wooden cruiser. SHe had a single screw which could propel the Hartford at up to 9-1/2 knots. She was originally armed with 20-9in MLSB guns, augmented by 2-20pdr Parrott guns and 2-12pdr guns. She served as David Farragut's flagship from January 1862. Her most notable actions were the Battle of New Orleans and the Battle of Mobile Bay.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-18828202144554923262008-10-04T03:34:00.001-07:002008-10-04T03:36:50.699-07:00A really great picture of HMS Viper at speed<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zn4NonYUjB5zD7oVOGNeVkB7vzDnK9BSrlTSaOEgePYT2FVvByFPyUKr-zk2dgbveFrpCxBsht8hMGargHzPUV3tej7hMfyIqLhz1veY0GnNIA27udPKPp33wlibMc3pLwemGmCRM8kJ/s1600-h/tbd-viper-02.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zn4NonYUjB5zD7oVOGNeVkB7vzDnK9BSrlTSaOEgePYT2FVvByFPyUKr-zk2dgbveFrpCxBsht8hMGargHzPUV3tej7hMfyIqLhz1veY0GnNIA27udPKPp33wlibMc3pLwemGmCRM8kJ/s200/tbd-viper-02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253245408661772722" /></a><br /></p><br />This is a picture that is derived from that on Wikipedia, but is cleaned up considerably. The picture is so useful, because you could make an accurate outboard profile drawing use it.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-40171870080828512022008-09-14T16:28:00.001-07:002008-09-14T16:31:09.758-07:00A spycam view of the Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJHhPla9rrUUlzzfSO9nPjl2WftJfBJOipyI9afvG5mrvxu_LEBctWDfwewEJu6oMbpAqbJM5dMgsKHFTNOc4Eml2kZudhRupL403lYpoXHvwvse9Ov2vvE3xKfEXJOdJxJ7vi-Ea13bH/s1600-h/cruiser-giuseppe-garibaldi-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJHhPla9rrUUlzzfSO9nPjl2WftJfBJOipyI9afvG5mrvxu_LEBctWDfwewEJu6oMbpAqbJM5dMgsKHFTNOc4Eml2kZudhRupL403lYpoXHvwvse9Ov2vvE3xKfEXJOdJxJ7vi-Ea13bH/s200/cruiser-giuseppe-garibaldi-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246023256097610242" /></a><br /></p><br /><p><br />This is sort of a spycam view of the Italian armoured cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi, which was well-regarded in its time. A large number of foreign sales were made of ships of this design. Two of the last were the Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga.<br /></p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-82518129780851380092008-09-08T04:28:00.000-07:002008-09-08T04:39:18.902-07:00Look in Google Book Search for Brassey's The Naval AnnualAt least the 1888 Brassey's Naval Annual can be downloaded from Google Book Search. If you are interested in the old ships from 1660 to 1905, this is a good book. As usual, the book is too hard to find. Google seems to delight in hiding full view books. I had to go deep into the search results to find this volume.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306491527875848773.post-37170344197716821482008-09-07T17:13:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:19:42.037-07:00Chinese coast defense ship Ping-Yuen<p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80S2F3evkuUt0BqzU4WGcejfIKyWAxgVPPA2WRdbKcz8ivtvvwBY1LrpQ2WME2j2cshb1rb89hR5Io69-1kpKZga2EqcTmB_jXXXgC3IAOIg3p8g-Tb79Y7-1poo9gKjT-_ZRCHM06iVh/s1600-h/coast-defense-ship-ping-yuen-01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80S2F3evkuUt0BqzU4WGcejfIKyWAxgVPPA2WRdbKcz8ivtvvwBY1LrpQ2WME2j2cshb1rb89hR5Io69-1kpKZga2EqcTmB_jXXXgC3IAOIg3p8g-Tb79Y7-1poo9gKjT-_ZRCHM06iVh/s200/coast-defense-ship-ping-yuen-01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243438420669381810" /></a><br /></p><br />The 1894 Naval Annual classes the Chinese ship Ping-Yuen as a coast defense ship. The Ping-Yuen was only 2,850 tons (a nominal figure). The ship was 200ft x 40ft x 16ft in size and had two screws. The maximum speed was only 10.5 knots. The Ping-Yuen did have an 8in belt and 1-10.2in BLR, 2-6in BLR, and 8-QF guns. The Ping-Yuen was built in 1890. This picture shows the ship in Japanese service, after being taken in the Sino-Japanese War.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07843351294592716332noreply@blogger.com0