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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 976 | No Arthur they where gun port that was close no place in the hull to put the gun Crew where using the gun hatch to get in and out or rope throw from the top deck | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 976 | Here it is finished CSS Virginia 1862 Length 83.8m Width 15.6m Draft 6.4m 4 boilers Speed 5 to 6 knots Crew 320 Armament 2 x 178mm Brooke Rifle 2 x 160mm Brooke Rifle 6 x 229mm Dahlgren 2 x 12 Mortar The CSS Virginia has made history to be with the monitor the first 2 Ironclad to fight during the naval battle of Hampton Roads during the American Civil War.    This model will be part of a trio and will be installed with the monitor and my next project the USS Cairo on 3 levels in this display  Photo of the same scale Virginia with the monitor  | ||
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| Tim C |
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 Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1117 | Charles Nice finish. They both look great. Looking forward to seeing your Cairo build. Later Tim | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2906 | If I didn't know anything about those ships and someone had shown me those two models and said "Pick a winner" there's no doubt which I'd have picked!  | ||
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| Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 611 | Charles wrote ... No Arthur they where gun port that was close no place in the hull to put the gun Crew where using the gun hatch to get in and out or rope throw from the top deck Oh! Jolly!! It would define claustrophobia---let me out  Keith. | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 976 | And witch one are you picking Arthur?  Keith the Virginia was almost a sub the water line is above the deck Whit the upper deck in iron it must be very slippery when wet  | ||
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| aew |
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| aew Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2906 | The biggest one with the most guns - the one that 'retired'! | ||
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| Charles |
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 976 | Well Arthur it is a mater of debate. The Virginia was big slow deep in the water and not manoeuvrable lots of gun but most of the time only one or two where able to bare on the Monitor and was a big target. The Monitor on the other hand was faster more manoeuvrable lower in the water and with is swivel turret was able to hit the Virginia each time and was a small target. So one on one me I prefer the Monitor that was able to make circle around the Virginia and hit it as he wish, and the Monitor was able to prevent the Virginia to attack the more vulnerable Union ship. The Virginia received more damage from the Monitor then was able to give. So as I said a mater of debate and opinion. | ||
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| aew |
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| aew Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2906 | Yes Charles, I agree. As I said, just looking at the models, I'd have picked the Virginia, but that's not how it turned out. | ||
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| Tim C |
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| Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1117 | In the end if I recall right it was still a Lucky shot that caused the withdraw. Thanks for bringing this up. Later Tim | ||
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