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Ship of the week photo.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 02:26 PM UTC
Thought it would be interesting to have a ship of the week photo. Can anyone guess what warship this is?
She is realy a beauty!



Enjoy!

Garry
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Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 02:45 PM UTC
Jean bart????
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Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 02:51 PM UTC
I think GOM is right, either Jean Bart or Richelieu.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 02:54 PM UTC
:-) Dave that was way to easy ! LOL! Yes It is the French Battleship Jean Bart. A grand and beautiful ship she was! Just like her sister ship the Richeleiu.
Way to go Dave!

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Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 03:03 PM UTC

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is this picture new?


Not new, it was taken in the 1950's . The Jean Bart had a life from 1940 to 1970 before she was scrapped.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 03:09 PM UTC
Dave, explain to me how you got that so quick! I barely got a chance to look and you go take my answer. Wow, it was right on the tip of my keyboard.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 - 03:35 PM UTC
Well, since ships are "she's"......
How could you miss her lovely fantail without a turret, sleek bow, and excellent top works....... :-) :-) :-) :-)
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Posted: Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 02:18 AM UTC

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Well, since ships are "she's"......
How could you miss her lovely fantail without a turret, sleek bow, and excellent top works....... :-) :-) :-) :-)


Dave, I see you have an eye for beauty. Kinky, but yes an eye! :-) :-)
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Posted: Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 02:31 AM UTC
Dave as a former seaman, like myself, kept an eye for beautifull "things"

Nice catch there, Dave
and nice Pic Garry

Skipper
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Posted: Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 08:24 AM UTC
Nice picture of a nice looking battleship, Garry. Not only was she good looking, but she was one of the best treaty battleships ever built. Too bad they never got to build the Gascogne (sp?) - which would have had one quad 15 inch turret forward and one aft. That would have been a fine looking ship.

Thanks for sharing...
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Posted: Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 09:28 AM UTC
very nice photo!!!!i miss the aqe of the battleship!
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2005 - 01:01 AM UTC

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very nice photo!!!!i miss the aqe of the battleship!


So do I Larry, thats why Battleships are my favorite subject to model ! They were a class act that will never be again.

Cheers

Garry
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