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kc
23-07-2007, 21:37
Here are a few photos we have received without any information other than the photos themselves. We expect they are of the same ship, but again, no confirmation of this. I've tried to give views of different parts of the carrier. Any ideas? Thanks!

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/unac2.jpg

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/unac5.jpg

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/unac9.jpg

AlZictorini
09-08-2007, 17:47
I can't get the pictures down to a specific ship but I can get it to a specific class.
They have to be from the Illustrious Class. In unidentified picture 1 note the guns on both sides of the deck; the guns in this arrangement were only fitted to the Illustrious Class (The Implacable Class had similar gun mounts but with flat tops to the casings). In unidentified pic 2, note the pole mast attached to the rear of the Island and the pompom enclosure just behind it. The Lusty Class had a pompom here and another above and in front, which you can't really make out in this pic. The last pic has been reversed? Take a look at the first picture I have uploaded, the correct way round. This shows the structure as been similar to the structure in unidentified picture 2 but slightly different, ie a different ship? This leads me to believe that all 3 pictures are from different ships of the same class.

The second picture I've uploaded shows Formidable after a Kamikaze strike; note the pole mast and the pompom locations in this one. The third pic I've uploaded shows the guns on Formidable, similar to the ones in unidentified 1 (all of these pics are from battleships-cruisers.co.uk website).