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Close Up Shots Mid-ship Leander Frigates / (open Bridge) Ton Class Minesweepers World Naval Ships Forums Archive

Close Up Shots Mid-ship Leander Frigates / (open Bridge) Ton Class Minesweepers

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Hello from Malta! Have two 1/100 scale water-line models of the Leander Class Frigate, HMS Bacchante, and Open Bridge Ton Class M/Sweeper awaiting completion but lack photographic material for details in the following areas: a) open bridge / signal deck and both sides of boat decks for the Leanders b) Chimney/structure mid-ship details for both sides, fwd and aft of this structure and deck clutter around chimney and especially on the starboard side near boat / rubber dinghy stowage. Can anyone assist with any pictures please or have some suggestions where to source such pictures? Thanks and kind regards Noel

Welcome Noel (BacchantF69). There is a book available via the internet titled 'British Warships Since 1945 Part 4 Minesweepers by Jack Worth (ISBN 0-097771-12-2) which covers each and every minesweeper built with pictures of each ship. Unable to help with Leanders at the moment. Regards, Jack (ex-ton man)

Hi Jack, Many thanks for your prompt reply and suggested book reference. Incidetnally, I have got that book in my library which for a while I totally forgot. Kind regards Noel

Hi Noel, also try this site, the Ton Class Asssociation: [url]http://tca2000.co.uk/[/url] Jack.

Hello Noel, there are two threads in the photo galleries which cover those class of ships, so may be worth a look through them. [URL="http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1401&highlight=leander"]Leander [/URL]Class Frigates and a number of Ton Class Minesweepers can be found in the [URL="http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1374"]Minesweepers[/URL] and Minelayers thread, although there are also several in the [URL="http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=306&highlight=minesweepers"]Ton Class[/URL] thread in the ships and crews section. In addition, there are lots of photos of both these types of ships in other threads for specific named ships, so you may have to seek them out with the search facility. Jim

Dear Jim, Jack, A big thank you for the added feedback and assistance - this sure will come in handy. This site is real a treasure for those interested in the Royal Navy and its units amongst others. Thanks to all the contributors. Kind Regards Noel

Hi Noel, This any good to you? AJAX in 1965.
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Hi This sure is a good and sharp image. A big thank you for your kind help. Kind Regards Noel

You don't say which type of Leander or when. Are these any use?
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Thanks to Medway508 for the valuable pictures of the Gunship JUPITER and apparent IKARA GALATEA - they help to expose the details in the areas am interested in. Is the port side identical? My preference is of course the original configuration i.e. Gun Ship Leanders. Any ideas of how to post pictures on this forum? I would like to show a couple of pictures of my models at their present stage of construction. Kind Regards Noel

[QUOTE=BacchanteF69;10146797]Thanks to Medway508 for the valuable pictures of the Gunship JUPITER and apparent IKARA GALATEA - they help to expose the details in the areas am interested in. Is the port side identical? My preference is of course the original configuration i.e. Gun Ship Leanders. [B]Any ideas of how to post pictures on this forum[/B]? I would like to show a couple of pictures of my models at their present stage of construction. Kind Regards Noel[/QUOTE] Noel: Try this link: [url]http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7500[/url]

Thanks to Scatari for the lead. Here's my first attempt to upload pictures of the mainmast for my Leander Class model in 1/144 scale. A couple of uploads of my Ton Class model in 1/100 scale will follow. Best regards from Malta. Noel
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While rooting around in the loft, I found a couple of sheets of tiny contact prints of photos I took while serving in HMS Laleston (HMS Vernon's diving tender) in 1973/74. Goodness knows where the full-sized prints are but these show a light line transfer sometime in 1974 with the similarly open bridge HMS Glasserton belonging to the then Portland-based (funnel badge trident pointing down instead of up) Third MCM Squadron. I have also included an image of one of our OUTs (officers under training) attempting to keep himself and the chart dry while plotting a fix in the rain.
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Dear Rob Many thanks for these amazing shots - this sure is a site where the near impossible becomes possible! Am grateful for your kind help. Meantime, here's a couple of pictures showing my 1/100 scale Ton Class model. Kind regards Noel
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Bacchante, Looking at the photos of your Ton class model, that's not an open bridge. If you look at this link to a photo on this site supplied by Ken Harrow [url]http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98872&d=1306171654[/url] you can see the three different types of bridge used on the Ton class, the middle one is the classic Ton class open bridge, yours looks like the right hand one which is the later modified enclosed bridge. John

Hi John, Thanks for your valid remarks - I should have mentioned though that my model really depicts the 'open bridge' type Ton as eventually modified with an enclosed bridge. In fact these modified type Ton sweepers have more or less maintained the original structure features, especially at deck level, as the open bridge type. A good example was to be found in the HMS Crichton M1124 - this was originally constructed with an open bridge which was eventually enclosed. Trusting the above clarifies. Kind regards Noel

Three enclosed bridge TONs with the older lattice masts.
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Thanks to Rob for the pictures of the lattice mast Ton's. Kind regards Noel

Hello, Hope these are of some use also. They are from the book "Ships of the Modern Royal Navy" by W.G.D. Blundell, a MAP Technical Publication published in 1967 and cost 35 shillings ! Regards
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Thanks to Navyking for his scans - the assistance has been diverse interesting and informative. Warm regards from sunny Malta!

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