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  • #13062
    Alan Poole
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      @alanpoole81825

      Very interesting looking vessel, what is its purpose?

      Regards  Alan.  

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      #13494
      Sonny Saliente
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        @sonnysaliente24760

        Is that a submarine?

        anybody can clear this confussion? Please help…

        Sonny 

        #13500
        Alan Poole
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          @alanpoole81825

          It appears to be a fast MTB, the torpedoes would be slid off the rails? astern, the boat would then veer away. thats my theory !  It is almost a copy of our Thorneycroft  CMBs of 1916, they had a similar set up and fired the torpedo astern out of a trough. (not a good time to have an engine failure ! )

          Kind regards    Alan…

          #13502
          Vinnie Branigan
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            @vinniebranigan92297

            What’s confussion?  I’m confused.    Is it what you get after a knock on the had that was meant for somebody else?

            Vinnie 

            #13503
            Paul T
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              @pault84577

              I agree with Alan it does appear to be an early example of a stepped hull MTB from the design of the rudders it would place the boat to the period just prior to the first war. Its does indeed look like a Thorneycraft type but the forward hull and bridge are different,

              I can’t find any reference to it anywhere in my library or on the interweb but I do suspect that it is Japanese

              #13506
              Paul T
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                @pault84577

                Hi Ashley

                They used petrol engines, powerful types of which were in existence before ww1 (if a little temperamental) the exhaust would have exited the boat on the transom below the water line to minimise the chance of the smoke being seen. Of course when properly underway at full speed the exhaust smoke was not a problem as wake could be seen for miles especially at night.

                Paul

                #13507
                Alan Poole
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                  @alanpoole81825

                   The engines in the CMB’s were Thornycroft RY12′ s, 650hp petrol, so they certainly had the  power but that was during the war. Just checked back on the original thread and as the file is Tupolev G5, it would suggest that it is almost certainly to be of Russian descent.

                  Alan

                  #13530
                  Len Ochiltree
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                    @lenochiltree67043

                    Hi Alan,

                    You have forgotten to fill in your Public Profile (I could do it for you, ho ho )

                    Len

                    #13532
                    Alan Poole
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                      @alanpoole81825

                      Hi Len,

                       Where did you pop up from ?  Yes please fill it in but don’t use the rivet counter bit !!

                      have a good event…. Alan  .

                      #13539
                      Len Ochiltree
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                        @lenochiltree67043

                        Hi Alan,

                        I am afraid you will have to fill in your own profile, don’t be modest!.Just go to "My (your)Profile"and follow instructions.

                        The Tug Towing and the Steering Competitions went off ok,could have done with a few more entrants.

                        Ada did me proud and won both events.

                        #13540
                        Paul T
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                          @pault84577

                          Hi Len

                          Did anyone take any decent photos of the event?

                          If so why not put some of them together with a couple of hundred words and do an article for this site.

                          Paul

                          #15019
                          Andy Hustler
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                            @andyhustler32076

                            It seems to be a russian craft judging by the flag could it be a between war mtb /minelayer or even post ww2 .Well according to Janes fighting ships of ww2 ,page 227 it looks like  a GARABALDIETZ class sub but most definatly russian that for sure .

                            #15123
                            andrew hustler
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                              @andrewhustler

                              Judigeing by the stern flag it’s most definatly russain possibly mid 60’s or early 70’s

                              #15233
                              Herrmill
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                                @herrmill

                                That is certainly a Tupolev G5 MTB from the Soviet WW2 era.  Certainly shares many of the same characteristics of the earlier CMB.

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                                Alan Poole
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                                  @alanpoole81825
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