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Aircraft_Carrier_(small) Aircraft Carrier (small)
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A (relatively) small Aircraft Carrier model by Andrew and Lorna Soffe. (Andrew and Lorna's comments)

Aircraft_Carrier_D97 Aircraft Carrier D97
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Aircraft Carrier; model: Alan Furness.

Amaranthus Amaranthus
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Flower Class corvette; model: Edwin Metcalfe.

The_Bismark Bismarck
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Famous German Battleship; Model: Ray Hellicar.

Bismarck_2 Bismarck 2
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Bismarck, famous German Battleship; model: Archie Howie.

Bismarck_3 Bismarck (3)
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Bismarck, German Battleship. Model bought by Kenny Jackson off eBay from someone who had constructed it by buying magazine installments but who had never sailed it!

Bulldog_Class_Survey_Ship Bulldog Class Survey Ship
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Bulldog Class Coastal Survey Vessel (in Antarctic colours); Model: Archie Howie.

Bulldog_Class_warship Bulldog Class warship
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The Bulldog Class were 1960's coastal survey vessels designed to complement the "H Class" off-shore hydrographic ships. Model: Gordon Hawkins

Corvette_and_Frigate_Patrols Corvette and Frigate Patrols
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Corvettes of David McNair Taylor and Ray Hellicar; Frigates of David, again, and David Reith.

HDMS_Absalon HDMS Absalon
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HDMS Absalon is a Danish Command and support ship which has been particularly effective against the Somali pirates (Wikipedia entry); model: Nick Leaper (Billings Boats kit plus scratch)

HMCS_Snowberry_1 HMCS Snowberry
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Flower Class Corvette; Model: Nikki Letchford; Kit: Revelle; Scale: 1:72.

HMCS_Snowberry_2 HMCS Snowberry (2)
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Flower Class Corvette; Model: Ray Hellicar; Kit: Revelle; Scale: 1:72.

HMCS_Snowberry_3 HMCS_Snowberry_3
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Flower Class corvette; model: Steve French (conversion of Revell kit)

HMS_Acute HMS Acute
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An Algerine Class Fleet Minesweeper launched in 1942. Model: Richard Coombs.

HMS_Agincourt HMS Agincourt
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1943 Battle-class fleet destroyer; Model: David McNair Taylor. (David's Comments)

HMS_Amethyst HMS Amethyst
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HMS Amethyst of Yangtsze Incident fame; Model: Richard Densham; Deans Marine kit (partly) and a lot of scratch build, 2 Deans Kondor motors, Viper Speed Controller, 2 Raboesch brass props. (Build description on Mayhem)

HMS_Amethyst_2 HMS Amethyst (2)
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HMS Amethyst of Yangtsze Incident fame; model: John Joughin

HMS_Amethyst_(2) HMS Amethyst
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HMS Amethyst, a Black Swan Class sloop, later Frigate, of Yangtse Incident fame; model: John Edwards [John's Comments]

HMS_Belfast HMS Belfast
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Town Class cruiser now preserved in the Pool of London; Model: Richard Coombs

HMS_Bergamot HMS Bergamot
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HMS Bergamot, Flower Class Corvette; model: Paul Joughin

HMS_Bluebell HMS Bluebell
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HMS Bluebell, Flower Class Corvette launched 1940, torpedoed 1945 escorting convoy to Russia. Model: Charles Chambers.

HMS_Bulldog HMS Bulldog
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The Bulldog Class survey ships were smaller than the H Class which preceded them but were admired for their fine lines; model: John Tye.

HMS_C305_Aircraft_Carrier HMS C305 Aircraft Carrier
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Scratch built aircraft carrier with "flying" helicopter; model: Peter Soffe.

HMS_Campania HMS Campania
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HMS Campania, Second World War Escort Carrier; model: Richard Coombs.

HMS_Cavalier HMS Cavalier
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A C-Class Destroyer commissioned November 1944. Now preserved as a Museum Ship at Chatham Historic Dockyard. Model: Richard Coombs.

HMS_Centaur HMS Centaur
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HMS Centaur was a light fleet carrier in commission from 1953 to 1965 (Wikipedia entry); model: Richard Coombs (scratch built).

HMS_Clyde HMS Clyde
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HMS Clyde is a Rivers Class patrol vessel permanently stationed in the Faulkland Islands, the model can be equipped with Merlin, Sea King, or Lynx helicopter options; model: David Reith.

HMS_Compass_Rose HMS Compass Rose
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Flower Class Corvette featured in the novel and film "The Cruel Sea"; model:Andy and Lorna Soffe

HMS_Consort HMS Consort
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Royal Navy C-Class destroyer involved in the Yangtse Incident (Wikipedia entry). Model: John Edwards. (John's comments).

HMS_Crane HMS Crane
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A second world war sloop used for escort duties. Reclassified as a frigate she served until the 1960's. Model: Richard Coombs.

HMS_Dauntless HMS Dauntless
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HMS Dauntless is one of the Royal Navy's new type 45 air defence destroyers. Model: David McNair-Taylor (David's comments) [movie of Warships at Setley by Oliver Chapman]

HMS_Diamond HMS Diamond
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Post WW-II Daring Class destroyer (Wikipedia entry). Model: Vaughan Jackson.

HMS_Dido HMS Dido
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Second World War Light Cruiser with air defence role; Model: Archie Howie.

HMS_Exeter HMS Exeter
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'Batch 2' Type 42 destroyer; Model: David McNair Taylor. Scale: 1:96. (David's Comments)

HMS_Exeter_2 HMS Exeter (2)
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HMS Exeter, a Type 42 Destroyer; model: Athanasios Kanias

HMS_Gambia HMS Gambia
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Colony Class Light Cruiser of British Pacific Fleet; model: John Edwards.

HMS_Honeysuckle HMS Honeysuckle
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Flower Class Corvette; Model: David McNair Taylor; Kit: Revell hull with fittings by GLS and Sirmar together with some scratchbuilding. Scale: 1:72. (David's comments).

HMS_Hood HMS_Hood
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Royal Navy Battle Cruiser, sank by the Bismarck on 24 May 1941; Model: Ray Hellicar.

HMS_Hood_2 HMS Hood (2)
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Royal Navy Battle Cruiser, sank by the Bismarck on 24 May 1941; Model: David McNair-Taylor (Graupner ARTR). (David's Comments) [movie of Warships at Setley by Oliver Chapman]

HMS_Hurst_Castle HMS Hurst Castle
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HMS Hurst Castle, Castle Class corvette, reclassified as a frigate; model: Richard Coombs, scale 1:120 (i.e. 1" = 10').

HMS_Indescribable HMS Indescribable
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Indescribable! Model: Tony Crollie.

HMS_Javelin HMS Javelin
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HMS Javelin, J class destroyer (1939 - 1949); photos of Richard Densham's model on her maiden voyage (12th September 2010); kit: Deans Marine (plus scratch build); (Build description on Mayhem)

HMS_Javelin_(2) HMS Javelin
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HMS Javelin, J-class destroyer; model: David McNair-Taylor [David's Comments]

HMS_Judson HMS Judson
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"HMS Judson". Model: Tony Crollie. (more)

HMS_Kirkliston HMS Kirkliston
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TON class minesweeper/mine hunter; Model: David McNair-Taylor (who served on her)... (David's comments)

HMS_Lancaster HMS Lancaster
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Type 23 Frigate; Model: David McNair Taylor; Scratch built on Fleetscale hull. (David's comments)

HMS_Ledbury HMS Ledbury
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HMS Ledbury (L90), launched in 1940 was a Hunt-class destroyer; Model: Peter Dicker.

HMS_Lincoln HMS Lincoln
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HMS Lincoln; a Salisbury-class or Type 61 aircraft direction frigate; Model: David McNair-Taylor; (David's Comments)

HMS_Lindisfarne HMS Lindisfarne
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HMS Lindisfarne, an Island Class Offshore Patrol Vessel launched in 1977 [Wikipedia article]. Model: David Reith.

HMS_Marvel HMS Marvel
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Algerine Class Warship M443; Model: Brian Severn; Scratch built.

HMS_Mauritius HMS Mauritius
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Fiji Class Cruiser; Model (in build): David Reith.

HMS_Norfolk HMS Norfolk
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Type 23 Frigate; Model: David Reith.

HMS_Penston HMS Penston
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A "Ton" class minesweeper: model: Richard Coombs.

HMS_Penzance HMS Penzance
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Sandown Class minesweeper commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1998 (Wikipedia entry). Model (nearing completion): David Reith; scratch built on GRP hull.
Movies: HMS Penzance
Schooner from HMS Penzance

HMS_Phoebe HMS Phoebe
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Leander Class Frigate; Model: David McNair Taylor; Scratch built; Scale 1:60. (David's Comments)

HMS_Portchester_Castle HMS Portchester Castle
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"HMS Portchester Castle", a Castle Class corvette built in 1943, she played "Saltash Castle" in the 1952 film "The Cruel Sea"; model: Richard Coombs, scale = 1:120; further info from Wikipedia.

HMS_Resolve HMS Resolve
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HMS Resolve is a World War 1 Naval Tup; model: Nick Leaper.

HMS_Sir_Galahad HMS Sir Galahad
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Round Table class minesweeper; essentially an armed trawler. Model: David McNair-Taylor. (David's comments)

HMS_Sheffield HMS Sheffield
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World War 2 Town class light cruiser; Model: scratch built to 1958 appearance by Richard Coombs.

HMS_Sharpshooter HMS Sharpshooter
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HMS Sharpshooter was a World War 2 Halcyon Class minesweeper which, post war, was converted to a hydrographic survey ship; model: John Edwards

HMS_Solebay HMS Solebay
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Battle Class Destroyer; Model: Arthur Shannon.

HMS_Stormcloud HMS Stormcloud
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Algerine Class Minesweeper; model (1:72 scale) John Edwards. (John's Comments)

HMS_Stormking HMS_Stormking

Royal Navy Steam Tug of the Assurance class. Model, powered by a twin cylinder "Puffin" engine with gas fired boiler, by Keith Hutchings.

HMS_Valiant HMS Valiant
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Queen Elizabeth-class battleship that served in World War I and World War II. Model: Peter Dicker.

HMS_Vanguard HMS Vanguard
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Commissioned in 1946, HMS Vanguard was the last Royal Navy Battleship. Model: Ken Winters (a member of the Surface Warships Association)

HMS_Veronica HMS Veronica
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Flower Class Corvette; owner unknown... if it's your model please contact me!

HMS_Wild_Goose HMS Wild Goose
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HMS Wild Goose a Black Swan Class Sloop circa 1943; model is scratchbuilt to 1/96 by David McNair Taylor [David's Comments]

H_Class_Survey_Vessel H Class Survey Vessel
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Hecla Class Hydrographic Survey Vessel; Model: David Boothroyd.

Illustrious_Carrier HMS Illustrious
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HMS Illustrious, World War 2 Aircraft Carrier (Wikipedia entry); model: Archie Howie.

KMS_Bismarck KMS Bismarck
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KMS Bismarck at 1/200 scale; model: David McNair-Taylor (David's Comments)

Kirishima Kirishima
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Kirishima was a Japanese Battlecruiser of first World War vintage which fought in WW2 having been refitted as a Battleship. Model: Thanasis Kanias

Prinz_Eugen Prinz Eugen
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German Heavy Cruiser; with the Bismarch during the sinking of HMS Hood. Model: David Reith.

Pocket_Warship Pocket Warship
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An RC conversion of a very small warship model by Lorna and Andrew Soffe.

Small_Warship_Model Small Warship Model
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A stand-off scale model of a Canadian destroyer; Model: Don Brazier.

Small_Warship_Model_2 Small_Warship_Model_2
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A small stand-off scale model of a Canadian Destroyer once owned by Don Brazier but now commanded by Alan Bond.

Trimaran_Frigate Trimaran Frigate
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RV Triton was built for the UK Navy to evaluate a trimaran as a warship and is now used as a Australian Customs vessel. The trimaran frigate USS Independence is in active service with the US Navy. Model: Steve French.

USS_Hornet_CV8 USS Hornet CV8
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A 1/200 model of the USS Hornet CV8 built from a plastic kit and then motorised and converted to radio control. The build is described in the spring/summer and autumn 2014 issues of the club newsletter. Model: David McNair-Taylor [David's Comments]

USS_Manila_Bay USS Manila Bay
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Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Model: Ray Hellicar.

USS_McNair USS McNair
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USS McNair, Fletcher Class Destroyer; model: David McNair Taylor [David's Comments]

USS_Saucy USS Saucy
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Flower Class Corvette; Model: Richard Densham; Kit: Revelle; Scale: 1:72. (Richard's Comments) (Build description on Mayhem)

USS_Winston_S_Churchill USS Winston S Churchill
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The USS Winston S Churchill is a US Navy guided missile destroyer commissioned 2001 which carries a Royal Navy officer (Wikipedia entry); model: David McNair-Taylor. [David's Comments]

USS_Missouri USS_Missouri
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USS Missouri, Iowa Class Battleship; model: Vaughan Jackson

Vorspostenboot Vorspostenboot
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Vorspostenboot - a second World War German armed trawler; model: John Tye.

Yamashiro Yamashiro
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IJN Yamashiro, Fuso Class dreadnought battleship, launched 1915; model: Athanasios Kanias

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