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Preserved Victorian-era Corvette
Posts: 36
12/21/2011
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If you've ever wondered what the ship pursuing you (or less usefully, helping you) on the Unterzee looks like, here are photos of a preserved corvette of the era:
http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/argentina/pages/uruguay_1874_page_1.htm
http://www.histarmar.com.ar/InfHistorica/Antartik/fotosUruguay2.htm
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Audrey Shae
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12/21/2011
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Ooh, I haven't quite gotten to that story yet, but these photos are lovely.
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Patrick Reding
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12/21/2011
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Of course, Neathy corvettes would not have sails.
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Cedric Appleby
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12/21/2011
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Maybe for reasons of nostalgia.
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Posts: 36
12/22/2011
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Patrick Reding wrote:
Of course, Neathy corvettes would not have sails.
Indeed? Why not? There is constant wind, and while the sails would need to be struck during the Killing Wind, the rest of the time they would be very useful.
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Patrick Reding
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12/22/2011
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whitelaughter wrote:
Indeed? Why not? There is constant wind, and while the sails would need to be struck during the Killing Wind, the rest of the time they would be very useful.
There is wind, yes. But I trust you have no desire to go where it blows.
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Posts: 36
12/23/2011
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Patrick Reding wrote:
There is wind, yes. But I trust you have no desire to go where it blows.
Of course not; instead they'd beat to windward - although returning home would be swift, as you' have the wind behind you (hmm, so the whole "pick up plated seal and then return to London next action" thing is fairly accurate!)
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