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Aktungbby · 05-25-16, 04:47 PM

Thank's CaptainMurphy! http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=225721 HMS Trincomalee frigate

Built of teak due to oak shortages in Britain, in Bombay India,1817, and named for a famous naval engagement

HMS Trincomalee holds the distinction of being the oldest British warship still afloat as HMS Victory, although 52 years her senior, is in dry dock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartlepool%27s_Maritime_Experience Turn-of-the-century British maritime artist, Henry Scott Tuke who's works have come back into vogue, often used the vessel in his works:

"All Hands to the Pumps"

05-25-16, 04:47 PM	#168
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 28,575 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	How did this get left out?!! Thank's CaptainMurphy! http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=225721 HMS Trincomalee frigate Built of teak due to oak shortages in Britain, in Bombay India,1817, and named for a famous naval engagement HMS Trincomalee holds the distinction of being the oldest British warship still afloat as HMS Victory, although 52 years her senior, is in dry dock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartlepool%27s_Maritime_Experience Turn-of-the-century British maritime artist, Henry Scott Tuke who's works have come back into vogue, often used the vessel in his works: "All Hands to the Pumps" __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe" Last edited by Aktungbby; 05-25-16 at 05:03 PM.