Ship Names Update April 16

[Oneshot/Onekill]

Big props to Sailor Steve and jimbuna for staying on top of things.

I think of the commercial your in good hands with Allstate while writing this. Your in good hands with Sailor Steve and jimbuna.

[Murr44]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Well, I wasn't going to do another update for awhile, because research takes time, but I was playing and sank a ship, and it didn't get a name! So, a little looking around showed me one I had missed.

This incorporates the two I put in the one last week (Arandor Star and Q-Ship), plus the BBWarspite (thanks Murr44!). It also includes OTTender, the Royal Navy's fleet oilers (the 'Dale' class - Barrdale, Derwentdale etc).
http://files.filefront.com/Ship+name.../fileinfo.html

One problem with those ships, though - they show up in the game as 16000-17000 tons. Jane's Fighting Ships gives 17000 tons, but a The World's Merchant Fleets 1939 shows that this is the full-load naval displacement. The Gross Register Tonnage - what the u-boat captain who sank one would be credited with - was only about 8200 tons. I've changed it in my own Sea folder. What you do is up to you.

Anyway, install - as always - into SH3 Commander's Cfg folder.

Just wanted to say thanks but it wasn't me who provided the Warspite information. Don't want to take credit for someone else's research.

I just downloaded the update but FF tried to redirect to some real estate site twice. Had a bugger of a time gettting out of it; my browser froze up for a couple of seconds. Not your fault of course but may be you & others should consider uploading your files here or to BTS.

Thanks again for your hard work & research.

[HW3]

Thanks for the update Sailor Steve.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Murr44

...may be you & others should consider uploading your files here or to BTS.

I've considered that many time. The problem is that this is constantly changing. Once I get IABL's new ships (and my life) sorted out I plan to do an update adding 300 ships or so every month. That requires taking the old one down and putting up a new one every time.

Maybe here, because I can do that. But asking Russ to do that at his site would put an even bigger burden on his already overworked life.

I'll see what I can do next time.