Dream Convoy

FIREWALL · 02-05-08, 01:51 PM

Sweet Patrol Keelbuster

Abd_von_Mumit · 02-05-08, 02:03 PM

Recently I keep getting convoys of small merchants and coastal freighters. :p I'll heva to move from my area, I see, to some new hunting grounds!

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-05-08, 02:40 PM

Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

Kaptain Hans Wolf · 02-06-08, 05:43 AM

juicy convoy. on my old carrer sailing around the atlantic convoy intercepts were few, witch suprised me as on my carrer before that it was a convoy hot spot. oh well, ill just blame bdu! the carribean sounds like a good place to hunt, i may transfer to the long range boats and pop over there when i reach that time in my career.

Captain Nemo · 02-06-08, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gezur(Arbeit)

Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

I seem to recall it was one of those Bermuda Triangle mysteries, disappeared without trace.

Nemo

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-06-08, 09:32 AM

Right it sunk without a trace, where and why (exactly) a Diver made a Photo of a bridge, that looked very much like bridge of the cyclops, but other crews searching where the diver made the picture didnt find it.

Keelbuster · 02-06-08, 01:36 PM

Cyclops - i think that's what it was called - Collier-type Cyclops - in the rec manual - seems new since GWX 2.0. It's about 10k, a long ship, with 7 pairs of masts. It's salient that way. Still, the T3s were the big payoff. If I had encoutered this brute convoy further out to sea/earlier in the patrol, I would have loved to hound it all the way and systematically reduce it to nothing in three or four assaults. A convoy of that size, you'd have to think that it's complete destruction would have a noticeable impact on the course of the war.

The gap I described between dominican and puerto rico is ripe with lone tankers too - i caught two or three single T2s or T3s, moving fast. Deck-gun bait. Bigtime.

Gezur(Arbeit) · 02-06-08, 01:42 PM

Sure, there are 2 types, the cyclops, and the cyclops class (this is what its called?), the cyclops (the special ship) is not sinkable, torps will pass through it and shells will not impact.

Jimbuna · 02-07-08, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

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Originally Posted by Gezur(Arbeit)

Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

I seem to recall it was one of those Bermuda Triangle mysteries, disappeared without trace.

Nemo

http://www.numa.net/expeditions/cyclops.html

http://www.byerly.org/bt2.htm

Grayson02sept1980 · 02-07-08, 11:13 AM

nice pic!

like it and

SMOKIN!

AG124 · 02-07-08, 11:31 AM

The Cyclops class collier in GWX should be considered separate from the Cyclops ghost ship; The Cyclops did indeed disappear without a trace during WWI, but two of her sisters (Proteus and Nereus) survived to be sold to Canada during WWII (ironically, both of them disappeared with a trace as well - most sources state that they were 'probably U-boat victims' but it seems most likely that their dilapidated hulls broke apart during rough weather).

The Cyclopsclass collier in GWX also represents generic colliers with the general aft and bow superstructures and midships cranes (there were a number of colliers with this general design, although most were smaller than the Proteus and Nereus) - you'll notice that I built the ship with a more generic winged bridge than the solid bridge on stilts that actual ships of the class had. Also, you'll notice that the Cyclops ghost ship has different cranes than the Cyclops-class, and double funnels (as built by Privateer - the creator of the amazingly well-done ghost ship in GWX) - this was an internal variation amongst different ships in the class (some such as the Cyclops, had double funnels and connected cranes, and others such as the Proteus and Nereus, had a single funnel and separated cranes- this might have been a 1920s refit, but I'm not sure).

Also, there were four other members of the class- USS Jupiter (converted to USS Langley CV 1 and sunk by Japanese A/C 1942, USS Orion (grounded, raised and scrapped mid 1930s), and USS Neptune and Jason (scrapped mid-late 1930s).

BTW - Glad to see that some people are finding this particularly rare and inviting target and making appropriate use of her.:hmm:

02-05-08, 01:51 PM	#1
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02-05-08, 02:03 PM	#2
Abd_von_Mumit The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warszawa, Polska Posts: 1,453 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 4	Recently I keep getting convoys of small merchants and coastal freighters. :p I'll heva to move from my area, I see, to some new hunting grounds! __________________ Long, hard, wet and full of seamen. My precious. SH3+GWX+OLC — sunk x4, retired x2; SH5+TDW — still exploring My SH5 mods: EQuaTool - Elite Quality Map Tools, Patrol Routine Scripts, No Logo Intro Menu_Animation, Less Annoying Stopwatch Links: SH5 mods I use, FileFront, Manual plotting how-to

02-06-08, 05:43 AM	#4
Kaptain Hans Wolf A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 75 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	nice! juicy convoy. on my old carrer sailing around the atlantic convoy intercepts were few, witch suprised me as on my carrer before that it was a convoy hot spot. oh well, ill just blame bdu! the carribean sounds like a good place to hunt, i may transfer to the long range boats and pop over there when i reach that time in my career. __________________ Kaptain Hans Wolf U-48 Type VII B U Boot Flotilla Wegener 3 patrols 48.291 tonnes sunk "i do not know what weapons world war 3 will be fought with, but world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones"

02-06-08, 01:36 PM	#7
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Cyclops - i think that's what it was called - Collier-type Cyclops - in the rec manual - seems new since GWX 2.0. It's about 10k, a long ship, with 7 pairs of masts. It's salient that way. Still, the T3s were the big payoff. If I had encoutered this brute convoy further out to sea/earlier in the patrol, I would have loved to hound it all the way and systematically reduce it to nothing in three or four assaults. A convoy of that size, you'd have to think that it's complete destruction would have a noticeable impact on the course of the war. The gap I described between dominican and puerto rico is ripe with lone tankers too - i caught two or three single T2s or T3s, moving fast. Deck-gun bait. Bigtime. __________________

02-07-08, 11:31 AM	#11
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Cyclops Class The Cyclops class collier in GWX should be considered separate from the Cyclops ghost ship; The Cyclops did indeed disappear without a trace during WWI, but two of her sisters (Proteus and Nereus) survived to be sold to Canada during WWII (ironically, both of them disappeared with a trace as well - most sources state that they were 'probably U-boat victims' but it seems most likely that their dilapidated hulls broke apart during rough weather). The Cyclopsclass collier in GWX also represents generic colliers with the general aft and bow superstructures and midships cranes (there were a number of colliers with this general design, although most were smaller than the Proteus and Nereus) - you'll notice that I built the ship with a more generic winged bridge than the solid bridge on stilts that actual ships of the class had. Also, you'll notice that the Cyclops ghost ship has different cranes than the Cyclops-class, and double funnels (as built by Privateer - the creator of the amazingly well-done ghost ship in GWX) - this was an internal variation amongst different ships in the class (some such as the Cyclops, had double funnels and connected cranes, and others such as the Proteus and Nereus, had a single funnel and separated cranes- this might have been a 1920s refit, but I'm not sure). Also, there were four other members of the class- USS Jupiter (converted to USS Langley CV 1 and sunk by Japanese A/C 1942, USS Orion (grounded, raised and scrapped mid 1930s), and USS Neptune and Jason (scrapped mid-late 1930s). BTW - Glad to see that some people are finding this particularly rare and inviting target and making appropriate use of her.:hmm: __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

02-05-08, 02:40 PM	#3
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well i dont think u sunk the cyclops ^^ its a ghost ship.

02-06-08, 09:32 AM	#6
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Right it sunk without a trace, where and why (exactly) a Diver made a Photo of a bridge, that looked very much like bridge of the cyclops, but other crews searching where the diver made the picture didnt find it.

02-06-08, 01:42 PM	#8
Gezur(Arbeit) Soundman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 149 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sure, there are 2 types, the cyclops, and the cyclops class (this is what its called?), the cyclops (the special ship) is not sinkable, torps will pass through it and shells will not impact.

02-07-08, 11:13 AM	#10
Grayson02sept1980 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany-Bayreuth Posts: 276 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	nice pic! like it and SMOKIN!