Dream Convoy - Page 2

TomcatMVD · 02-06-08, 07:53 PM

WTF?!

Brag · 02-06-08, 08:09 PM

Good action, Keelbuster

Keelbuster · 02-06-08, 11:13 PM

Ok boys, I didn't get any decent pics of the convoy...it was just too intense. I only have one periscope shot of my approach - just smokestacks, but if you squint you can get a sense of it:

However, the bad news is that U-183 met her demise on her very next patrol (Patrol 7, sept '43). For some wacked-out reason o'le Donitz sent her to AM88, a grid that should have been patrolled by a Type VII. Anyway, here are some shots from her ambitious career:

Sneaking into Key West!!!

Death Bomb:

G'night boys.

TomcatMVD · 02-07-08, 05:20 AM

Love the one breaking the surface

A shame we´re not counting with U-183 anymore!
Good career Herr Kaleun!

Jimbuna · 02-07-08, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

Quote:

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:

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02-06-08, 08:09 PM	#17
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02-06-08, 11:13 PM	#18
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Ok boys, I didn't get any decent pics of the convoy...it was just too intense. I only have one periscope shot of my approach - just smokestacks, but if you squint you can get a sense of it: However, the bad news is that U-183 met her demise on her very next patrol (Patrol 7, sept '43). For some wacked-out reason o'le Donitz sent her to AM88, a grid that should have been patrolled by a Type VII. Anyway, here are some shots from her ambitious career: Sneaking into Key West!!! Death Bomb: G'night boys. __________________

02-07-08, 05:20 AM	#19
TomcatMVD Weps Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MVD, UY Posts: 359 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Love the one breaking the surface A shame we´re not counting with U-183 anymore! Good career Herr Kaleun! __________________

02-07-08, 11:31 AM	#22
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

02-07-08, 11:13 AM	#21
Grayson02sept1980 中国水兵 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany-Bayreuth Posts: 276 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	nice pic! like it and SMOKIN!