The Ship Model Forum

Thanks, Pepe ! My Japanese is as good as yours :whistle:

It appears to me that this is a digital 3D-Model rendering on the basis of the picture of the KWAITEN that is also found on various Wikipedia sites.

A builder's model of the DANZIG has survived in the Science Museum since it was donated by J.S. Russel in 1868 (see [url]http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10658181&itemw=4&itemf=0001&itemstep=1&itemx=1[/url]). Unfortunately the drawings that went with it cannot be located currently. It is known, however, that she was built at the Klawitter yard in Danzig/Gdansk not exactly to the plans.

[img]http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/pr/245979794/SSPL_10658182_preview.jpg[/img]

i don't read japanese so i don't know if this is your ship but ... from a japanese book (ed.futabasha 2001) on 3d japanese ships
ciao peppe
of course i have the book and i scanned in better resolution, if you want it send me pm your email. they are also some other illustration of ships of this period ...

Grazie molto a Roma (used to work there for a while, many years ago) :thumbs_up_1:

The German Wikipedia page, of course, I knew, but hadn't found yet the others.

Still any hints on books on the pre-Imperial Japanese Navy are most welcome.

wefalck

http://page.freett.com/sukechika/ship/ship02.html##kaiten
one more source of information (in japanese!) use google to translate
ciao peppe

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Danzig_%281851%29
http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.it/2011/12/german-steam-sidewheel-corvette-danzig.html
http://forum.worldofwarships.ru/index.php?/topic/5086-%D0%B2%D0%BC%D1%81-%D1%8F%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%87%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D1%84%D0%BB/
some net sources for your ship
ciao peppe

Is there any published material, book etc. on the Japanese navy before 1869 ?

Is there a source for images for the Japanese navy before 1869 ?

I would be particularly interested in images of the paddle-frigate KWAITEN, ex-british EAGLE, ex-prussian DANZIG, launched in 1851 in Danzig.

wefalck