HMS Exeter references

mike mccabe · Post by **mike mccabe** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:53 pm

Does anyone know of any good references, plans for HMS Exeter (the WWII ship)? I have the Warship Profile but all the books I have seem to repeat the same photographs. Are there any plans in the Raven and Roberts book?

Thanks
Mike

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:49 am

a book in russian
http://Links to this site not allowed due to copyright violations./WeaponBook/Exeter/index.htm
the drawings
http://Links to this site not allowed due to copyright violations./WeaponBook/ ... /index.htm
the illustrations
http://Links to this site not allowed due to copyright violations./WeaponBook/ ... age_01.htm
http://Links to this site not allowed due to copyright violations./WeaponBook/ ... age_02.htm
http://Links to this site not allowed due to copyright violations./WeaponBook/ ... age_03.htm
a site in english
http://www.world-war.co.uk/index.php3
the russian site is very slow and cut the download of big images.
so you have to use a browser like mozilla firefox and, when the download stop, click on refresh button (sometimes more than one time) until complete download.
ciao peppe

mike mccabe · Post by **mike mccabe** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:26 am

HI Peppe,
Thanks for the links, a little gold mine, just noticed though that the plans are post the River Plate refit, I was looking to show the ship before the refit, so still need some help

Mike

maxim · Post by **maxim** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:44 am

The Raven & Roberts book does not contain any drawings of HMS Exeter and only two photos of Exeter in 1931 and the early 30s are contained.

There in the internet many photos, which show Exeter with damage of the battle.

I have a colour drawing of HMS Exeter in "Kriegschiffe von 1900 bis heute", which is the German translation of a book by Salamander books of 1979 (no English title there). The drawings come from the Warship Profile series and therefore are not be very trustworthy.

peppe · Post by **peppe** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 1:01 pm

i have two drawing of exeter in 1939, one b&w in the book incrociatori della seconda guerra mondiale of giorgerini e nani and one very nice, in colour from the storia della marina vol 8 profili.
if you want i can scan and send you the two, but i need of the capacity of your e-mail, i can send until one mega
ciao peppe

mike mccabe · Post by **mike mccabe** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:02 pm

Hi Peppe
Thanks, that would be great! I'm not sure how much email capacity I have but I think 1mb isn't a problem. My address is mikejillmc@aol.com.

Let me know if any problem,
Best wishes
Mike

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:29 pm

Mike I've got the Exeter warship profile in question if thats any use to you?

I can email it to you if that's any use, same goes for anything rare I've got on the Ark.

Cheers
Laurence

mike mccabe · Post by **mike mccabe** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:53 pm

HI Laurence,
Thanks but I have the Warship Profile. There seems to be very little else on this ship available at present. I may however take you up on the Ark offer, what mainly concerns me at the moment is details of the boat handling areas and the other access areas in the hull. Any photos taken close up enough to see anything seem to be taken from too low an angle to show any detail.

Mike

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:05 pm

Yeah I tried to help Filipe with his York build all I could give him was some as built plans! This cruiser class in general seems very poorly covered!

Right I'll see what I can unearth on the mighty Ark, I may have some plans some where other than what you have.

The area around the boat handling apparatus I'm also aware is a knightmare to find stuff on Mike, but I'll keep digging!

Laurence

mike mccabe · Post by **mike mccabe** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:20 pm

Hi Laurence,
I always think that lack of references are a mixed blessing, if there really is little hard information on a particular ship, then nobody can point to your mistakes!

Mike

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 5:40 pm

True

Nansung · Post by **Nansung** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:06 am

Hi Laurence.
I'm looking for close shots of RN carrier, do they have close up photo of the deck tie-downs?
I'm working on Illustrious and also looking for reference for Ark Royal II. Can you help?

Here's a Matchbox Exeter built by one of my friend. The twin 102mm guns and the pom-pom are taken from Tamiya Hood. The walrus is from Tamiya POW. PE machine guns from Eduard. Railings is Voyager RN set. Life rafts from Pitroad universal parts. Other structures are made from styrene sheet and putty, detailed up by brass wires.

Quarter view

amid ship close up

deckhouse and superstructure

Enjoy

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:08 am

mike mccabe wrote:Hi Laurence,
I always think that lack of references are a mixed blessing, if there really is little hard information on a particular ship, then nobody can point to your mistakes!

Mike

Or worse.......you find what you've been looking for AFTER you've finished the build. Happened to me before now.

Rob

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:29 am

Guys I'll see what turns up when I tidy up and sort through my library over christmas

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:07 am

At last found Alan Raven's drawings he posted on this forum before the hackers attack!

Here we go, maybe of some use to you chaps:-

http://www.widdo.net/laurence/exeter-01.jpg
http://www.widdo.net/laurence/exeter-02.jpg

Hopefully he wont mind me posting them here as they were already on this forum before!

Cadman perhaps they can be put in a more permanent place?
Laurence

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:32 pm

I found the Ark Royal AS FITTED Admiralty plans in John Roberts NMM book yesterday do you chaps have access to that???

Regards
Laurence

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:57 pm

Hi Laurence
I have a copy but it is a little difficult to interpret the plans, better than nothing however.

Mike

mike mccabe · Post by **mike mccabe** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:58 pm

Above was me by the way!

M

Laurence Batchelor · Post by **Laurence Batchelor** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:57 pm

Ok no worries the only other things I think of at present is 2 Ark Royal Books I have somewhere.

1 is terrible and not fit to act as a door stopper

the other is a nice wartime booklet which may have some on board photos in.

Other than those I havent found my copy of Friedman's Brit A/C book or my Blundell one there maybe soemthing in there though doubtful.

Laurence

mike mccabe · Post by **mike mccabe** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:44 pm

HI Laurence,
There's not a great deal in the Friedman book but would appreciate it if you could keep looking.

I think I have most of what I need for Exeter now, mainly cobbled together from a number of places and backed up with York references to fill in the gaps.

Cheers
Mike