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Description
Most people are unaware that the main Battle Cruiser force was stationed not at Scapa Flow with the main fleet but at Rosyth on the Firth of Forth. This was so that they could catch the German "Hit and run" raids the German Navy was using to try to catch parts of the British Grand Fleet without support of the whole Fleet.
The ships pictured here are the Lion Class. Nicknamed "The Splendid Cats" they had the heaviest guns when built and had the speed to either outrun the enemy battleships or catch and destroy their cruisers. In theory this was fine but in real life their use was as extensions of the main fleets. This resulted in the destruction of three of them at Jutland.
The closest ship is the HMS Queen Mary which differed from the other two in that the berthing of officers and enlisted reverted to the old Royal Navy practice of officers in the rear and other ranks forward. The visual difference is the "Captains Walk" at the stern.
The Queen Mary blew up at Jutland and the cause was labeled at the time as the thin armor. However there has been controversy that it was in fact the Royal Navy handling of the powder used to fire guns. That theory was "In order to speed firing of the guns the safety guards were disregarded or disengaged" and it was that powder handling that caused the demise of the three battle cruisers.
Interestingly I stumbled on a National Geographic show that featured a dive that explored a British heavy cruiser that was sunk at Jutland. It showed that the blast doors were indeed open when it was sunk indicating that the second theory is probably more correct than the first.
The bridge in the background is the "Forth" Bridge which when built in 1890 was a wonder of technology.
Some specs for those that like them.
length: 700 feet
displacement full: 29,700 tons
Armor Belt up to 9"
eight 13.5" guns
Speed 28.5 knots
If you listen you can hear the men's chorale practicing their rendition of "Men of Harlech" on the quarterdeck.
Comments are always welcome .
An apology for not keeping up with comments on art. Another motherboard melt down!! What a pain. It's been hit and miss this year.
Comments (36)
Ravyns
Awesome Image Osper!! The bridge is wonderful..
London224
Like what you have done here and the overall atmosphere..just wish there was more detail on the ships. Sorry to hear about your hardware issues..bummer.
UVDan
A beautiful scene and thanks for the history lesson.
Richardphotos
superb composition and mood
drifterlee
Beautiful work and ships!
AliceFromLake
Great work.
flavia49
fabulous image
eekdog
been a very long time since your last post. most well done and worth the wait.
jocko500
cool
renecyberdoc
i was unaware indeed.was a nice run when guenther priem went in ....in WWII.
Briney
Welcome back! I like the old battle-cruisers. BTW I never could understand why the Captain would want to have is digs in the very stern of the ship... "Would the Captain please report to the Bridge..." Puff, puff, puff... Twenty minutes later... ;-)
62guy
The stern of a sailing ship is the most comfortable, hence that's where the brass stayed. Add propellers and their vibration, and the brass left.
illkirch
Interesting
steelrazer
I like this all around! Ships, atmosphere, and the bridge is excellent. A very satisfying image and a great background tidbit on top of it all.
Faemike55
Very cool work
ontar1
Beautiful scene and thank you for the great info, outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sandra46
SPLENDID IMAGE
Cyve
Fantastic creation/composition... Wonderfully done !
cschell
Admiral Sir Richard Beatty was quoted as having said "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today!", in reference to the loss of his Battle-Cruisers at Jutland... a classic understatement if I've ever read one... Hood also had the Officers to the stern and a very similar layout of the main decks to the earlier and much smaller ships she followed... Nice work Osper ;)
debbielove
Impressive work mate.. A really, very fine job.. Stunning detailing! Rob
mickeyrony
Always a work of premiere A facination for the eyes ((5++))
PREECHER
excellent modeling...great depth/atmosphere and lighting...beautiful imagery... chills and thrills
pixelmeister
Very nice work!
tennesseecowgirl
excellent work
danapommet
A fantastic creation and amazing information. Thanks for the education my friend!
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
romangirl
Great picture and description!
sossy
gorgeous image with a perfect mood! very interesting info! ;o)
tigertim
An impressive render... those Lion class look fabulous, as does the Forth bridge. A splendid scene!
junge1
Superb!