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Title: Name This...(694)
Post by: brady on November 29, 2003, 12:20:24 PM

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(http://www2.freepichosting.com/Images/113682/0.jpg)

Title: Name This...(694)
Post by: Nashwan on November 29, 2003, 02:33:39 PM

HMCS Nanaimo, Flower class corvette.

Title: Name This...(694)
Post by: MiloMorai on November 29, 2003, 04:02:41 PM

Well it is almost Frank3's HMS Flower.:rofl

HMCS Nanaimo was one of 54 ships of the 1939-40 'program'. She was luanched 28.10.40 and in commission from 26.4.41 to 28.9.45. Post war she was the Dutch whaler Rene W. Winkle. She was broken-up in 1966 in Cape Town.

Title: Name This...(694)
Post by: Puck on November 29, 2003, 09:09:53 PM

Just like this only different

(http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/ww2/flower/sackday.jpg)

Title: Name This...(694)
Post by: frank3 on November 30, 2003, 05:03:41 AM

BRADY!!! I love you!!! HMS Flower at last!!!! Great work!! :aok

Title: Name This...(694)
Post by: brady on November 30, 2003, 11:48:04 AM

HMCS Nanaimo, Flower class corvette, it is:)



   Well Frank this was indead for you, although to the best of my Knoldege their was Never actualy a Flower CLass Corvet named Flower, nore was their one Named Compass Rose from "The Cruel Sea", Great Book BTW, they made a move based on the book if I remember I saw a part of it once Havent seen it for years though would like to at some point. I Actualy Have a 8x10 Pick orf a Flower class Corvet on my dresser framed , got it from the Imperial war museum years ago after I read the above book.

Title: Name This...(694)
Post by: frank3 on December 02, 2003, 07:21:38 AM

I have seen it in a modeller magazine, I believe it was a Dutch ship, not too sure tho, was a long time ago