cbhierro
05-19-2006, 10:10 PM
Hi to all,
Another compilation of the old forum.
In this case it is the Armored Cruise Vizcaya,
A little historical reviews:
The Armored Cruise Vizcaya it belonged to the class Infanta Marķa Teresa, three ships were constructed:
* The Infanta Marķa Teresa, of sunk foundling in 1893 and in 1/7/1898 in Santiago of Cuba, in it will love Hipano-North American to it.
* The Vizcaya of sunk foundling in 1894 and in 1/7/1898 in Santiago of Cuba, in it will want it between Spain and the U.S.A..
* The Oquendo of sunk foundling in 1894 and in 1/7/1898 in Santiago of Cuba, in it will want it between Spain and the U.S.A.
The characteristics of these ships were:
Displacement: 7,000 ton.
Dimensions: 103 ' 6 xs 19 ' 8 xs 6 ' 6 meters.
Propulsion: two horizontal machines of triple expansion, 2 helices, 13,700 CB to forced shot, 20 knots.
Crew: 497 men.
Armor: protectriz cover of 50 mm, wraps vertical of 306 mm (in the central zone, covering the floatation), 250 mm in the barbettes.
Armament: 2 Hontoria tubes of 280 mm, 10 Hontoria tubes of 140 mm (quick-firing in Biscay, normal in the others), 8 Nordenfelt tubes of 57 mm, 8 Hotchkiss tubes of 37 mm, 2 machine guns, 8 tubes torpedo launcher, 2 tubes of Hontoria disembarkation of 70 mm.
Render of Vizcaya:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/cbhierro/Vizcaya/Vizcaya07.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.es/cbhierro/Vizcaya/Vizcaya01.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.es/cbhierro/Vizcaya/Vizc02.jpg http://perso.wanadoo.es/cbhierro/Vizcaya/Vizc03.jpg
I hope that you like the model of the boat and yours you criticize, constructive.
A greeting to all and good hunting.
Another compilation of the old forum.
In this case it is the Armored Cruise Vizcaya,
A little historical reviews:
The Armored Cruise Vizcaya it belonged to the class Infanta Marķa Teresa, three ships were constructed:
* The Infanta Marķa Teresa, of sunk foundling in 1893 and in 1/7/1898 in Santiago of Cuba, in it will love Hipano-North American to it.
* The Vizcaya of sunk foundling in 1894 and in 1/7/1898 in Santiago of Cuba, in it will want it between Spain and the U.S.A..
* The Oquendo of sunk foundling in 1894 and in 1/7/1898 in Santiago of Cuba, in it will want it between Spain and the U.S.A.
The characteristics of these ships were:
Displacement: 7,000 ton.
Dimensions: 103 ' 6 xs 19 ' 8 xs 6 ' 6 meters.
Propulsion: two horizontal machines of triple expansion, 2 helices, 13,700 CB to forced shot, 20 knots.
Crew: 497 men.
Armor: protectriz cover of 50 mm, wraps vertical of 306 mm (in the central zone, covering the floatation), 250 mm in the barbettes.
Armament: 2 Hontoria tubes of 280 mm, 10 Hontoria tubes of 140 mm (quick-firing in Biscay, normal in the others), 8 Nordenfelt tubes of 57 mm, 8 Hotchkiss tubes of 37 mm, 2 machine guns, 8 tubes torpedo launcher, 2 tubes of Hontoria disembarkation of 70 mm.
Render of Vizcaya:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/cbhierro/Vizcaya/Vizcaya07.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.es/cbhierro/Vizcaya/Vizcaya01.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.es/cbhierro/Vizcaya/Vizc02.jpg http://perso.wanadoo.es/cbhierro/Vizcaya/Vizc03.jpg
I hope that you like the model of the boat and yours you criticize, constructive.
A greeting to all and good hunting.