Fantastic online source of information/photos

Modeling Subjects Ships
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I’m currently reading The King’s Ships Were at Sea (USNIP 1984), which covers the Royal Navy’s activities from August 1914 through February 1915. I just got to the sinking of the HMS Audacious, and the book mentions that a number of photographs - and a “moving film” - were taken of the ship in her distress. Well, I wanted to see if by some chance that film was still around, so I did a web search. No luck on finding the film, but I did find a number of photos of the submerged wreck (only discovered in 1995) - and then I came across this webpage:

http://www.maritimequest.com

I would assume that a number of folks here already know of the site, but I figured it’s worth mentioning - they have an extensive database of capital ships and for most of them they have photos posted as well. They go back, comprehensively, to the beginning of the 20th century, and have at least a few ships listed before that time - not sure how many, though, since there are so many ships listed there in total. But if you’re looking for a pic of a warship from 1900 or later, chances are they have one (or more).

Note to MackP - I checked, and the earliest USS Texas they have photos of is BB-35. They don’t have anything on BB-1.

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Thanks for checking on the Texas. It’s my first resin and PE effort. The resin work went fairly well and the PE is a tough learning curve for 73-year-old guy with limited feeling in his finger tips and arthritic thumbs!!! My builds look a lot like you’d expect a 10 or 12 year old to produce but, what the heck, I’m having fun. Isn’t that what this is supposed to all about?

That is an awesome site. Thanks for sharing it. Check under the Os for the destroyer O’Brien. Heck of a “twist of fate” story. I served aboard her in the late 50s and early 60s. Quite a history. Hers, not mine!

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Excellent link. I’ve added it to my only other source of info. [:)]

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Well, don’t be shy - what’s your other link? [:D]

Edit: I’ve gotta say, I just noticed that I don’t share what I have that much - it comes from my “job preservation through secret knowledge” mindset at work. Here is one of the best IJN websites in existence - in case some here don’t already have it bookmarked:

http://www.combinedfleet.com/