So I was doing more research and I found an issue of Harper's Weekly from 1882 that has an image of Captain Fryer's Alice No.1 and a detailed description of Alice No.2. I also found an image of the SS Buoyant Propeller through a search of the US Patents Office database. Expect more roller ships soon.
The book called a Origin and Development of Steam Navigation as tons of strange vessels within its pages, which if I can obtain references for, I will plan on drawing. There's the Meteor and the Herald, which had dome shaped superstructures, a powered lighter that featured Archimedes screw propellers facing outwards to act like paddle wheels, and Morse's "Unsinkable Ship", a vessel similar to the Winans cigar ships I drew, only with "two funnels", well actually, one funnel, the other is a pilot house that is made to look like a funnel.
That's just a small sampling of what is contained in the book.
EDIT: Apparently to see Harper's Weekly's archived issues you need to be a subscriber. If anyone happens to be a subscriber to that magazine, the issue that contains the images of the following vessels: Alice No.1 (Also named the Fryer Propeller), the Meteor, Catamaran tug; is the October 7th issue from 1882. A screenshot of these ships would help.
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Iraqi merchant marine training ship M/V Ibn Khaldoon.
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Except for the lack of shadowing under the overhangs she is just beautiful 
Work in progress:
DD County Class PNS Babur (1982)(PAK)
FF Type 21 Class D182 PNS Babur (2000)(PAK)
All relevant Coat of Arms
DD County Class PNS Babur (1982)(PAK)
FF Type 21 Class D182 PNS Babur (2000)(PAK)
All relevant Coat of Arms
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Great work!
Btw. there are two stray black lines hanging in the air forward of the superstructure.
Btw. there are two stray black lines hanging in the air forward of the superstructure.
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Beautiful thiel!
Apart from what eswube mentioned, the funnel motif is actually supposed to represent a stylized eagle, and the superstructure has square windows and not round portholes.
Apart from what eswube mentioned, the funnel motif is actually supposed to represent a stylized eagle, and the superstructure has square windows and not round portholes.
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Should be fixed now
“Close” only counts with horseshoes, hand grenades, and tactical nuclear weapons.
That which does not kill me has made a grave tactical error
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Source Materiel is always welcome.
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Very fine work. Interesting subject.
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Very nice drawing. The IBN KHALDOON had a very sad end, attacked and burnt out in the Iraq war of 2003:
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/pho ... id=1200310#
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/pho ... id=1200310#
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The SS Bantria, one of 4 sisterships built in 1928 for Cunard's Mediterranean service, the others being Bactria, Bosnia and Bothnia.
Apart from Bosnia which was sunk on the 5/9/1939, making her the first pure cargo ship sunk in WW2, all others survived the war and were sold in 1954-1956 for further trading. Bantria herself was sold to Italy, to Costa line being renamed Giorgina Celli and finally scrapped in 1968
Apart from Bosnia which was sunk on the 5/9/1939, making her the first pure cargo ship sunk in WW2, all others survived the war and were sold in 1954-1956 for further trading. Bantria herself was sold to Italy, to Costa line being renamed Giorgina Celli and finally scrapped in 1968
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