I use to be a seaman...I had many hobbies such as reading, bicycling, hiking , drawing, cooking for friends, historical and political research...
1,5 year now working "ashore" ...I really have no time to do anything
Pavesi P4/100 Artillery Tractor https://i.imgur.com/XolXjpz.png An innovative agricultural tractor designed by Ugo Pavesi in 1918 at the La Motomeccanica Brevetti Ing. Pavesi company in Milan, the P4 was the first Italian four-wheel drive tractor, a double-articulated frame that ensured all four whe...
Feth-i Bülend was ordered in 1867 from the Thames Iron Works, Blackwall Yard in London and was laid down in May 1868. She was launched in 1869 and began sea trials in 1870, being commissioned into the Ottoman Navy later that year. Upon completion, Feth-i Bülend and the other ironclads then being bui...
On summer of 1940, all greek warships were painted with various patterns of camouflage as the inteligence infos regarding Italian movements and italian agressive actions into the Greek airspace and seas was increasing day by day. No exemption were the 4 DDs of the class. http://i63.tinypic.com/206m0...
Thiria class Destroyers or Aetos Class were 4 Destroyers build initialy for Argentina back on 1910-11. Greece purchase them just before 1st Balkan war and was classified as Scouts due to that their torpedos were not deliver yet. Named after wild animals, Aetos (Eagle), Ierax (Hawk), Leon (Lion) and ...
Here we have a medium size Dromon up to 40m , with two masts and a Latin sail. Two lines of oars per side and the classic casttles forward and amidships where the crossbow, catapults and Greek Fire Siphons were staged.