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RMS Olympic
Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, January 17, 2003 5:48 AM
Anybody out there knows where I could find pictures (or drawings) of the starboard (right) side of the RMS Olympic (i.e. the Titanic sister-ship) sporting her dazzle scheme, at the time she was used as troop transport during WW1, and sank that German sub..?

I've got lots of pics showing the port side, and another shot showing a little of the starboard side from the bow, but not enough to define the whole cammouflage...
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 28, 2003 9:35 PM
2 places you could try:
Cunard Line archives (try searching their web site and Email whomever is their contact regarding an archive).
National Maritime museum at Greenwich, UK. They have a very good web site and have been most helpful to me whenever I've needed them for research.
Good Luck!
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:42 AM
Thanks, I'll certainly try that!
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Posted by Jeff Herne on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 7:12 PM
On my site, www.modelwarships.com, in the feature article section, is an article by Martin Quinn entitled 'Dazzle and Drab - Ocean Liners at War'. It has a large scale model of Olympic's starboard side in dazzle.

I also have drawings of the camo pattern, so email me if you need any further help.

Regards,

Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, May 2, 2003 5:18 AM
Can't seem to access your site, Jeff... And I'd be VERY interested by your drawings!

djmodels1999@aol.com

Thanks,

Domi
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Posted by Jeff Herne on Sunday, May 4, 2003 8:25 AM
http://www.modelwarships.com/

It added the comma at the end of the link...

I'll see if I can scrounge those drawings up in the meantime.

Jeff
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 6:51 AM
Wow, that's great! Many, many thanks Jeff, and what a great website too! Still interested in the drawings if you can get them, though.

Domi
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 8, 2003 10:51 AM
You can try these sites:
http://www.bytenet.net/rmscaronia/Main%20Olympic%20Page.htm
http://www.ian.gater.btinternet.co.uk/titanic.htm
and this one has many links and forums:
http://www.titanic-model.com/
Jamie
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, May 9, 2003 1:32 AM
Thanks for the links, Jamie. Always useful. Never have enough of reference material!
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Posted by Dirkpitt289 on Friday, March 28, 2008 8:37 PM

Did you ever finish this project? I would be interested in seeing pictures. I'm currently looking for the same information for the Mauritania. I was able to talk to the Chairman of the Cunard Line Historical Socity and he told me about this book "Liners In Battledress/, by
David Williams (1989)." I ordered it this week.

I'd really love to see your pictures.

  

 

Dirk

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