Thunderer: building a model dreadnought

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1: History and Background; Introduction; The Thames Iron Works 1846-1912: The Oldest Battleship Builders in the World; A New Battleship for the Thames; The Importance of Ship Models; Chapter 2: The Building Programme; Plans and Scale; The Hull; Metal Plates; Finishing Touches; Chapter 3: Propulsion, Decks and Funnels; Propellers; Decks and Decking; Fabricating Funnels; Chapter 4: Armaments and Electronics; Protecting the Great Guns; Gravity Casting; The Protection of the Ship; Secondary Armament; Electronics.;HMS Thunderer was the third Orion class battleship, one of the Super Dreadnoughts built to counter German naval expansion, and was laid down one hundred years ago in April 1910. At 22,200 tons she was the largest ship ever built on the Thames but she was to be responsible for the bankruptcy of her builders, the Thames Iron Works. The author's 1/96 scale museum-quality model of this ship reflects the massive engineering of the prototype and brings to life the power and potency of the Super Dreadnoughts. Every aspect of the building is covered, from the hull to wireless equipment, and all the dif. Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Chapter 1: History and Background Introduction The Thames Iron Works 1846-1912: The Oldest Battleship Builders in the World A New Battleship for the Thames The Importance of Ship Models Chapter 2: The Building Programme Plans and Scale The Hull Metal Plates Finishing Touches Chapter 3: Propulsion, Decks and Funnels Propellers Decks and Decking Fabricating Funnels Chapter 4: Armaments and Electronics Protecting the Great Guns Gravity Casting The Protection of the Ship Secondary Armament Electronics. Chapter 5: MastsThe Tripod and Upper Platforms 7 Steam Heat The Former Searchlight Platform The Sailing Navy Survives Chapter 6: Ship's Fittings Lights and Lighting Anchorage of the Ship Rigging Flags and Flagmaking Chapter 7: Nearing the End: Auxiliary Craft Ship's Boats A Boatbuilder's Tale Folding Wings and Floatplanes Finishing the Model Chapter 8: HMS Thunderer, uss Texas The uss Texas Postcript What Happened at Jutland? Bibliography List of suppliers.