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H.M.S.IVESTON, M 1151
(Built by Mike Hill)

A MINEHUNTER OF THE SECOND MINE COUNTERMEASURES SQUADRON BASED AT H.M.NAVAL BASE PORTSMOUTH,
SHE WAS BUILT BY PHILLIPS & SON, DARTMOUTH COMPLETED 29/JUNE/1955 AS A MINESWEEPER,
LATER CONVERTED TO THE DUTY OF A MINEHUNTER BY DEVONPORT DOCKYARD AND COMMISSIONED ON 16/OCTOBER/1964,
HER HULL IS OF DOUBLE SKIN MAHOGANY, THE SUPERSTRUCTURE IS BUILT OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY,
TWIN NAPIER DIESEL ENGINES DEVELOP 3000 SHAFT HORSEPOWER TO GIVE A TOP SPEED OF 16 KNOTS.
ARMAMENT IS A 40/60 BOFORS GUN MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE, SHE HAS A CREW 39 OFFICERS AND MEN,

THE MODEL IS OF 1/48 SCALE, THIS MEANS THAT THE HULL IS 39? LONG ,
THE HULL IS BUILT OF A PLANK ON SHADOW FRAMES WHICH ARE EVENTUALLY REMOVED,
THE POWER PLANT IS TWIN ELECTRIC 777 MOTORS RUNNING ON 6 VOLT 10 AMP GELL CELL TURNING 45MM 3 BLADED PROPS .TOTAL MOTOR USE IS JUST OVER 2 AMPS.
IT HAS INDEPENDENT MOTOR CONTROL THROUGH DEGREES OF RUDDER MOVEMENT, THIS CAN ALSO BE SWITCHED OFF FOR NORMAL RUNNING.
WORKING LIGHTS,
MOVING RADAR,
MOVING BOFORS GUN,
ANCHORS RAISE AND LOWER,
CRANE 1 IS ON/OFF SWITCH,
CRANE 2/3 SWING OUTBOARD 90 DEGREES,
CRANE 4/5 WILL RAISE PARAVANE SWING OUT 90 DEGREES THEN LOWER, AND THEN RAISE, SWING BACK INBOARD AND PARK PARAVANES IN RACK,

 


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