A hastily shot 360° view of the panorama at the Waterloo museum. Commissioned in 1912, the painting is 110 metre long, an 12 metres high(so I was at the height of the first floor of a building). A French Navy's painter named Louis Dumoulin worked with three French military painters named Robiquet, Malespina, and Desvarreux. … Continue reading Panorama of the Waterloo battle.
Vasa(Part-1): Context, and Ship’s Overview
Overview Vasa(named after the royal family name) was a warship commissioned on August 10, 1628 for the Swedish Navy. It sank on its maiden voyage, after sailing for barely 1.5km from the dock. It lied submerged in the bay for 333 years, and 247 days, until it was salvaged on April 24, 1961. Today, it … Continue reading Vasa(Part-1): Context, and Ship’s Overview
Model of Skeppsholmen shipyard
A model of the shipyard Skeppsholmen where the famous warship Vasa was built. Nowadays, this is a peninsula known as Blasieholmen in the inner city of Stockholm. It was a centre for the maintenance of naval ships since the mid-16th century. After 1618, the Crown concentrated on building new ships here. Master Henrik recruited carpenters … Continue reading Model of Skeppsholmen shipyard
Range finder: German
The German 1.5 m range finder(unfortunately, I missed to note the exact model !) (German:Enfernungsmesser) The coastal batteries never operated standalone. Based on the curvature of the earth and other factors, suitable vantage points were set where lookout stations were built. These lookout stations use to have such range finders, often longer ones(4, 5, 6, … Continue reading Range finder: German
38 cm SK C/34 naval gun
38 cm SK C/34 naval gun Mainly used on Tirpitz-class battleships and in coastal batteries, this gun was one of the giants of the 19th century. It was designed in 1934 by German group Krupp and was in service from 1939-45(maybe, later). Weighing above 110 tons and depending on the shell types and weights(from 400 … Continue reading 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun
Life is about being kinetic 