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K63 HMS Picotee 1941 1/48 scale early short forecastle Flower Class Corvette

Great progress and fine workmanship. BTw, the capping rails don't look too heavy - in fact I think true scale at 3mm would have looked too narrow. I have been pondering the two companionways, one either side of the funnel. I suspect they were added to provide a quick exit route for engine room staff from below, the lack of easy exits were the reason they always figured heavily in casualty lists. The very reason my Grandfather trained himself to be a ship's baker/cook, as he told me the galley was not only warm but always well placed if you needed to make a quick exit. Or make some potato whisky.
 
Alan Smith said:
Great progress and fine workmanship. BTw, the capping rails don't look too heavy - in fact I think true scale at 3mm would have looked too narrow. I have been pondering the two companionways, one either side of the funnel. I suspect they were added to provide a quick exit route for engine room staff from below, the lack of easy exits were the reason they always figured heavily in casualty lists. The very reason my Grandfather trained himself to be a ship's baker/cook, as he told me the galley was not only warm but always well placed if you needed to make a quick exit. Or make some potato whisky.
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Thank you for your sound input Alan. The companion ways have been bothering me and your suggestion makes good common sense, but this was the Royal Navy! Picotee was an early build and I think this first batch may have came out of the yard with this type of companion way as standard, but since I have never seen them on any of the (many) other Flowers I have looked at they may have been one of the first of many modifications, perhaps Skippers getting rid of them for taking up too much space. Unfortunately there are not many photographs of early British built Flowers. All very interesting though.

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This is a photograph of the forward hatch on HMS Heliotrope an early Flower build by John Crown, Sunderland 1940.

Did your grandfather serve on Flowers?
Kind regards JJ..​

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Alan Smith said:
No- The old rascal was strictly Merchant Nany and Pub.
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Reminds me of my Grand could drink like a fish, he worked for the head line out of Belfast, left for the Far East 1940 came home 1946 before I knew this I wondered why I had three uncles and aunt who where six and over years older than the other three. I remember him very fondly. JJ..
 
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