there are 2 in the hull of "Polish S3" at Hoo on the Medway at our end of the world ; looks as though i'll have to try and dig them out. - cos HSL 102 is in need of one as well!! - peterh
BUT they are NOT licence built Merlins - those are GENUINE Packard "through and through" - still V-12's but producing a lot more Horsepower than the Merlin's - peterh
yes - there was one listed on here - in a scrapyard - but in Malta!!
and yes you can run them - just have to a) tie them down b) ensure that you have a good "raw-water" supply going in the right "hole"
peterh
don't lose it (smile) - see GoFundMe "restore HMS Bronington" - we have found the Original Gun -
but that sounds like the "Tool Chest" that used to be behind the Gun up against the bulkhead of the Wheelhouse!!
but i digress : for another project, do you have in stock an Oerlikon Mk 2 on a "solid, tapered" mount for shipboard use
or are you able to find me one, please - peter
would you have a "marine mount" Mk 4 Oerlikon in stock or know where i could find one, please
(for fitment on MGB 45 / Polish Navy S3 which we are going to restore)
Peter Horscroft (ex-GO HMS Hubberston 1965)
exactly the one -
was it on a tapered metal mount or a 3-leg one, please
i have their phone number
so shall phone in the morning and see if they've still got it
thank you
peterh (Mid and G.O HMS Hubberston 1965)
(I see you now live in the Netherlands - may we stay in touch, please
since I am Crew on a Southerly
and in normal conditions we come over to the Netherlands every year
perhaps to meet-up??)
Question -
does anybody know what Mark or Model of Oerlikon was used on MGB's in the Second World War
(we hopefully are going going to need one : the plan is to restore (to Original) MGB 45 / later Polish S3 / later still M V Freelance )
2) following that, does anybody know where there is one??
Peter Horscroft