This is a dedicated thread to identify those nameless ships

[Alex.B]

identify the ship

[CapZap1970]

Originally Posted by Alex.B

identify the ship

Empire freighter?

[Mister_M]

This model is so poor that it can probably not be assigned to any existing ship... It looks very unreal to me.

Originally Posted by CapZap1970

Empire freighter?

The attribution of the term "Empire" by the British, is a generic term which does not characterize a type of ship but practically all the ships acquired or built during the conflict and managed by the MOS (Ministry of Shipping) then by the MOWT (Ministry of War Transport) in 1941.

Thus, an Empire ship may be a tugboat, a coaster, a liner, a tanker, a medium or large cargo ship...

[iambecomelife]

This was probably intended to be some kind of light composite superstructure merchant. I recognize it as based on a SH4 ship created by the original developers. I agree, the proportions could use a bit of work.

[Alex.B]

Originally Posted by Alex.B

identify the ship

similar?

[kapuhy]

Originally Posted by Alex.B

similar?

This might have been the modeler's inspiration - hull is very similar. Superstructure though, either out of proportion or modeled after different ship.

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by kapuhy

This might have been the modeler's inspiration - hull is very similar. Superstructure though, either out of proportion or modeled after different ship.

+1

Am with kapuhy on this...

Ispiration to the original modder, perhaps.

Hull, similar... but... no cigar for you, My Burns. Bridge housing, is missing the wings as is in the actual ship side by side pics... & the kingposts ( think that's the name of them... like the hull... looks closely similar, is off a bit.

Then there is the 2... masts, on top of the bridge housing in the mod ship that is absent in the pic of the MV Washington express.

Could go on, about the differences... but, suffice it to say, I believe those I named off, are enough to say...

"Next suspect, if you please, your honor."



M. M.

[Mister_M]

Originally Posted by Alex.B

Nice ship !

I think you're going to model it.

[Alex.B]

Originally Posted by Mister_M

Nice ship !

I think you're going to model it.

There is very little information for modeling the ship.

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by Alex.B

There is very little information for modeling the ship.

On that, can agree... out of curiosity, did a search on it... &... results were... almost, just about a complete Bup kiss, big fat goose egg... zilch...

Except, for this teeny, tiny... snippet & not much else:

http://www.warsailors.com/singleship...ngtonexpr.html

Of particular note, ship managed to make it through WW2, unscathed, near as I can tell of, from the small bit of info.

Sank in '62, after a collision with another ship on her last voyage.



M. M.