TUTORIAL No 4 HMS CAROLINE 1916 VR MODEL BUILD

HMS CAROLINE

THE LAST REMAINING WARSHIP FROM THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND 1916

START THE BUILD AS OTHERS WITH PLAN SHEETS MADE AND LINED UP

IN THIS MODEL I USED A STOCK HULL FROM MY COLLECTIONS

THE UPPER WORKS ARE EXTRUDED FROM THE DECK PLAN

THE FUNNELS AND GUNS ARE FROM MY PRE-MADE STOCK ITEMS

WHEN BUILDING THE HIDE TOOL CAN BE USED TO HIDE THE PLANS

IN THIS IMAGE THE DECK TEXTURE HAS ALSO BEEN ADDED

HERE THE PLANS HAVE BEEN UN-HIDDEN TO MAKE MORE DETAILS ON THE MODEL

PART OF THE MAST WAS PRE-MADE SO NOW A COPY OF THE FULL MAST IS ADDED TO MY STOCKS

AGAIN THE PLANS ARE HIDDEN

THIS IS USEFUL FOR PLACEMENT OF OBJECTS AND AN OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS

THE PLANS ARE UN-HIDDEN TO FINISH THE FOREMAST

THE BRIDGE IS STARTED AND OTHER FITTINGS ADDED SUCH AS SHIPS BOATS

THE PLANS HIDDEN AGAIN WHILE DETAIL WORK WAS DONE ON THE BRIDGE

SOME AFT STRUCTURE IS MADE AS IS THE AFT MAST

THE ANCHORS ARE ADDED

MORE WORK DONE ON AFT SEARCHLIGHT AND AFTER CONN PLATFORMS

MORE DECK FITTINGS AND HATCHES ARE ADDED

SO MANY OF THESE THINGS ARE THE SAME ON MANY DIFFERENT SHIPS

THE AFT GUNS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE

ALSO NOTE THE SCUTTLES (PORTHOLES) ARE BEING ADDED

A CLOSE IN VIEW SHOWS DETAILS ON DECK

NOTE THE AMOUNT OF RE-USED FITTINGS

HERE THE DECK HOUSING SCUTTLES AND DOORS HAVE BEEN ADDED

ALSO NOTE DETAILS SUCH AS FUNNEL CAPS, TORPEDO TUBES AND SEARCHLIGHTS

UP CLOSE THE DECK AND BULKHEAD TEXTURES CAN BE SEEN

IF YOU USE SEAMLESS TEXTURES THESE ARE EASY TO ADD AND LINE UP

A VIEW FROM ABOVE

THE FINAL TOUCHES WILL BE GUARDRAILS ETC

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MORE IMAGES WILL BE ADDED AT A LATER DATE

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HMS CAROLINE

Builder: Cammell Laird Ltd, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK

Launched: 29 September 1914

Commissioned: 4 December 1914
Decommissioned: February 1922
Recommissioned: February 1924
Decommissioned: 31 March 2011

Motto:

Tenax Propositi (Tenacious of Purpose)

Honours and awards:

Battle honour for Battle of Jutland 1916

Status: Museum Ship in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

General characteristics

Class and type: C-class, Light Cruiser

Displacement:

Nominal: 3,750 tons
Loaded: 4,219 tons
Deep: 4,733 tons

Length: 420 ft (128.0 m) (446 ft (135.9 m) overall)
Beam: 41.5 ft (12.6 m)
Draught: 16 ft (5 m) maximum

Propulsion:

4 shaft Parson's Turbines

Power: 40,000 shp

Speed: 28.5 knots (53 km/h)

Range: carried 405 tons (772 tons maximum) of fuel oil

Complement: 325

Armament:

As built:

2 × BL 6 in (152 mm) /45 Mk XII guns (2 × 1),
8 × QF 4 in (102 mm) /45 Mk V guns[1]
1 × 6-pounder (57 mm) Hotchkiss gun,
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Later Refit:

4 × 6 in (152 mm) /45 Mk XII
2 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour:

Belt: 3–1 in (76–25 mm)
Decks: 1 in (25 mm)

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