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H.M.S. Daring H-16 1940 D Class Destroyer


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On 10 February 1940 HMS Daring joined the Third Destroyer Flotilla in Scapa Flow, which was assigned to escort duties. On 18 February 1940 she was escorting Convoy HN12 from Bergen, Norway to Methil in Scotland, commanded by Commander Sydney Alan Cooper, RN. At 0354 hours (Berlin time) Daring was approximately 40 nautical miles east of the Pentland Firth. German Submarine U-23, commanded by Otto Kretschmer, torpedoed HMS Daring at 58o39’N 01o40’W. HMS Daring capsized and sank very quickly after her stern was blown off. 157 of the ship’s company were lost, including Albert John Clarke, service number C/JX 137478. He was either a Leading or Able Seaman and was 19 years of age. He was my mother's uncle. HMS Thistle, a British submarine, witnessed the attack and rescued five men from the sea, they were the only survivors.

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Beautifully built, and thank you for sharing your family history. Is this the Niko resin one? How did it feel building something with such a close family attachment; did it change your methods or attention to deal at all?

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40 minutes ago, Ngantek said:

Beautifully built, and thank you for sharing your family history. Is this the Niko resin one? How did it feel building something with such a close family attachment; did it change your methods or attention to deal at all?

Thanks, Yes, resin and etch, I've not built ships with these before and found it rather testing. I spent more time researching this than anything I've done for a long while, and still made an error or two because of lack of knowledge of floaty things. And I find 1/700 much too small, preferring 1/600, a much more civilised scale. To the layman and from six feet it probably passes inspection.

32 minutes ago, Faraway said:

Nice build. Very impressive sea scape.

Always nice to hear a bit of personal history.

Jon

Thanks, the base was from Coastal Kits.

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Gidday Ratch, well done and congratulations on your completion. The 'Like' was for the model, not the tragedy of the story. I also lost a great uncle in WW2, one of two who served in Lebanon.

I think there is great satisfaction in completing a model that you've researched for personal reasons. I also think most will contain a minor error or two, no matter how much research we do. But IMHO this does not detract from it in any way. As I said, well done.

     Regards, Jeff.

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