What ship is this ?

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  1. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    upload_2021-7-14_16-41-33.jpeg for all you seadogs, found this pic on a £2 camera from charity shop. the number appears to be 139, can anyone identify what appears to be a LCS
     
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  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    This post was lost where it was.
    Moved to own thread.
     
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  3. hucks216

    hucks216 Member

    USS Salem
     
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  4. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Agreed ;-)

    Cruiser Photo Index CA-139 USS SALEM - Navsource - Photographic History of the U.S. Navy

    USS Salem (CA-139) - Wikipedia

    Although - assuming it's not a trick question in some way? and she's not dressing up as "Graf Spee" ;-)

    "Salem was used to portray the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate, although the original German ship had a single triple gun turret placed forward of the superstructure where the Salem has two triple gun turrets forward of its superstructure. The original hull number of the Salem, 139, is also clearly visible in many exterior shots of Salem. These differences between the two ships were explained away in the movie by the historic fact that the ship's carpenters often camouflaged "Graf Spee" to resemble foreign vessels. (In this case, disguising "Graf Spee" as an American heavy cruiser."

    Edit: The Battle of the River Plate (UK 1956)


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  5. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Thank you so much Owen you are a star
     
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  6. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Thank you so much Owen you are a star.
     
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  7. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    Steady on Sheila, you're giving him too much credit:-P. Once is enough!

    Lesley
     
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  8. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Thank you so much for the information, we knew when we posed the question that you experts would know the answer.
     
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  9. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Hi Lesley I think he is worth double credit. Between you and me, I tried to delete the first one;) unsuccessfully.
     
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  10. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Hello thank you for taking the trouble to educate us, we were certain you experts would know the answer.
     
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  11. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    What were the other photos of ?
     
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  12. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Hello Owen that photo was the only one on the camera. A samsung digimax S500.
     
  13. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    It is a photo of the film on someones screen. See 1.47.56 on here.




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  14. gash hand

    gash hand Well-Known Member

    Thank you so much Owen, the oracle said thanks for the memories, saw The Battle of River Plate in 1956 at the Regal cinema in Sidcup. He suddenly feels old, cheered him up no end!
     

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