HMS Terrible
Commander: Steven Cowan, Sydney Battle Squadron.
Within 5 minutes of this photo being taken she was 20 feet under, on the bottom of the Walker Dam
Photo: Simpson
HMS TerribleA 'Powerful' class first class protected cruiser from the Navy of Queen Victoria. Completed in 1898 HMS terrible was the world's longest warship at the time of her completion, and massing 14,200 tons, the largest cruiser in the world as well. Along with her sister, HMS Powerful, she was mainly used as a flagship or kept in reserve until the 1st World War when she was converted to a troop transport.Our HMS Terrible represents the vessel as a troop transport (she is not armed) and was built by Steven Cowan on a 'bread and butter' MDF hull. She was commissioned into the Australian Battle Group at the June 2001 National Meet and was wrecked at the same meeting. Although MDF is a fine modelling material it absorbs water readily unless well sealed. It turned out that repeated hits with 1/4" steel ball bearings travelling at 180 km/h followed by submersion in 20 feet of water was sufficent break the seal and HMS Terrible's hull suffered major water damage as a result. Her hulk was recovered but cannot be repaired. Type
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National Battle Honours
Rule Exemptions granted by the Techical Officer to this vessel
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