SMS Natter 1:400

[marco1971]

SMS Natter (1880)





Arming

• 1 × 30.5 cm L/22 Rk (shot 38)

additionally from 1883:

• 2 torpedo tubes ∅ 35 cm (at the front, under water, 2 shots)

additionally from 1894:

• 2 × 8.7 cm L/24 Rk (shot 200)
• 2 × 3.7 cm Rev

Plating

• Belt: 102-203 mm to 210 mm teak
• Barbette : 203 mm to 210 mm teak
• Deck : 50 mm
• Conning tower: 20 mm

The SMS Natter was the penultimate ship Wasp class , a class of eleven tank gunboats of the Imperial Navy , which was constructed for the defense of the German North Sea and Baltic coasts.

Construction and service

The snake was like her sister ships by the Bremen shipyard AG Weser built. Work on the ship began in 1880, the launching was on 29 September selfsame year. The new building was named Snake, which makes this only a few weeks after the removal of the old steam gunboat SMS Natter again was awarded in 1860.
The snake was first on 15 Put into service in June 1884, about the place of crashed take bee in the armored gunboat flotilla. The crew was transferred to to Wilhelmshaven. The snake left the Jade on 19 June and reached a week later the Gulf of Gdansk , where the flotilla was staying. There was a part in the exercises of the association. On 30 September the ship was decommissioned in Kiel. On 25 November it was the naval station of the Baltic allocated.
Only ten years later, another short use. The snake was assigned to the newly formed Reserve Division of the Baltic Sea and to Danzig laid. This it was of 2 to 12 October 1894 provided service and thereafter was as Beischiff division in Gdansk.
On 1 May 1895, the snake became the master II ship the Division and provided as such in service. Together with the master I. ship, the mosquito, they took up to 19 September on individual exercises and maneuvers of the fleet in part, as in the following year, 28 May to 23 September. Even 1897 was a use for association and fleet maneuvers, but this time the entire division was involved, to the still Crocodill and Scorpion were.
In the years 1898 and 1899, the snake, by mosquito and after their separation as I master ship of the division with the Scorpion exercises before East Prussian coast through and participated at each of the autumn maneuvers of the fleet. In 1900, finally came the last-time employment of the ship. So it was on 16 June together with the opening of the Scorpion Elbe-Trave Canal , which in the presence of Emperor Wilhelm II took place in Lübeck in attendance to represent the Navy official. Moreover the last time there was a contribution from the tank gunboat division at the autumn maneuvers of the fleet. Reactivation of the Division seemed the result of Boxer Rebellion occurred sending the ships of the Brandenburg-class necessary to East Asia, as too few active vessels had remained in the home. On 24 September the armored gunboats but again decommissioned and subsequently remained in the reserve, including the snake.
Fate

The snake was on 18 March 1911 deleted from the list of warships. Until 1924 it served under the name Power source I in Wilhelmshaven, then (from 1928 again as Snake) in Kiel as a floating power plant.


Hello, pending completion of the Scipio who remained at home, here on vacation I brought this kit HMV, the SMS Natter. I started building the skeleton of the ship and placed the aft deck.
Marco

[Michael Mash]

Hello Marco,
Its good to see you working on a project again.
Best of Luck with this one!
Mike

[Paperwarrior]

Marco,

This project is looking good thus far. I look forward to seeing more of this come together. I must have missed it....where is this kit from?

Jeff

[marco1971]

Hello Mike, thanks for your encouragement, I'll need it because I'm very rusty. Work on the new house they are stretched longer than expected and only now in this my short vacation I can once again devote to my favorite hobby. I chose this ship because it would be very easy to assemble or at least I hope so. I set aside for now Scipio for logistical reasons. There are camping and a ship of that size I do not know where to put it. I am still very happy to be back in play.

Jeff, I am very happy that my project has caught your attention. The model is the house HMV. and in the kit in addition to the Natter there is also present Waspe

Marco

[Don Boose]

This is a great new project, Marco, and you are off to a great start with a nice straight and true hull framework.

I do like these late 19th century ships. It was a fascinating period of transition in ship design.

HMV seem to put out really excellent models, so it should go together well.

Don

[frederico]

nice start. i can already tell she is going to be a little relic

freddy

[marco1971]

Don, you're right, the ships of this period have a charm all its own. I hope through my work to make it attractive to all.

Freddy this ship my intention should be the prologue to a more ambitious project ever on a ship of the First World War.

Now I upgrade my ship with the construction of bridges and the headquarters of the main gun.

Marco

[Paperwarrior]

Great work, Marco. Are the doors double thick? They look like they are standing out.

I'm looking forward to your next installment.

Jeff

[Clashster]

Nice work! I just got this in the mail... do you have the laser parts for this one? I'm looking forward to seeing more!

[marco1971]

Jeff yes the doors are embossed.

Chris thanks, no I do not use detail in photoetched because in 1:400 scale cost a bit 'too much for my pockets. And the great thing about this hobby is able to self build a bit 'all.

I finished the hull of the ship and started to put on the sides of the hull details.
I found some difficulty in gluing the sides of the hull because I am not accustomed to the system of tabs and I solved it by cutting the tabs.


Marco