Name this ship?

[Gudgeon]

I assume anyone can play - my grandfather took this picture while he was in Panama.

[Tankerace]

HMS Nelson or HMS Rodney.

[Marine8654]

Is it possibly King George V

[Gudgeon]

Nelson from his caption - all the canvas interested me, but I'm sure it was plenty warm during the transit. Grandpa was on the USS Mindanao before the war in China and as a CPO on a number of subs during the war. He took some great battleship pictures during the 1930's.

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: Gudgeon

Nelson from his caption - all the canvas interested me, but I'm sure it was plenty warm during the transit. Grandpa was on the USS Mindanao before the war in China and as a CPO on a number of subs during the war. He took some great battleship pictures during the 1930's.

What subs? Gudgeon perhaps?[:)]

[stubby331]

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

HMS Nelson or HMS Rodney.

DITTO

[Tankerace]

The canvas was used on long cruises on or south of the Equator on almost any warship in the 1920's-1930's. Amazingly enough, after WW2 it all but disappeared.

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

The canvas was used on long cruises on or south of the Equator on almost any warship in the 1920's-1930's. Amazingly enough, after WW2 it all but disappeared.

Air conditioning I imagine. That, and most ships without it were mothballed, scrapped or nuked at Bikini.

[Chris21wen]

Not true (in the RN), it didn't dissapear completely it was only used in harbour and still is.

[Chris21wen]

Sorry forgot to add. I doubt if canvas was left up while at sea anyway even steaming at 20 knot you would have quite a wind over the deck which it due course would tear the canvas. You could always erect them on the mast[:D] though.

[Gudgeon]

The R13, Gudgeon, Skipjack, and Pikefish.