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The Coast Guard boat show at Golden beach was not the success we thought it might be. Expectations were raised by the success of last year’s event but windy weather and reduced crowds conspired to render the event less than expected. Never the less, diehards such as Pat, Mark and Clint Preedy, Len Hurren, Pat Drake and yours truly, fronted up for the first day. Lots of interest, for low crowd numbers. Pat Drake enchanted onlookers with a display of his French sub. Rotating gun turret, seaplane derrick, and offset rotating propellers. SPONSERSHIP Over the past few months we have been writing to likely businesses trying to attract funding by way of advertising in this newsletter. It seems local businesses are not very forthcoming about supporting us, but out of the blue, I get a phone call from Float-a-Boat in Victoria to say that they would be pleased to take out an advertisement.
· Members are reminded that club membership renewal is now due NEW MEMBERS. A warm welcome to John Darke, Alfred Walker and Jim Russell. May your days be sunny and your boats stay afloat. IMPORTANT CLUB DATES. - The AGM will be held at the Lake on the 15th October 2006.
- Ballina RSL Hobby expo – 7th and 8th October 2006.
- SCMBC REGATTA. The clubs’ regatta is to be held on 23rd and 24th September 2006.Talk to either Dave Todd or Bob Eldridge about entries.
- BOAT SHOW TO CELEBRATE FATHERS DAY “Doing Dads Proud”
This is an annual event staged by that well-known charitable organization
The club has been invited to attend to show off our boats. This is great opportunity to promote our Club in front of up to 15,000 people. Club members wishing to enter a model should let the President, Pat Drake know, so planning on numbers can take place. Pat is hoping that members get behind this event to expose the club’s activities to as large an audience as possible. Come along with your prized possession and support the club. COMMITTEE RAMBLINGS: Highlights of the committees’ meetings. The committee discussed some of the details of the coming regatta in September. Other clubs have been invited, one meter and multi-hulls are to run their own competition, as part of the overall regatta and members wishing to participate should contact either Terry Smith (one metre) or bob Eldridge (multihull). Dave Todd will manage powerboats events. Terry smith advised that one meter will require part of the Saturday and therefore multhulls will use part of the Sunday. Sail, will occupy the far right end of the lake, and power the left hand end. Generous time will be allocated to free sailing throughout the two days. JOKE JOYCE:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking space. MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION – none submitted Members are invited to submit articles for inclusion in the newsletter to the editor, John Desborough, at editor@scmbc.org.au or in person at the lake each Sunday RECENT ACCESSIONS TO THE LIBRARY. - none TRADING CENTRE: Trash and treasure. Advertise your trash and treasure here. Any item you may want to dispose of can be advertised here. Club orientated, household items, personal possessions, etc. Simply lodge your advertisement with the Club Secretary or the Editor and it will be published in the next issue of the newsletter and retained for three issues. · Metal turning lath. Hobbymat. MD65 with all a accessories and attachments incl. End mills ,slitting saws etc. large range of Brass and alum. stock.$2500.00 · Balsa, brass sheets, strips, aluminium - offers · Strobe light for measuring prop RPM. –$100.00 · Plans of Diamantina and Arunta. $10.00 and $5.00. · Speed controller $40.00 · Futaba radios x 2 with crystals $25.00 ea · Battle class destroyer 1/48th scale POA · Hunt class destroyer 1/48th scale POA Terry Smith phone 54927025 Fax 54927570 THAT SAYING: Chock-a-block If two blocks of rigging tackle were so hard together they couldn't be tightened further, it was said they were "Chock-a-Block ARTICLE. The Aircraft carrier “Graf Zepplin” ‘Graf Zeppelin’ was an aircraft carrier of the Kriegsmarine, named in honour of Graf (Count) Ferdinand von Zeppelin. It was Germany's only aircraft carrier during World War II. Its construction was ordered on 16 November 1935, and its keel was laid down 28 December 1936 by Deutsche Werke of Kiel. It was launched on 8 December 1938, but was never completed, never commissioned, and never saw action. Planning and construction. In 1935, Adolf Hitler announced that Germany would construct aircraft carriers to strengthen the Kriegsmarine. Grand Admiral Erich Raeder presented an ambitious shipbuilding program called Plan Z, in which four carriers were to be built by 1945. In 1939, he revised the plan, reducing the number to two. The German Navy has always maintained a policy of not assigning a name to a ship until it is launched. The first German carrier, laid down as "Flugzeugträger A" ("Aircraft carrier A"), was named ‘Graf Zeppelin’ when launched in 1938. The second carrier - never launched - bore only the title "Flugzeugträger B", but would, if completed, have been called the Peter Strasser.
Construction on the carriers had been fitful from the start and so "Flugzeugträger B" was abandoned in 1940 and broken up while worker and material shortages plagued the ‘Graf Zeppelin’. By 1943, Hitler had become disenchanted with his Navy. Raeder was relieved at his own request and Dönitz, the submarine admiral, took the top naval post. Work on the 95% completed carrier, stopped completely. All armaments were removed and transferred to coastal batteries in Norway. As the end of World War II neared, the roughly completed carrier was scuttled in shallow water at Stettin (now Szczecin) on 25 April 1945, just before the Red Army captured the city. Fate After The War The carrier's history and fate was unclear for decades after the war. According to the terms of the Allied Tripartite Commission, a "Category C" ship (damaged or scuttled) should have been destroyed or sunk in deep water by 15 August 1946. Instead, the Soviets refloated the hull in March 1946. The last known photo of the carrier shows it leaving Świnoujście, Poland on the 7 April 1947. Photos taken at the time show the carrier deck loaded with various containers, boxes and construction elements, hence the supposition that it was probably used to carry looted factory equipment from Poland and Germany to the Soviet Union. After the fall of Communism and the opening of the Soviet archives, it appears that the carrier was towed to Leningrad. There, it was designated as "PO-101" (Floating Base Number 101). The Russians hoped that the carrier could be repaired in Leningrad's shipyards. When this proved impractical, the ship was towed back to the Polish coast. There, on 16 August 1947, it was used for target practice until it sunk, in compliance with the tripartite mandate. On 12 July 2006 a ship belonging to a Polish oil company, detected a 265 m long wreck close to the port of Łeba. On July 26, the Polish Navy commenced exploration of the wreckage to confirm its identity. The following day it was confirmed that the wreckage was indeed that of the Graf Zeppelin.
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May 1941, Raeder was optimistic about the project and informed Hitler that ‘Graf
Zeppelin’, then about 85% complete, would be completed in about a year and that
another year would be required for sea trials and flight training. In the
meantime Herman Göring opposed to the project, showed his contempt for the naval
air arm by informing Hitler and