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Submarine
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Copyright: Marcel Apperloo (Mas) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 53 W: 62 N: 250] (2689)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-11
Categories: Transportation, Artwork, Abstract, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Kodak EasyShare DX7590
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Normandy - France [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-03 16:02
Viewed: 633
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 12
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French submarine (S 611)
Le Redoutable

Commissioned on 1 December 1971, she was the first French SNLE (Sous-marin Nucléaire Lanceur d'Engins, "Device-Launching Nuclear Submarine"). She was fitted with 16 M1 ballistic missiles, delivering 450kt at 2000 kilometres. In 1974, she was refitted with the M2 missile, and later with the M20, each delivering a one-megatonne warhead at a range over 3000 kilometres. The Redoutable was the only ship of her class not to be refitted with the M4 missile.

The Redoutable had a 20-year duty history, with 51 patrols. She was decommissioned in 1991. Since 2000, she is used as a museum ship at the Cité de la mer in Cherbourg, being now the largest submarine open to the public.

http://www.lacitedelamer.com/uk/embarquement/pole_sousmarin/redoutable/

The Redoutable was also a ship of the line of the French Navy. She is known for her duel with the HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar.

One of the 89 Seventy-fours completed (another ten were started but never completed) to the draught of the prototype Temeraire (1782) designed by engineer Jacques-Noël Sané (the largest number of battleships ever built to one design), the Redoutable was laid down at Brest in January 1790, and launched as the Suffren on May 31, 1791. She was completed there in December 1792. Her crew took part in the mutiny of the vessels attached to the squadron of Vice-Admiral Morard de Galles.

She was subsequently renamed Redoutable on May 20, 1794. In March 1802, the Redoutable was the flagship of a squadron of 2 ships of the line and 4 frigates under Admiral Bouvet sent to reinforce Guadeloupe in 1802 and Santo Domingo in 1803.

At the Battle of Trafalgar, on October 21, 1805, she was commanded by capitaine de vaisseau Lucas. She was closely engaged by HMS Victory eventually striking to her.

Her crew fiercely engaged the Victory, causing much damage. The crew and soldiers of the Redoutable maintained a heavy fire on the quarterdeck with hand-grenades and small arms, and a French marksman mortally wounded Admiral Horatio Nelson from the mizzen fighting top.

The French crew were about to board the Victory when the HMS Temeraire intervened, firing on the exposed French crew at point blank range. At 1.55 p.m., the Redoutable, with Captain Lucas severely wounded, and only 99 men still fit out of 643, slowly sinking and with no hope of rescue, struck her colours.

The Victory had 160 casualties, and the Temeraire, 120. The Redoutable sank the next day.

See my workshops for the original of this picture another picture of the submarine.
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  • pdp Gold Star Critiquer [C: 110 W: 39 N: 123] (538)
  • [2007-11-03 16:44]

Hello Marcel, this is an excellent abstract. It works for me as it shows just enough to figure out what it is but stands alone in that it creates a very good geometrical pattern. You composed this very well. I wonder what PP you carried out as the colours look altered and it has the effect of an old magazine print.

Lovely work.

Hi Marcel :)

This is a good abstract shot ! Well composed. Well Done Marcel.

Thank you for sharing.

Regards

Josée

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  • ornis Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 148 W: 20 N: 139] (842)
  • [2007-11-03 17:01]

Bonjour Marcel,
Au départ, j'ai pensé à une carte postale avec une aquarelle stylisée représentant une hélice. La photo en carène aide à imaginer le gros plan de cette hélice multipales étonnante. Le point de vue que vous avez choisi, le fond neutre et lisse et la composition de l'image sont excellents. Tout cela en fait une très belle image abstraite très artistique. Les couleurs pastels sont splendides.
Cordialement
Jean-Michel

Hoi Marcel,

Wat een prachtige plaat hij kan zo in het boek van Jules Verne 20.0000 mijl onder zee. Het lijkt wel een oude tekening. prachtige vlakverdeleing. Voor mij een toppertje.

TFs
Grtz Pim

Great abstract shot - took me a moment or two to work out exactly what I was looking at. The composition is top notch and the colours are warm and inviting. Great stuff!
Thanks for sharing
Mark

Hi Mas,
Inderdaad zoals Hitbit al zei: gave vlakverdeling. En apart dat het patroon van de achtergrond lijkt door te lopen waardoor het een soort tekening lijkt.
Echt gaaf! TFS

Darlene

Hi Marcel,

Ah, that is interesting to visit one time in the future for sure!! A good in depth note combined with a picture in which the power is in the detail. Very nice to see a close-up. Little words are needed to see this is a part of a sub-marine. Nice one!

Greetings,
Dennis

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