Greetings from Croatia

[krivukov]

Hello everyone!

I come from Croatia and I'm new to paddle steamers, but somewhat experienced in modelling.
My area of interest are wooden boats and ships of all kinds, but primarily those using sail power.

I'm considering a paddle steamer for my next project, so if you have any suggestions - don't be shy

Kristijan

[Harold H. Duncan]

Welcome,
why don't you build a model of an early Croatian paddler. I'm sure with a bit of research you could find a nice subject to model
cheers
kiwi

[Spankbucket]

Hi again

If it was me I'd do one of the paddlers present at the battle of Lissa (Vis) 1866.....Both the Austrians and the Italians had them.

I have been researching details for a long time and did put out a request for info on this site when I first joined. I am convinced that the Austrian ones were (eg: Kaiserin Elizabeth) Glasgow built and maybe also true for the Italian ones. I do have one or two photos and bookmarked pages.

I did a posting around April 2011 on the subject.

Cheers...Bernie

[krivukov]

Welcome,
why don't you build a model of an early Croatian paddler. I'm sure with a bit of research you could find a nice subject to model
cheers
kiwi

Great idea, but sadly... finding information on any Croatian ship is a challenge at best.
I did find some info on two ships, both claiming to be the first Croatian steamer.

One was called "Sloga" (translates to unison, or unity) - it was built in Floridsdorf, Austria, and bought in 1844.
It sank a year later, sailing the river Sava.

The other ship was called "Hrvat" (translates to croat) - unlike "Sloga", this one was a screw steamer build in Rijeka, Croatia.
It was launched in 1872, and sold to Izola, Slovenia, in 1903.

Sadly, there are almost no available images of these ships, and no plans or blueprints.

[Harold H. Duncan]

Sounds a bit like the early river paddleboats I have been researching in NZ from the same period.
Only odd watercolour paintings, the odd (if your lucky) photo, some words from newspapers of the time, otherwise nothing but a name on a list.
But from the last century, (1900's) usually a bit more information.
I like the more obscure from different countries which usually haven't been modelled
cheers
kiwi