Fairmile H Type LCI(S)

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    Hi Guys. First time post,hope you can help. My main interest is WW11 Landing Craft.Im after building an LCI(S). Landing Craft Infantry (Small).I have John Lamberts drawings of the LCI(S) but no info to build a hull.I was told that the Fairmile H was a D type hull,but looking at the drawing of the D type ,at the stern the props and rudder will be below the bottom of the Keel. The H type was intended to beach to land troops then kedge off,so its props and rudder had to be above the bottom of the keel.The H type has a sort of dog leg from the end of the Keel up to the stern. I hope this makes some sence. Any help for plans etc,or were best to post on this Forum.       
Many Thanks Norm.

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Norm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20 March 2008 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Norm Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Fairmile H Type LCI(S) Posted: 20 March 2008 at 10:22pm
	Hi Guys. First time post,hope you can help. My main interest is WW11 Landing Craft.Im after building an LCI(S). Landing Craft Infantry (Small).I have John Lamberts drawings of the LCI(S) but no info to build a hull.I was told that the Fairmile H was a D type hull,but looking at the drawing of the D type ,at the stern the props and rudder will be below the bottom of the Keel. The H type was intended to beach to land troops then kedge off,so its props and rudder had to be above the bottom of the keel.The H type has a sort of dog leg from the end of the Keel up to the stern. I hope this makes some sence. Any help for plans etc,or were best to post on this Forum. Many Thanks Norm.

Pioneer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Pioneer Joined: 07 December 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 675	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pioneer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 March 2008 at 11:07pm
	Hello 'Norm' Welcome aboard - hope you enjoy the trip. The Fairmile 'H' is described in some detail in Al Ross and John Lambert's excellent book "Allied Coastal Forces of WW2 Volume 1" On page 127 there are 5 line drawings showing Plan and Side Elevation views- one of which does show the positioning of the 2 only Prop Shafts. Although the Volumes are a little expensive I would think that your local Library may have a copy. Worth a try. Best of luck with your modelling
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Danny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 March 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote Danny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 March 2008 at 9:06pm
	Hi Norm, Attached are a few photos of the stern area of the LCI(s). As you can see the rudders and props would have been just above the bottom of the keel when it beached. I have been interested in the LCI(s) and LCS(l) Mk 2 for a number of years now and have a few more photos like these. If you have any other questions I’ll try and answer them for you. There are plenty of images of the LCI(s) taken in June 1944 as three or four cameramen from the Army Film & Photographic Unit went over with the Commandos for the D Day landings. Most appear in the more pictorial books on D Day. The Pathe News website has some good footage of the craft. Good luck with your model. Regards Danny

Norm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20 March 2008 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Norm Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 March 2008 at 9:05pm
	Hi Danny, These are great, Just what i was looking for.Any info you have on these craft , more photos etc would be more than welcome.I have two photo,s off the web.I dont know if you already have them. One is LCS(L)2,the other is Three LCI(S)s 508,519,516.Both photo,s can be enlarged up to the rivets on the armour plate and are still as clear as anything. Will contact you off forum with my E-Mail etc if thats ok. Many thanks . Norm.

Danny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 March 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote Danny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 March 2008 at 1:58pm
	Hi Norm, Glad to hear the photos were of use. Attached are a few more of the bow section. No problem about contacting me by PM with you email address etc. It might save clogging up the forum with photos of LCI(s). I might have seen the photos that you mentioned but would like to see them just in case they are new to me. Regards Danny

johnk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 March 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1355	Post Options Post Reply Quote johnk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 March 2008 at 3:26pm
	Hi there, Great to see the pics of the Fairmile H and the efforts to model them, just wanted to pitch in my bit about should "we" be looking to get hold of any of these craft before they dissapear? I see the one above is in poor shape and modified a lot to houseboat use, PERHAPS and IF a new base for BMPT is found, COULD provide somewhere for such craft to go, just thought it should be mentioned, Johnk

Danny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 March 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote Danny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 March 2008 at 8:57pm
	Hello John, Sorry to say that only one LCI(s) is left now, the red one in the photos. This one is located at Shoreham and I have been told that the current occupant is going to have a go at restoring it. Not sure how far he has got and to what extent he plans to restore it though. Would be good to see it in its original condition but I think that might be asking a bit much. The other two in the photos were broken up some time ago. These photos were taken over ten years ago when there were a few more around. Regards Danny

Mishima Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mishima Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 May 2010 at 11:57am
	Hello to the group, First time in posting, and only joined today. I have been looking for a long time to find information to make a waterline model of the LCI(S) and LCS(L). These photos are fantastic reference. I have the John Lambert Coastal Forces book out from my local library - unfortunately a previous borrower has torn out page 127 which isn't that helpful. I'd be interested to hear if Norm has made any progess or if anyone could help me out locating a copy of that page. I have a set of plans from the Model Dockyard in Truro but this only has a side profile, what I'm really after is a set of lines for the hull. The closest I have is the lines for a Fairmile D - which I was planning to take about 10 foot from the bow to finish it flat. Any help would be most appreciated. Tim