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thank you very much David
thank you very much David
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:58 pm |
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David. Check the PM please. Thank you
David. Check the PM please. Thank you
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:55 am |
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Hello David P
I know this wesite but there is no faired lined of hull There are only side views and deck
Hello David P
I know this wesite but there is no faired lined of hull There are only side views and deck
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 12:16 am |
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Hello everyone
I need Your help with my project. I'm looking for body/hull lines for Omaha class cruiser. thank you best ragards chris
Hello everyone
I need Your help with my project. I'm looking for body/hull lines for Omaha class cruiser. thank you best ragards chris
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:49 pm |
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Received the ISW Detroit yesterday. Have the Classic Warships Omaha book on the way and ordering the Model Monkey turrets. I'm going for Omaha in 1933, right after her refit.
Received the ISW Detroit yesterday. Have the Classic Warships Omaha book on the way and ordering the Model Monkey turrets. I'm going for Omaha in 1933, right after her refit.
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 12:30 pm |
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Rick E Davis wrote: You say your Grandfather was onboard USS OMAHA? Here is an oblique overhead view dated 1936. This should give you an idea of what needs to be changed. Fewer AA guns of all types, with only four 3-in/50 guns and likely a few 50-cal MG's, but where? The number of 6-in guns also were reduced leading into and during WWII on most units. Thank you. Yes, he graduated Annapolis in 1933 and reported aboard as a newly commissioned Ensign. He was onboard until 1935 when he went to Submarine School. One of my most treasured possessions. A retirement gift given to my grandfather when he left the Navy.
[quote="Rick E Davis"]You say your Grandfather was onboard USS OMAHA?
Here is an oblique overhead view dated 1936. This should give you an idea of what needs to be changed. Fewer AA guns of all types, with only four 3-in/50 guns and likely a few 50-cal MG's, but where? The number of 6-in guns also were reduced leading into and during WWII on most units.
[url=https://app.photobucket.com/u/TincanREDavis/a/0ce50924-0031-45f3-8823-66214c56ffd8/p/461763c5-acce-4fc0-9539-68201a673aeb][img]https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/p303/TincanREDavis/CL4x20-20Oct36.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds[/img][/url][/quote]
Thank you. Yes, he graduated Annapolis in 1933 and reported aboard as a newly commissioned Ensign. He was onboard until 1935 when he went to Submarine School. One of my most treasured possessions. A retirement gift given to my grandfather when he left the Navy. [img]https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/145185/IMG_20210524_140102-1954212.jpg[/img]
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 3:52 pm |
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You say your Grandfather was onboard USS OMAHA? Here is an oblique overhead view dated 1936. This should give you an idea of what needs to be changed. Fewer AA guns of all types, with only four 3-in/50 guns and likely a few 50-cal MG's, but where? The number of 6-in guns also were reduced leading into and during WWII on most units.
You say your Grandfather was onboard USS OMAHA?
Here is an oblique overhead view dated 1936. This should give you an idea of what needs to be changed. Fewer AA guns of all types, with only four 3-in/50 guns and likely a few 50-cal MG's, but where? The number of 6-in guns also were reduced leading into and during WWII on most units.
[url=https://app.photobucket.com/u/TincanREDavis/a/0ce50924-0031-45f3-8823-66214c56ffd8/p/461763c5-acce-4fc0-9539-68201a673aeb][img]https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/p303/TincanREDavis/CL4x20-20Oct36.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds[/img][/url]
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 3:47 pm |
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DavidP wrote: what scale? plans linked for comparison between 1940 Marblehead & 1945 Detroit. 1945 Detroit plans https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4cn7x3t0pgpm ... maha-class)%20PH?dl=0&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 1940 Marblehead plans https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4cn7x3t0pgpm ... maha-class)?dl=0&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 1/350. Part of my ongoing effort to build all the ships my grandfather was on.
[quote="DavidP"]what scale? plans linked for comparison between 1940 Marblehead & 1945 Detroit. 1945 Detroit plans https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4cn7x3t0pgpm7tu/AACDRcR9au59x9UAGZVzwAlka/CL%208%20USS%20Detroit%201945%20(Omaha-class)%20PH?dl=0&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 1940 Marblehead plans https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4cn7x3t0pgpm7tu/AABGcHMg5QV07lfAgk-i2H1Wa/CL%2012%20USS%20Marblehead%201940%20(Omaha-class)?dl=0&subfolder_nav_tracking=1[/quote] 1/350. Part of my ongoing effort to build all the ships my grandfather was on.
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 1:33 pm |
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I know very little about these ships. How difficult would it be to backdate the ISW 1945 Detroit to a 1933 Omaha?
I know very little about these ships. How difficult would it be to backdate the ISW 1945 Detroit to a 1933 Omaha?
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 11:17 pm |
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Indeed it is! She too is still in pre-war color. Another August painting into MS-1.
Indeed it is! She too is still in pre-war color. Another August painting into MS-1.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:40 am |
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USS MEDUSA (AR-1) is in the background of #371-41.
USS MEDUSA (AR-1) is in the background of #371-41.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:11 am |
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It is amazing (sometimes) what can be seen in a HI-RES scanned image of a good original print.
Up to WWII, the boats on the larger ships, above destroyers, painted the first three letters on the ship's boats. I came across a group of photos in 80-G taken in the early 1900's. Many of the ships were not ID'd. But, once I started looking at the ships boats ... the ID's were pretty easy to determine.
It is amazing (sometimes) what can be seen in a HI-RES scanned image of a good original print.
Up to WWII, the boats on the larger ships, above destroyers, painted the first three letters on the ship's boats. I came across a group of photos in 80-G taken in the early 1900's. Many of the ships were not ID'd. But, once I started looking at the ships boats ... the ID's were pretty easy to determine.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:23 pm |
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WOW! Nice catch on the "RIC" on the ship's boat. I don't know if I would have ever seen that. There are a few other examples of ships getting painted into MS-1 as late as August. Two that come to mind are Utah and Maryland at Puget Sound.
WOW! Nice catch on the "RIC" on the ship's boat. I don't know if I would have ever seen that. There are a few other examples of ships getting painted into MS-1 as late as August. Two that come to mind are Utah and Maryland at Puget Sound.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:52 pm |
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You are seeing YFB-17 (to be named USS NIHOA) being launched (lowered into the water) at PHNY on 25 July 1941. Not many ships were built at PHNY. The OMAHA class cruiser is USS RICHMOND (CL-9). As it happens, I pulled the 19-LCM box with the folders for YFB-17 on my last trip to NARA in March, just so I could study the ships in the background. There were the two photos above that Jeff posted, taken during the launch sequence on 25 July 1941. Across the way, there were the destroyer USS McCALL (DD-400), a few unidentified destroyers, and this OMAHA class cruiser. All three showed signs of being painted into Ms 1, which I was puzzled by. I had trouble ID'ing the cruiser, until I spotted the ship's boat tied up alongside the cruiser. The "RIC" on the bow of the boat told the tell that it was USS RICHMOND. Attachment:
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There was another photo dated 25 July 1941, but that I suspect may have actually been taken the day earlier, that showed YFB-17 on the dock awaiting to be launched. In the background (very overexposed) was a view of two destroyers, USS McCALL and USS MAURY (DD-401). The two destroyers appear to be still painted in peacetime paint. The photos taken during the launching showed that the Ms 1 camo scheme was well in being applied. In the bottom two photos below, to the right behind YFB-17, can be seen USS REED BIRD (AMc-30). What really puzzled me was why these three ships were only just being painted into Ms 1 in late July 1941 when many other Pacific Fleet units had been painted in Ms 1 in April 1941. I went back to the 1941 camo documents that I had been given to review if there was any mention of the three identified ships in these photos. In the initial camo evaluations there was mention that some ships were still painted in the peacetime color. But, I found no mention of McCALL or MAURY. However, USS RICHMOND was mentioned during May 1941 evaluations of the camo with submarines, while USS RICHMOND was the Flagship of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Scouting Force. During the May 1941 evaluations of the various painted camo ship targets against submarines. In the observations, there was comparison to USS RICHMOND painted "light gray". In June 1941, USS RICHMOND was reassigned to Cruiser Div 3. So, it appears that USS RICHMOND didn't get painted until late July 1941. It may well be that the Pacific Fleet was repainted in stages. When Ms 1 was first ordered, 5-D paint wasn't available. As an interim measure BuShips told the forces afloat to use the existing peacetime light gray and mix it with black paste. The paint looked like 'real" 5-D except it was glosser. Many ships repainted with the planned 5-D paint when it was available.
You are seeing YFB-17 (to be named USS NIHOA) being launched (lowered into the water) at PHNY on 25 July 1941. Not many ships were built at PHNY.
The OMAHA class cruiser is USS RICHMOND (CL-9).
As it happens, I pulled the 19-LCM box with the folders for YFB-17 on my last trip to NARA in March, just so I could study the ships in the background. There were the two photos above that Jeff posted, taken during the launch sequence on 25 July 1941. Across the way, there were the destroyer USS McCALL (DD-400), a few unidentified destroyers, and this OMAHA class cruiser. All three showed signs of being painted into Ms 1, which I was puzzled by. I had trouble ID'ing the cruiser, until I spotted the ship's boat tied up alongside the cruiser. The "RIC" on the bow of the boat told the tell that it was USS RICHMOND.
[attachment=0]zDD400x16crop-25Jul41.jpg[/attachment]
There was another photo dated 25 July 1941, but that I suspect may have actually been taken the day earlier, that showed YFB-17 on the dock awaiting to be launched. In the background (very overexposed) was a view of two destroyers, USS McCALL and USS MAURY (DD-401). The two destroyers appear to be still painted in peacetime paint. The photos taken during the launching showed that the Ms 1 camo scheme was well in being applied. In the bottom two photos below, to the right behind YFB-17, can be seen USS REED BIRD (AMc-30).
[url=http://s131.photobucket.com/user/TincanREDavis/media/TincanREDavis001/zDD401x15-25Jul41.lr_zpshbatzpcu.jpg.html][img]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p303/TincanREDavis/TincanREDavis001/zDD401x15-25Jul41.lr_zpshbatzpcu.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://s131.photobucket.com/user/TincanREDavis/media/TincanREDavis001/zDD400x15-25Jul41.lr_zpscfpkgjq6.jpg.html][img]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p303/TincanREDavis/TincanREDavis001/zDD400x15-25Jul41.lr_zpscfpkgjq6.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://s131.photobucket.com/user/TincanREDavis/media/TincanREDavis001/zDD400x16-25Jul41.lr_zpsweofy1z6.jpg.html][img]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p303/TincanREDavis/TincanREDavis001/zDD400x16-25Jul41.lr_zpsweofy1z6.jpg[/img][/url]
What really puzzled me was why these three ships were only just being painted into Ms 1 in late July 1941 when many other Pacific Fleet units had been painted in Ms 1 in April 1941. I went back to the 1941 camo documents that I had been given to review if there was any mention of the three identified ships in these photos. In the initial camo evaluations there was mention that some ships were still painted in the peacetime color. But, I found no mention of McCALL or MAURY. However, USS RICHMOND was mentioned during May 1941 evaluations of the camo with submarines, while USS RICHMOND was the Flagship of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Scouting Force. During the May 1941 evaluations of the various painted camo ship targets against submarines. In the observations, there was comparison to USS RICHMOND painted "light gray". In June 1941, USS RICHMOND was reassigned to Cruiser Div 3.
So, it appears that USS RICHMOND didn't get painted until late July 1941. It may well be that the Pacific Fleet was repainted in stages. When Ms 1 was first ordered, 5-D paint wasn't available. As an interim measure BuShips told the forces afloat to use the existing peacetime light gray and mix it with black paste. The paint looked like 'real" 5-D except it was glosser. Many ships repainted with the planned 5-D paint when it was available.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:25 pm |
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That is the launching of USS Nihoa.
That is the launching of USS Nihoa.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:09 pm |
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Interesting look at either Raleigh or Detroit dated 7/25/41. Not sure which ship yet but what caught my eye is her #1 funnel which is not 5-D yet. I wonder if this is her initial painting into MS-1 camo not quite finished yet? It appears that the ship on the opposite side of the pier is also in a middle of a repaint into MS-1. By November, both Raleigh and Detroit were wearing MS-11.
Interesting look at either Raleigh or Detroit dated 7/25/41. Not sure which ship yet but what caught my eye is her #1 funnel which is not 5-D yet. I wonder if this is her initial painting into MS-1 camo not quite finished yet? It appears that the ship on the opposite side of the pier is also in a middle of a repaint into MS-1. By November, both Raleigh and Detroit were wearing MS-11.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:48 pm |
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Hi Rick, thanks, this happens all the time. We can only be grateful to the fact that there usually are dates provided for USN photos. My main domain is IJN and the situation there is far far worse... Anyway, thanks for your help!
Hi Rick, thanks, this happens all the time. We can only be grateful to the fact that there usually are dates provided for USN photos. My main domain is IJN and the situation there is far far worse... Anyway, thanks for your help!
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:46 am |
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Vladi,
It wouldn't surprise me that the date is wrong. The 80-G "100000" number series of photos is a strange lot. Many without dates provided on the mounting card caption. Also, a high number of photos in this series are censored images made for Public Release during WWII. This view shows no censoring of radars, but they did crop out the MINY labels. Since this is a MINY yard photo available in 19-LCM collection, the September 1943 dates are 99.9% chance of being accurate (I have found a few photos with "typo" date errors). Sorry, I don't know how close this photo or the others in the MINY series are to what RICHMOND looked like in March 1943.
Vladi,
It wouldn't surprise me that the date is wrong. The 80-G "100000" number series of photos is a strange lot. Many without dates provided on the mounting card caption. Also, a high number of photos in this series are censored images made for Public Release during WWII. This view shows no censoring of radars, but they did crop out the MINY labels. Since this is a MINY yard photo available in 19-LCM collection, the September 1943 dates are 99.9% chance of being accurate (I have found a few photos with "typo" date errors). Sorry, I don't know how close this photo or the others in the MINY series are to what RICHMOND looked like in March 1943.
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:48 am |
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Dear Rick, thank you very much, this is a very nice photo. There is a larger crop of the same shot at http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/009/0400906.jpg which includes the original navy yard caption in the bottom right corner dating this one to September 15, 1943, not November 1942. But it is still a great photo!
Dear Rick, thank you very much, this is a very nice photo. There is a larger crop of the same shot at [url]http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/009/0400906.jpg[/url] which includes the original navy yard caption in the bottom right corner dating this one to September 15, 1943, not November 1942. But it is still a great photo!
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:20 am |
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Here is a photo of USS RICHMOND (CL-9) taken in about November 1942, which likely shows her configuration in March 1943. Looks like at this point she had ten 6-in guns, eight 3-in guns, three twin 40-mm mounts, and I count at least ten-twelve 20-mm guns. This is the only WWII photo of RICHMOND I have except for a photo dated October 1945, when her armament looks to be the same but the radar suite is different.
Here is a photo of USS RICHMOND (CL-9) taken in about November 1942, which likely shows her configuration in March 1943. Looks like at this point she had ten 6-in guns, eight 3-in guns, three twin 40-mm mounts, and I count at least ten-twelve 20-mm guns. This is the only WWII photo of RICHMOND I have except for a photo dated October 1945, when her armament looks to be the same but the radar suite is different.
[url=http://s131.photobucket.com/user/TincanREDavis/media/zCL9x30-Nov42.lr_zps20dyogbs.jpg.html][img]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p303/TincanREDavis/zCL9x30-Nov42.lr_zps20dyogbs.jpg[/img][/url]
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:51 pm |
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