One question again. Wooden deck for seaplanes above the boat deck. The Pit-Road kit W62 / W210, the Five Star Model FS710163 supplemental set, and all the Notoro models I've seen so far have a raised wooden deck only in the middle of the hull, so as to cover the fittings and piping that were originally there when the Notoro served as an oil tanker.
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The picture on the model box even has the wooden deck raised the full width of the deck.
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But the proof that this was not the case is in some of the photos.
Only the port side of the ship is well documented.
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However, I am not aware of similarly good shots of the starboard side of the ship.
But if we look at the design of the IJN Wakamiya - the direct predecessor of the Notoro, or the design of the IJN Kamoi, it is clear that the way it is done in the model was not the case in reality. It's hard to imagine how seaplanes would have been handled if the starboard side of the ship didn't have a wooden deck aligned with the side of the hull.
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In this photo of the Notoro it is well seen that the two seaplanes positioned longitudinally on the deck of the ship are level with the sides of the hull, and by their wings casting a shadow on the side of the hull it is obvious the wings protrude beyond the outline of the ship, so their position relative to the deck must be closer to the starboard side of the ship.
And this would not be possible with a design like the port side of the ship.
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The only photo I have that gives an idea of how it might have been there is this one.
From it, I conclude that the starboard wooden deck where the seaplanes were loaded/unloaded was raised up to the edge of the hull sides. This is evidenced by the figures of the sailors. In the area at the level of the masts / cranes the deck was apparently lowered as that is where the crane winches were located. Therefore, some sailors are lower in these locations.
Do you think this interpretation of mine is correct?
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