Researched twenty-one ship plans of USN: from years 1944 to 1957 of DD/DDG to DL/DLG ship types, only five of the twenty-one plans was ever actually used/built and entered service between 1948 to 1961, I choose one of the ones not built from the 1955/56/57 USN studies(using SCB scheme B-1 from May 1957) to use for the model ship's hull data based on the closest in size by length and beam therefore a 98% match in size. My build is just a little longer and wider 452'-5.75" at LWL, 50' beam verses SCB B-1 at 450' LWL, and 49' beam. The USN choose the 85,000 SHP as ship's power, , and added 100 tons, the box fit of the new pressure fired steam boilers is about the same space as a 70,000 SHP power plant, the 70,000 SHP was planned for B which has a longer hull length 480' LWL, and has speed of 31.2 kts verses 30.2 kts of B-1. I plan on using the weapon systems that was planned for B and B-1 which is: one Twin Terrier launcher, one single 5"/54 gun, the octuple ASROC launcher, two triple mk32 ASW torpedo launchers; maybe add a helio pad. One of drivers of increasing ship size was USN endurance requirement of 6,000-8,000 Nautical miles @20kts, space for terrier missile magazine and the fire control radars needed. The USN ended with even larger hull size when it ordered the Farragut/Coontz class, 490' LWL, and pushed for a higher speed of 34 kts, then added two twin 3"/50 guns to above armament.
will need to scratch built the main deck, as the original deck from the kit is too short and too narrow after the hull extension, will be using* 1/318.555 as the scale, the model kit size does not match up with the data for a Forrest Sherman the model kit is listed as 1/320 scale, and Revell listed the kit as 1/319 scale (maybe 1/318.5 rounded up ?). I will have to scratch build the smoke stacks as the later ships had bigger stacks than earlier F.Sherman class. next will be post of the build as it progresses.
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