Calling all Allen M. Sumner-class & Gearing-class DD fans

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PMD724
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Re: Calling all Allen M. Sumner and Gearing class DD fans

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Would 90ft be about right for mast?
Now confused. Found another place says 30ft.
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Re: Calling all Allen M. Sumner and Gearing class DD fans

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height of mast from what part of the ship, main deck, waterline & bottom of keel? top of which smoke stack, forward of aft?
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Re: Calling all Allen M. Sumner and Gearing class DD fans

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From top deck by bridge.
For lack of knowing proper name the same deck as smokestacks is attached. I'm building a model of the USS Laffey DD-724. I made one many years ago out of match sticks which was ok. Now wanting to make a better, more accurate one but hard to get good pics of the Laffey and dimensions. What I found, the mast would be 90 ft at that point. Sound, right? Making it with wood.
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