Hi Tim
I had started the build as an early type Sc-1 series to go along with a MS build I was doing for my Wife's Grand Father. MS Thread here
viewtopic.php?f=52&t=43881&start=20The Old gentleman was petty officer on the AM-238 and had a few surviving photos from his time aboard the "GARLAND" and also various other war time shots.
Two of the pics showed a "early type" wood hulled SC at the Panama Canal zone (he said it was 42 or 43..couldn't be precise) Neither photo captures the hull number. When I enlarged the pics it showed a single 40 up front instead of the old 3in 23. Very odd. The next photo was of mid-ship to stern and showed a single DC rack and the apparent K-gun fit at mid ship.
As far as her paint she was very pale in the photo's compared to the other ships passing thru the canal ( I have to assume that was due to sun bleach and salt effects with little time for cosmetic upkeep )
The Gentleman has passed away (shortly after starting the MS build) and taken his memories with him. I have no way to verify what boats were assigned there and when...what research I had attempted was a dead end so to say.
Certainly this is an "oddity" with that gun combination and with only two photos of it, some of the fittings details will have to be guessed at. Maybe more information will surface about the war time activities at the Canal...hope so anyway. As of now both builds are stalled and sit idle in the curio, for now.
Tim thanx for the compliment.....if you have any further info that might pertain to these subject please pm or E-mail me
Again thank you