Chuck wrote:
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The drawings in FDD conflicts with Gibbs & Cox model. the Gibb & Cox model appears inaccurate. It omitted the flag bag and had most of the halyards ties off to the railing on either edge of level 03. My interpretation of the FDD drawings is there are 4 sets of halyards under each yard arm, 3 sets ties off to the brass bar on the front of the flag bag (really a cabinet), 1 set tails off to the railing on edge of 03 level. The halyards from the battle gaffs ties off on a separate tie rod that protrudes from the back of the funnel on the starboard side.
The model is not accurate 100% - I understand it was a builder's model to show the initial design of the ship, but not how she actually was built. I am referring to my FDD Plan Book, pages 65, 66, and 67 which shows the after stack, main mast and so forth. So, we're discussing the AFTER flag halyards associated with the after stack, NOT the main mast yardarm signal halyards, etc.
Photo P66-A shows McArther's pennant flying from the port side outrigger above the SG Service Platf. which is also above the yardarm and its own sets of halyards. Where his pennant halyard tie off is not clear but APPEARS to tie off on a rail on the port side of the 03 Level as I agree with you - the model does not show the single after flag bag. From that standpoint, the model is wrong depicting how the halyards (all) are tied off on the side handrails of the 03 Level. However, I have a couple photos of IOWA (WWII) which shows no after flag bag and the halyards appear to tie of on either side of the handrails as noted above.
Yet, my 1950 MISSOURI Booklet of General Plans and my 1955 NEW JERSEY Booklet of General Plans both show the after flag bag centered behind the two ammo lockers behind the stack. My 1956 WISCONSIN Booklet of General Plans shows no flag bag behind the stack.
As for your comments re. how/where the flag officers aboard would have tied off their pennants, I can't address as I have no experience with signal flag etiquette or the proper display of those items. It would seem logical that if the model showing McArthur's pennant is correct, then wouldn't Nimitz pennant be hoisted on the stbd side? I just don't know.
Hope this was (somewhat?) helpful! I would say at this point that the FDD Plan Book could have given more detail in this area and more photos to show the actual equipment, etc.
Hank