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That's a great idea, I have another similar dio in progress with a SpruCan being scrapped.

Avery Boyer wrote:That's a great idea, I have another similar dio in progress with a SpruCan being scrapped.

That sounds really intreging, Avery! Don't forget to share some photos!

NukeMM wrote:

Avery Boyer wrote:That's a great idea, I have another similar dio in progress with a SpruCan being scrapped.

That sounds really intreging, Avery! Don't forget to share some photos!

Roger that! I have a photo of the Hancock taken in 1977 without her flight deck. I took the pic myself& I cried when I realised it was her.

For me, some of the most heartbreaking photos came out of Brownsville when they were breaking up Cabot/Dedalo. I was little (about 8-9) at the time and didn't grasp the significance until years later. Terribly sad.

I'll be sure to post some pics of the dio, along with some pics of USS America wip and some other stuff too.

NukeMM wrote:

Avery Boyer wrote:That's a great idea, I have another similar dio in progress with a SpruCan being scrapped.

That sounds really intreging, Avery! Don't forget to share some photos!

Yup we want photos

C'mon, Ave - whif it! you know you want to! Live up to your blogspot's name - Deranged Shipbuilder!

*music* You got to Whif it... Into Shape...

ok I'll get me coat.

Avery Boyer wrote:For me, some of the most heartbreaking photos came out of Brownsville when they were breaking up Cabot/Dedalo. I was little (about 8-9) at the time and didn't grasp the significance until years later. Terribly sad.

I'll be sure to post some pics of the dio, along with some pics of USS America wip and some other stuff too.

Let me put it to ya this way, from 1969 to '72 I use to sit along side the Golden Gate Bridge and watch her returning to Alameda then meet the ship at the pier. I went on the open house a few times too since my uncle Ernie was the Helmsman. I was 11 or so when I took the photo while in Long Beach.

So Whif it! Whif it good!!

Sauragnmon wrote:C'mon, Ave - whif it! you know you want to! Live up to your blogspot's name - Deranged Shipbuilder!

*music* You got to Whif it... Into Shape...

ok I'll get me coat.

I thought yopu were never gonna say that Simon.

Sauragnmon wrote:C'mon, Ave - whif it! you know you want to! Live up to your blogspot's name - Deranged Shipbuilder!

Speaking of which I should get that back in shape and up and running again.

Pics tomorrow, promise.

Avery Boyer wrote:

Sauragnmon wrote:C'mon, Ave - whif it! you know you want to! Live up to your blogspot's name - Deranged Shipbuilder!

Speaking of which I should get that back in shape and up and running again.

Pics tomorrow, promise.

We have that in writing too

Hippy Ed wrote:

Avery Boyer wrote: Speaking of which I should get that back in shape and up and running again.

Pics tomorrow, promise.

We have that in writing too

and that will count against you in the court of shipbuilders.

*shudders with fear*

The last bit of that was inspired by a small trace ammount of Nitrous Oxide still in my system (yay for heavy mucous production trapping the stuff in my system for long term) after a dental appointment that morning. Combined with being overly tired.

But yeah, come on Ave, whif that puppy within an inch of its life. You know you want to! Join the Dark Side, we have cookies!

Hippy Ed wrote:

Nektarios wrote:An interesting harbor pic Subic Bay in the mid 90s.

Nice pic but, I thought all carriers had gone to outlined deck numbers by mid 80's...
And do I see an Iwo Jima Class in there too?

Eddie after looking more carefully at this photo i just realised i also have ICRWSWAITMN syndrome.

That is I Cant Remember Which Ships Were Active In The Mid Nineties.

Knox with BPDMS and CFA class were gone by then.

This is the progress made in the 4 Kilaueas this week.



Of course as always all comments, remarks and questions are welcome.

Nektarios wrote:

Hippy Ed wrote: Nice pic but, I thought all carriers had gone to outlined deck numbers by mid 80's...
And do I see an Iwo Jima Class in there too?

Eddie after looking more carefully at this photo i just realised i also have ICRWSWAITMN syndrome.

That is I Cant Remember Which Ships Were Active In The Mid Nineties.

Knox with BPDMS and CFA class were gone by then.

Here's few things...
Last US CFA was USS Goldsborough DDG-20 decommed 29 Apr 1993

Last Aussie one was HMAS Brisbane DDG-41 decommed 19 Oct 2001

Last German one was L�tjens D185 decommed 18 December 2003

Transferred ones USS BERKELEY DDG-15 (DDG 221 Themistocles) Decommissioned from Hellenic Navy on 7/29/2002.
USS JOSEPH STRAUSS DDG-16 (DDG 220 Formion) Decommissioned from Hellenic Navy on 2/18/2002.

Knox is quite a long list from what I understand.

Looks great Nektarios, as always

Here's some pics of my Sprucan dio. Sorry about the quality, didn't have the time to take pics out doors. But a promise is a promise...

No dio base yet, but it will be a fairly simple job.





I also posted some pics of a whiffer, a pre-sumner design.

And Nektarios, Here's a few more to add to my list above

USS Semmes DDG-18 )HS Kimon D-218: Decommissioned from Hellenic Navy 6/17/2004. Sold for scrap Fall 2006.
USS RICHARD E BYRD DDG-23: Sold to Greece. Used from spare parts. Sunk as target 6/19/2003.
USS Waddell DDG-24 / HS Nearchos D-219: Decommissioned from Hellenic Navy 7/18/2003. Sunk as target 5/29/2006.

Hippy Ed wrote:And Nektarios, Here's a few more to add to my list above

USS Semmes DDG-18 )HS Kimon D-218: Decommissioned from Hellenic Navy 6/17/2004. Sold for scrap Fall 2006.
USS RICHARD E BYRD DDG-23: Sold to Greece. Used from spare parts. Sunk as target 6/19/2003.
USS Waddell DDG-24 / HS Nearchos D-219: Decommissioned from Hellenic Navy 7/18/2003. Sunk as target 5/29/2006.

This sounds similar to my desire for a 1/700 collection of postwar USN "One of Each Class". I'm starting with the destroyers frigates and destroyer escorts, then the cruisers, amphibs, then carriers.

NukeMM wrote:

Hippy Ed wrote:And Nektarios, Here's a few more to add to my list above

USS Semmes DDG-18 )HS Kimon D-218: Decommissioned from Hellenic Navy 6/17/2004. Sold for scrap Fall 2006.
USS RICHARD E BYRD DDG-23: Sold to Greece. Used from spare parts. Sunk as target 6/19/2003.
USS Waddell DDG-24 / HS Nearchos D-219: Decommissioned from Hellenic Navy 7/18/2003. Sunk as target 5/29/2006.

This sounds similar to my desire for a 1/700 collection of postwar USN "One of Each Class". I'm starting with the destroyers frigates and destroyer escorts, then the cruisers, amphibs, then carriers.

Ya know Carl, I wuzz thinkin' about that too!!