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Above is the link to my post of pictures of pt 728 that I toured when it stopped by. I picked up a brochure that the crew had that is from PT boats INC. There is a picture in the brochure of the USS Acontius AGP-12.

I am interested in building a model of this in 1/350 scale. I noticed that the hull is I believe of a liberty ship so i think i can use the trumpeter liberty ship for part of the build. But the deck and above is different.

I have only found 2 pictures on the internet of the ship. I called PT boats INC and they are going to look for more pictures that they might have but they believe they do not have any drawings or plans of the ship. They told me to check with the national archives.

If anyone has or knows of plans, drawings, blueprints, and more pictures please let me know.

Thanks

You might try the website below, which contains helpful photos of the early construction: http://shipscribe.com/usnaux/AGP/AGP12-p.html

this is from navsource.org
Acontius Class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender: : Laid down, as Cape Carthage, a Maritime Commission type (C1-A) hull under a Maritime Commission contract, at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington, DE.; Launched, 12 October 1943; Acquired by the Navy, 22 December 1943; Commission USS Acontius (AGP-12), 23 June 1944; Decommissioned, struck from the Naval Register, and transferred to the Maritime Commission, 22 March 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; Final Disposition, fate unknown.


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Specifications: Displacement 5,236t.(lt) 11,000 t.(fl); Length 413'; Beam 60'; Draft 22' 6"; Speed 14kts; Complement 289; Armament one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four twin 40mm gun mounts, 12 single 20mm gun mounts; Propulsion, geared turbine engine, single propeller, 4,000shp.

don't know if this link will work or not
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/09/09idx.htm

Hugh Letterly of Loose Cannon East did a C-1 kit in 1/700. LC kits always contain basic plans you can use as a starting point, you can also contact Hugh directly as I think he is a member of this forum.

Thanks for the replies, they are helpful. I moved so I have not been on the forum for awhile.