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 Forum: Real Designs  Topic: Portland class cruisers

aercastro82
 Post subject: Re: Portland class cruisers Posted: November 2nd, 2017, 4:19 pm 

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Sure - I mean, unfortunately we will likely never know FOR SURE what the underwater hull looked like except via plans like that (or by ordering microfilm from NARA and examining it, but a lot of times the originals are long gone). We can usually get a "close enough" estimate that looks good and mak...

 Forum: Real Designs  Topic: Portland class cruisers

aercastro82
 Post subject: Re: Portland class cruisers Posted: November 2nd, 2017, 3:32 pm 

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NHHC has 30MB TIFFs available of the Feb 1942 Mare Island photos taken of CA-33 during a refit period: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/19-N-28000/19-N-28193.html https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerica...

 Forum: Real Designs  Topic: Portland class cruisers

aercastro82
 Post subject: Re: Portland class cruisers Posted: November 1st, 2017, 11:19 pm 

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Thanks for the correction. You are right. USS PORTLAND did not have SG radar. Anyways, I couldn't draw more details on the aft-mast rails because the June 1942 picture is shown forward-starboard side. If there are any pictures showing complete starboard side, that will help me draw those details. I ...

 Forum: Real Designs  Topic: Portland class cruisers

aercastro82
 Post subject: Re: Portland class cruisers Posted: October 31st, 2017, 9:19 pm 

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Hello, After reading several books about the brutal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and the War Diary of USS PORTLAND from 11/01 to 11/20/1942 http://taskforce67.tripod.com/ca33.htm I managed to draw it under Shipbucket terms. My first attempt. It took me a while. Hull by Ian B. Roberts. The reference f...

 Forum: Non-Shipbucket Drawings  Topic: USS ENTERPRISE & USS HORNET at Santa Cruz 1942

aercastro82
 Post subject: USS ENTERPRISE & USS HORNET at Santa Cruz 1942 Posted: October 29th, 2017, 10:12 am 

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Hello, I am new to this site and I am enjoying watching many great drawings and reading several postings about historic warships. There are many talent artist. I want to take advantage sharing my old drawings since this site is appropriate. Soon, I will start drawing ships under Shipbucket terms. In...
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