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Post subject: USS MercuryPosted: January 20th, 2011, 4:39 pm
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The only ship to knock down a plane with a cargo boom
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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 20th, 2011, 4:42 pm
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one little problem: the article says the ship was unarmed! if the drawing is of later base, the flag should be on the correct boom :D

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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 20th, 2011, 4:51 pm
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Lovely story and a very fine drawing.
One remark is, and as Acelancelot said, if the ship was un-armed (as mentioned in the article), why did you draw her with guns?

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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 20th, 2011, 4:55 pm
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acelanceloet wrote:
one little problem: the article says the ship was unarmed! if the drawing is of later base, the flag should be on the correct boom :D
True. I've updated the drawing.
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Lovely story and a very fine drawing.
One remark is, and as Acelancelot said, if the ship was un-armed (as mentioned in the article), why did you draw her with guns?
As far as I understand this incident happened before she was armed; and the drawing shows the later version.

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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 20th, 2011, 5:00 pm
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Any way, a lovely drawing.

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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 20th, 2011, 5:01 pm
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Thank you! :D

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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 20th, 2011, 6:09 pm
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Yes, very good, and it looks as though Alvama has competition ;)


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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 21st, 2011, 3:33 am
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Really nice drawing are you going to do a regular Type C2 hull?


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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 21st, 2011, 4:35 am
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radagast477 wrote:
Really nice drawing are you going to do a regular Type C2 hull?
Isn't it already done?
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Yes, very good, and it looks as though Alvama has competition ;)
No man can compete with Alvama :mrgreen:
Thanks for your comment though!

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Post subject: Re: USS MercuryPosted: January 21st, 2011, 6:12 am
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radagast477 wrote:
Really nice drawing are you going to do a regular Type C2 hull?
Merchant ships of the MARAD program are on my list.
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Isn't it already done?
No man can compete with Alvama :mrgreen:
Thanks for your comment though!
The ship you link to the Alcoa Cruiser was not a regular C-2, as she was shorter and was a private design realy that the MARAD took over.

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