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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 18th, 2017, 11:45 pm
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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 19th, 2017, 2:42 am
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Colosseum wrote: *
The small enclosed platform on the after tripod (with the visible portholes) is the searchlight control station; the after conn is the open platform one deck level below it, behind a wind shield. The wind shield around this station was a later addition; as built, it was just railing (with canvas dodgers fitted early on and wind shields added at the first opportunity I can imagine!)
I can't decide if that makes it even weirder. I think so...?


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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 19th, 2017, 3:29 am
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Sweet Colo, sweet!
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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 20th, 2017, 1:58 am
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Another minor iteration for tonight (barely any time these days):

This is WINSLOW (DD-359) in March of 1939 with the standard pre-war #5 Navy Grey scheme. WINSLOW is very similar to PORTER (DD-356), with the most obvious difference being the experimental right-angle funnel cap on the forward stack. This was another attempt to limit stack gas interference with the fore top battle lookouts and 24" searchlight station. All the other ships of this class received an angled funnel cap similar to that fitted to the MAHAN class destroyers.

WINSLOW served in the Atlantic during the war, first escorting convoys to Europe and later covering other warships during their workup cruises to the West Indies. After the Japanese surrender in September of 1945, WINSLOW was redesignated AG-127 and used to test anti-aircraft ordnance. The ship served with the Operational Development Force until being placed into reserve in 1950, ultimately going to the breakers in 1959.

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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 20th, 2017, 3:20 am
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Wow! fantastic series! Excellent drawings, of a powerful (an aesthetically very appealing) class of destroyers!


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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 20th, 2017, 3:52 am
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Very nice work! I'm guessing your plan is do continue on and do all the DD classes up to the Benson-Gleaves-class? Hope so...you're a great artist and I - and probably a lot of other members of this forum - would love to see all the WWII USN DD classes given the Colo treatment!

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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 20th, 2017, 5:20 am
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Thanks guys.

Finally onto the wartime refits. This is PORTER (DD-356) in July of 1942, with Measure 21 camouflage. DD-356 shows the extensive modifications made during the late 1941 and early 1942 refits for all the leaders, with both of the large and distinctive tripods cut down and the after deckhouse almost completely deleted. Anti-aircraft machine guns have been added in the usual locations, and a Mark 3 Mod.1 "FC" ranging radar has been fitted atop the Mark 35 director. One of the 36" searchlights was relocated to a rebuilt structure aft of the number 2 stack, with 20mm Oerlikons behind splinter shields flanking it. PORTER retains the 8-tube torpedo armament, and K-guns have been added abeam the rebuilt aft deckhouse - atop which sit three 20mm Oerlikons and one 1.1" quad mount. The tall mainmast has been replaced with a small battle gaff, mainly as a method for stringing wire antennas fore and aft. The small antenna trunk feeding one of the wire antennas is visible just ahead of the gaff. An SC air search radar and TBS tactical radio antenna are located on the foremast, which now looks very similar to almost all the USN destroyer units of this time. The mast lighting arrangement is nearly identical to the war-built units.

An interesting thing to note is the cabling running from the top of the pilot house to the forward 1.1" quad mount, likely for remote direction. No AA battery directors have yet been provided for PORTER.

PORTER was lost in this configuration during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

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Very nice work! I'm guessing your plan is do continue on and do all the DD classes up to the Benson-Gleaves-class? Hope so...you're a great artist and I - and probably a lot of other members of this forum - would love to see all the WWII USN DD classes given the Colo treatment!
It's a nice thought but I have other plans. As always they will remain a surprise until you see the post. ;)

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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 20th, 2017, 6:38 am
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I have been waitting for this class to appear, and as usual the artwork is superb. Any chance of seeing the other leaders the Somers (DD-381)

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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 20th, 2017, 6:52 am
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I've never said this before, but I've actually found a US destroyer sexier than the Fletcher! As usual, well done.

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Post subject: Re: Porter class destroyersPosted: June 20th, 2017, 3:13 pm
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