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| Author: | Lazer_one [ October 15th, 2017, 9:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Awesome job! These drawings reminded me that I made some years ago the post-ww2 submarines given from US to Italy. So, after digging in the hard-disks I found these two. PS: I updted the credits with real names - I guess that the first was derived from Colosseum's one replacing the sail while the second one was made by me. BTW I would like to crosscheck it with these new drawings and eventually modify/integrate it. PPS: I have also the italian submarines derived from modified Tench class |
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| Author: | Charybdis [ October 15th, 2017, 4:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Superb drawings, Ian. |
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| Author: | Colosseum [ October 17th, 2017, 5:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Thanks all. This is BOWFIN (SS-287) in November of 1944, after a yard period at Mare Island. BOWFIN was camouflaged in Measure 32/9SS-B, referred to in many publications as the "dark grey job", because of its use of #11 Dark Grey in place of the #27 Light Grey of Measure 32/3SS-B. Only a few boats were camouflaged in 9SS-B, and most received the more common 3SS-B or stayed in the overall Dull Black (BK) of Measure 9. BOWFIN shows very standard features for a BALAO class boat in 1944, with the SJ-1 surface search antenna on its small mast aft of the periscope shears, and a third aft mast for the SD air search set. The 4"/50-caliber Mark 12 gun forward would be replaced by the usual late-war 5"/25 at the boat's next refit. A WCA hydrophone has been mounted abeam the JP line array sonar forward. BOWFIN would survive the war to become a memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. |
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| Author: | emperor_andreas [ October 17th, 2017, 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Awesome job! |
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| Author: | Charguizard [ October 17th, 2017, 11:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Another outstanding boat done, superb. I'm already missing the badge though, they were very charmful :< |
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| Author: | eswube [ October 18th, 2017, 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Awesome series. |
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| Author: | Rob2012 [ October 19th, 2017, 2:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Is their going to be one on the U.S.S. Silversides SS-236? |
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| Author: | Laforest [ October 23rd, 2017, 1:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Colosseum congratulations beautiful drawings, i like the color degradation, i will use it on future drawings. Are you continuing perhaps with Guppy I and II ? |
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| Author: | Colosseum [ November 1st, 2017, 12:10 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines | ||
Thanks all. This is SILVERSIDES (SS-236), the first of the famous "Mare Island Trio" (along with sisters TRIGGER (SS-237) and WAHOO (SS-238)), as the boat appeared in August of 1944. SILVERSIDES is configured almost identically to TRIGGER at the same date; the two boats left Mare Island after overhauls in the same month. SILVERSIDES is camouflaged in the overall Dull Black (BK) of Measure 9. SS-236 mounts the usual 4"/50-caliber Mark 12 wet mount forward, with a 20mm Oerlikon on the aft gun foundation. A single 40mm Bofors Mark 3 sits on the cigarette deck, with another 20mm Oerlikon mounted on the forward position of the fairwater. The SJ-1 surface search radar antenna (with its slotted grid reflector) sits on a mast ahead of the periscope shears, with SD aft. The JP line array hydrophone is just forward of the 4" gun. SILVERSIDES survived the war to become a museum ship in Muskegon, Michigan. ---
Is their going to be one on the U.S.S. Silversides SS-236?
Are you continuing perhaps with Guppy I and II ?
My policy for all my drawing series so far is to stop at 1945 to ensure I have a reasonable goal to work towards. My work is always available to anyone who wishes to modify it into postwar versions.
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| Author: | emperor_andreas [ November 1st, 2017, 1:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gato/Balao class submarines |
Awesome job! |
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