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Nice!

The one named after my home town of Absecon, NJ ended up in the North Vietnamese Navy via South Vietnam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Absecon_(WAVP-374)

Thank you for the kind words, gentlemen!

eswube wrote:Are You planning to draw the one in Ethiopian service too?

I'll definitely try but I can't promise anything because there isn't much photographic evidence.

seeker36340 wrote:The one named after my home town of Absecon, NJ ended up in the North Vietnamese Navy via South Vietnam

Yes, and according to Conway it was fitted with SSMs from a Komar class FAC. I found no pictures of it though.

Ok, it's time for another drawing. The third and fourth ships of the class - AVP-12 USS Casco and AVP-13 USS Mackinac - were built with a semi-fixed crane and 1.1" gun on the fantail:

Threads like these are the true joys of Shipbucket. I learn something everyday and the artwork is masterful!

WhyMe wrote:

eswube wrote:Are You planning to draw the one in Ethiopian service too?

I'll definitely try but I can't promise anything because there isn't much photographic evidence.

Yeah, that's a problem. I'm afraid all I can help You is this (but You probably found it before):

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/eswube/z ... hiopia.png

Beautiful work WhyMe!

Thank you, thank you!

eswube wrote:all I can help You is this (but You probably found it before)

I did have the image but in lower resolution, so yours helps. Thanks!

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The rest of the seaplane tenders were built with smaller light cranes (later on the first four ships received them too). Armament was considerably increased although it differed from ship to ship. Here's AVP-21 USS Humboldt in August of 1943 with a third 5" gun and a quad 40mm Bofors aft as well as two twin 40mm Bofors amidships:

Fantastic work!

Thanks, eswube.

Here's another example of the increased armament: two 5" guns aft on the AVP-22 USS Matagorda in September 1943:

Great thread!