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Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 25th, 2013, 3:55 pm
by Weisman
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 25th, 2013, 5:44 pm
by Portsmouth Bill
Yes, Shipbucket at its purest
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 27th, 2013, 9:26 pm
by WhyMe
Thank you, guys! I really appreciate your compliments.
USS Abescon was built as a catapult training ship; a standard USN catapult was fitted behind the funnel and a pair of aircraft handling cranes on the fantail. She was used to train naval pilots to take off of the catapult.
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 27th, 2013, 9:34 pm
by Rhade
That's just ... a bazillion of awesome!
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 30th, 2013, 6:01 pm
by WhyMe
Thank you, Rhade!
Here's AVP-33 USS Barataria in 1945 during the Philippines campaign. She's carrying extra stores and a boat aft instead of additional armament and wearing Measure 32/2Ax camouflage.
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 30th, 2013, 6:06 pm
by klagldsf
It doesn't seem like this class was used very much as seaplane tenders, but seemed pretty useful as general-purpose ships.
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 30th, 2013, 6:11 pm
by Rhade
klagldsf wrote:It doesn't seem like this class was used very much as seaplane tenders, but seemed pretty useful as general-purpose ships.
That's why I just love this ship, silent hero of War.
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 30th, 2013, 7:08 pm
by eswube
Awesome work!
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 30th, 2013, 8:09 pm
by Radome
Beautiful!
Re: Barnegat class
Posted: April 30th, 2013, 10:09 pm
by Colosseum
Have said it already but these are quite nice.