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crashaz
January 28th, 2011, 17:44
Don't know if you guys have seen this. Terrific set of General Plans!
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/

:salute:
PRB
January 29th, 2011, 09:33
Wow! Great find there. Thanks, crashaz!
crashaz
January 29th, 2011, 14:10
Isn't it though?!?

All you wanted to know about torpedo and gun directors for example.



Excellent work.

I am seeing an FSX Lexington in the future. :jump:
fliger747
February 1st, 2011, 10:16
Looks to be a great resource! Typical of the Navy to have an instruction pamphlet on how to operate a quick acting WT door.....

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crashaz
February 3rd, 2011, 10:03
:icon_lol: right?

Pulled the general plans for Lady Lex into the planning office... my dockyard minions are looking them over and laying the templates down for the hull.

I don't know why but I am obsessed with getting all the portholes added.

Looks like a multi-LOD project to pull off this detail.... something you don't see with FSX ships... but I cut my teeth on the CFS2 Pearl BB's and works great there. I drool at the amount of detail I can add with FSX.... hence portholes LOL!
fliger747
February 3rd, 2011, 12:21
I guess the Lady Lex had portholes because of otherwise lacking much in the way of internal ventalation. Great ships in many ways, for really first fleet carriers. But the Titannic like single rudder, lack of enough elevators, 20's era habibility reduced their effectiveness (her and Sara).

The single rudder scenario was replicated in the Alaska CB's, for some unknown reason.

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crashaz
February 3rd, 2011, 12:53
True on all acccounts.... but she will look awesome! Another prewar platform for us ahem... naval aviators. :icon_lol:
yeppers
February 28th, 2011, 13:28
Anybody interested in US-built merchant ships should know about this site:
http://www.usmaritimecommission.de/

Fairly detailed drawings and specs on numerous US Maritime Commission designs here:
http://drawings.usmaritimecommission.de/drawingmain.htm

And a truly amazing gallery of US Maritime Commission ships, many of which are WWII-era convoy photos is also accesible through the "Shipbuilding Database" field. Just select "Gallery" and hit "search" Once it loads a list appears broken down by hull type.
crashaz
March 6th, 2011, 13:37
Oooo nice links! Thanks for posting!!:wavey:
yeppers
March 10th, 2011, 10:50
No problem - I've always been a big fan of the converted merchant ships put into USN service - particularly the C2-S-AJ1 Amphib Command ships:

http://drawings.usmaritimecommission.de/drawing/c2_s_aj1_agc_kl.jpg

http://www.usmaritimecommission.de/pictures.php?code=A1352b
Seagull V
March 11th, 2011, 19:57
Previous posting about the HNSA site, also several others that are worth looking at !!!!!
It is worth checking back to the HNSA site as there are often updates to it, excellent resources.
:ernae:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?44010-Reference-Material&daysprune=-1
Seagull V
May 27th, 2011, 02:43
Another site with some excellent plans, don't know if it's been mentioned before, but well worth a look:-
http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/plans

Regards SGV