Anybody interested in Knox class?

**jagl04** · May 8th, 2016, 10:51

I will finish soon the original USN Knox design. By now, the Spanish multirole version (Baleares class) is ready.

***TARPSBird*** · May 8th, 2016, 11:53

That looks great. Will fit in nicely with the various carriers already available.

**jagl04** · May 8th, 2016, 12:05

Available at SOH (warbirds Library)

**DaveB** · May 8th, 2016, 12:20

MOST EXCELLENT

I've been after one of these for some time and even ported a CFS2 model into FSX. Sadly.. while top banana for CFS2, I had to confine it to the dockyard!!

ATB
DaveB

***jmbiii*** · May 8th, 2016, 17:41

Thank you. A very nice addition to the fleet.

***TARPSBird*** · May 15th, 2016, 01:34

I hope you will include a hard helo deck on the USN Knox class version.

**Ian Warren** · May 15th, 2016, 03:25

SUPREME piece of work !

I've only seen one off these up close , USS Whipple , visited Lyttleton CHCH NZ in the mid 1980s .. jagl04

**Wings of Gold** · May 15th, 2016, 06:15

This looks superb. I am really looking forward to your Knox release!

Bill

**DaveB** · May 15th, 2016, 08:03

Unfortunately.. the USN couldn't wait so borrowed a Spanish-build until theirs were ready. A quick trip to the paint shop later...

They'll give it back later

ATB
DaveB:-)

**Ian Warren** · May 15th, 2016, 13:06

Great Screens Dave

the bridge and mixing the Sea Knight in there .... now where are we again

**jagl04** · May 17th, 2016, 12:08

Originally Posted by TARPSBird

I hope you will include a hard helo deck on the USN Knox class version.

Of course. But I have to decide which version of Knox I will finish: the ship suffered many changes during her service, and it is dfficult to document all of them

**DaveB** · May 17th, 2016, 12:21

How's about aiming at the 80's. USS Valdez would do very nicely (she was part of STANAVFORLANT when the ship I was on was COMSTANAVFORLANT)

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DaveB

**rvn1968** · May 17th, 2016, 12:35

I was in San Diego with my parents in the late 50's. The USS Knox was in port and it was open house. It was the first Naval ship I ever boarded. Don't remember much but, boarding and talking with some sailors. That name was blazed in my mind. Think I was 12. The pictures brought back some memory's. On the entrance there was a sign "Welcome to USS Knox open house". Thanks for the pic's.

**DaveB** · May 17th, 2016, 13:03

You sure it was USS Knox fella?? The 'Knox Class' of which this is derived wasn't laid down until '65 (lead ship USS Knox) and was commissioned in '69.

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DaveB

**rvn1968** · May 17th, 2016, 13:30

Originally Posted by rvn1968

I was in San Diego with my parents in the late 50's. The USS Knox was in port and it was open house. It was the first Naval ship I ever boarded. Don't remember much but, boarding and talking with some sailors. That name was blazed in my mind. Think I was 12. The pictures brought back some memory's. On the entrance there was a sign "Welcome to USS Knox open house". Thanks for the pic's.

Well it was along time ago. Hope I didn't upset anybody. I know it wasn't the 60's. Anyway sorry for the error.

**rvn1968** · May 17th, 2016, 13:43

Well, Did a little research. I remember it was named after a US secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. So it was USS Frank Knox DD-742. Not the same ship. Oh well, thought I was loosing my marbles.

**Ian Warren** · May 17th, 2016, 14:18

Originally Posted by rvn1968

Oh well, thought I was loosing my marbles.

Don't worry

.. When the USS Whipple was parked up in Lyttleton harbour , I was pleased .. almost standing beside me was a father and son ... Son asked what are those white containers (liferafts) on the side there the kid said .. father said they are "Nuclear Depth Charges" ... I just about fell in the ocean laughing my head off and I can't swim ..... I'm sure the father had lost his marbles .

***PRB*** · May 17th, 2016, 15:52

Apologize for the momentary thread hijack - wanted to post some kodaks I shot in the 1980s of USS Reasoner (FF-1063), alongside USS Enterprise (CVN-65), somewhere in the Pacific. Always thought these were cool looking ships. Thanks for the great addition the FSX Navy!

**Ian Warren** · May 17th, 2016, 16:49

Originally Posted by PRB

Apologize for the momentary thread hijack - wanted to post some kodaks I shot in the 1980s of USS Reasoner (FF-1063), alongside USS Enterprise (CVN-65), somewhere in the Pacific. Always thought these were cool looking ships. Thanks for the great addition the FSX Navy!

Supreme Photo's and its weird how close the class USS Whipple is FF-1062, great posting

**lazarus** · May 18th, 2016, 02:43

Very nice work, just the thing. Better have something to fly off.

The genesis of the modern LAMPS was the QH-50 Drone, Anti-Submarine Helicopter.Attachment 38015
Command guided via a datalink and radar transponder, the DASH would be used to rapidly engage a submarine located by shipboard sensors, at long range with a pair of homing torpedo's. The USN didnt have much luck with it, leading to the SH-2 and SH-60. The JMSDF loved DASH, and was a successful and enthusiastic operator of the type until running out of spares in 1977. It could be very effective in the hands of skilled operators and maintainers. A typical ASW exercise dirty trick was to get a RF fix off the sub's radio acknowledgement of start-Ex, launch the DASH on the radio bearing and catch the target sub before it could even dive. The Knox class was originally designed with aviation spaces sized around a pair of QH-50's.
I had to try out the process on helio's. It's an old FS9 DASH, quite nice, don't know who did it of where it came from. No cockpit- obviously

and I have not chased down three error messages for gauges. Otherwise, it's FSX native now, fly's nicely, looks pretty cool.
Attachment 38019

**jagl04** · May 18th, 2016, 08:53

Originally Posted by PRB

Apologize for the momentary thread hijack - wanted to post some kodaks I shot in the 1980s of USS Reasoner (FF-1063), alongside USS Enterprise (CVN-65), somewhere in the Pacific. Always thought these were cool looking ships. Thanks for the great addition the FSX Navy!

Posts like yours make threads interesting. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing

**jagl04** · May 18th, 2016, 08:57

Originally Posted by lazarus

Very nice work, just the thing. Better have something to fly off.

The genesis of the modern LAMPS was the QH-50 Drone, Anti-Submarine Helicopter.

Command guided via a datalink and radar transponder, the DASH would be used to rapidly engage a submarine located by shipboard sensors, at long range with a pair of homing torpedo's. The USN didnt have much luck with it, leading to the SH-2 and SH-60. The JMSDF loved DASH, and was a successful and enthusiastic operator of the type until running out of spares in 1977. It could be very effective in the hands of skilled operators and maintainers. A typical ASW exercise dirty trick was to get a RF fix off the sub's radio acknowledgement of start-Ex, launch the DASH on the radio bearing and catch the target sub before it could even dive. The Knox class was originally designed with aviation spaces sized around a pair of QH-50's.
I had to try out the process on helio's. It's an old FS9 DASH, quite nice, don't know who did it of where it came from. No cockpit- obviously

and I have not chased down three error messages for gauges. Otherwise, it's FSX native now, fly's nicely, looks pretty cool.
Attachment 38019

This thread gets more and more interesting. So I will have to work hard to finish the Knox frigate with the helicopter deck.

**jagl04** · May 22nd, 2016, 13:19

Work in progress

***TARPSBird*** · May 22nd, 2016, 15:03

That looks great. I especially like the hull detail with the plating.

**ce_zeta** · May 23rd, 2016, 01:51

Fantastic work Javier, as usual.

We can see this ship in Global AI Ship Traffic?

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