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| Author: | Colosseum [ February 14th, 2012, 3:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | CA-45 Wichita |
Seemed quite easy after the Iowa! ![[ img ]](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16140164/Drawings/CA-45%20Wichita%201939.png) ![[ img ]](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16140164/Drawings/CA-45%20Wichita%201939%202.png) Second is the ship as she appeared in 1939 with Measure 3, the Light Gray 5-L system (usually known as "Pre-War Light Gray". The ship received various refits throughout the war and I plan to draw the 1942 refit, and possibly the 1945 Wichita if sources and time permit. No new parts this time, sorry. |
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| Author: | bezobrazov [ February 14th, 2012, 5:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
Both look very good, though, one eensee teensee criticism, if I may: the break where the flukes begin at the transom, should be more accentuated. Right now it looks like only a random line without purpose, I'm afraid. This line also should be more angled down, towards the bilge keel; in effect touching the outer shaft bipod stand. Other than that, I am suitably impressed. If you want, I can redraw those flukes, if you don't have time or interest and send it to you, I don't mind.  
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| Author: | Colosseum [ February 14th, 2012, 6:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
Knock yourself out -- if it's so important to you I don't see why you shouldn't be the one drawing it. 
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| Author: | emperor_andreas [ February 14th, 2012, 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
Very nice work! -Matt |
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| Author: | Clonecommander6454 [ February 14th, 2012, 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
Another great cruiser by Colo. What is that 'thing' above the propeller, what's that for? |
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| Author: | bezobrazov [ February 14th, 2012, 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
Clonecommander, what you're referring to is a unique design feature of the USN: a practice of theirs to design a flat, 'V'-shaped bottom floor with a Knuckle or break that usually began just below the CWL and extending in a gentle slope from the stern towards the amidships, usually ending above the outer shaft tube. Most US cruiser classes from the Pensacola featured it and it was both a weight saving measure as well a sea keeping thing; tests in tanks had proved that it improved the hydrodynamic flow quite substantially but it was also more expensive to build. I hope this answers your question! |
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| Author: | acelanceloet [ February 14th, 2012, 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
may I ask what you refer to with CWL? I have never heard that abbreviation in shipbuilding terminology IIRC. the only thing I could think of was center waterline, an part that does not exist.......... |
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| Author: | Thiel [ February 14th, 2012, 1:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
Construction Water Line (I think that's the translation anyway.) |
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| Author: | acelanceloet [ February 14th, 2012, 1:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
is that the waterline as it ends up to be or is that the same as the DWL (design waterline) ? |
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| Author: | Thiel [ February 14th, 2012, 1:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: CA-45 Wichita |
I think it's the same, though I'm not 100% sure. When it comes to having multiple redundant and often conflicting acronyms nothing beats marine engineering. |
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