Shipbucket

I don't know what it is about superstructure details that they just keep catching my eyes lately. However, there are some minor changes needed to the conning tower on both the 1918 and the 1933 drawings.

1.) The shape of the supporting structure beneath the conning tower is not identical in shape to the conning tower itself. It is a series of flat panels.

2.) The row of viewing slits that you illustrate well down on the conning tower appear to actually be the objects on surface of the conning tower support structure. I have no idea what these objects actually are. They aren't viewing slits and they are too small to be portholes. I doubt that these objects, whatever they are, are worth including in the drawing.

3.) There are too many viewing slits in the conning tower. Only 3 should be visible in a broadside view. Remember, the more holes you make in armor plate, the weaker it becomes.

4.) This on concerns the 1933 drawing only. The height of the conning tower is too low. A captain looking out of the viewing slits in that tower would only see the rear plates of Turret #2. Just copy in the 1918 tower - I'd leave the object that you have atop the conning tower, my photos from NavSource don't show anything there. Are you confusing that with the searchlight that was mounted immediately aft of the tower on the forward edge of the superstructure?

This photo of Idaho fitting out helps explain the first 2 or 3 points.

I hope this helps.