Shipbucket

looks really good, and its always nice to see you back on drawingboard.

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Shipbucket mainsite, aka "The Archive"
New AU project "Aravala"

Great updates.

Nicely done vessels!

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i'm really like Viana do Castelo class, do you know total cost for a vessel.

Stunning work - I am a huge fan

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Current Worklist:
Redrawing my entire AU after a long absence from Shipbucket

Thank you, guys; I really appreciate the feedback.
Superboy, sorry I have no idea about the cost.

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Worklist: Portuguese Navy and Barnegat class seaplane tenders

Frigates of the Comandante João Belo class were built in France in 1967-1969. For the most part they were identical to the French Commandant Riviere class.
These four ships were supposed to replace destroyers of Vouga class and avisos of Afonso de Albuquerque class.



In the 1980's several modernization projects were considered but none of them actually took place due to lack of funding. Here's one of the proposals:


In the early 1990's these ships participated in various NATO activities including the Gulf War. By that time they've received the Nixie decoy launchers:


Later in that decade the ships undergo an actual modernization and receive the new sonars SQS-510 as well as Mk.54 ASW torpedo launchers instead of the outdated KT-50. Also one of the aft guns and the ASW mortar are removed.


By 2004 this class gets decommissioned; two ships are sunk as artificial reefs, the other two are transferred to Uruguay.

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Worklist: Portuguese Navy and Barnegat class seaplane tenders

exelent ! These are best looking western cold war era ships Iäve seen here for years, really well done.

(also, don't forget to submit them to the uploading thread)

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Shipbucket mainsite, aka "The Archive"
New AU project "Aravala"

An excellent series. Really clear but detailed drawings and with care taken over the paintwork too.

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Hood's Worklist
English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft

Nice work!