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This topic is about fictional inter war - WWII USN Ships. Other artists can also upload drawings, if they fit the topic reason.


Rock Hill Class Large Light Cruiser




Designed in 1920 as a large "Cruiser Killer", the Rock Hill Class was America's third Light Cruiser class. Being larger than the Omaha class but having the same 6"/53 calibre guns. The following amount of Rock Hill's armament is: 8x 3"/50 calibre AA guns, 2x triple 21" torpedo tubes, and 153 mines. The Rock Hill class cruisers where commissioned in 1927-1930. The rock hills served untill 1949 when they where scrapped. This drawing is in her 1927 configuration.

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Project list -
realstrange
USN Hellcat sheet
Greek F-16's
USAAF B-24 Liberator mega sheet (Europe, Italy/North Africa, and Pacific)

With the superstructure set slightly forward, the funnel right behind it, and the large crane right by that, I'm getting a vibe...

An American Leipzig! Nice work! Looking forward to seeing more!

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

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Spokane Class Scout Cruiser:

The Spokane class was an attempt for the USN to push the idea of an independent warship able to do what the Ironsides frigates of old did. They were as fast as most destroyers, and ended up as Destroyer Flotilla leaders. The two Spokane class ended up stationed in East Asia Fleet, based out of the Philippines and were sunk with the rest of the ABDA Fleet capitol ships in actions while trying to slow the Japanese advance.


*Currently working on the modernization and last camouflage scheme before they were sunk.

Olympia Class Cruiser:

The Olympia class was an attempt to move away from the midships location of the float planes to model after super dreadnought battleships. Both USS Olympia and USS Tallahassee were Part of the East Asia fleet and also lost early in the war, with the rest of the ABDA Fleet's capitol ships.

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Very nice work!

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

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The drawings are very nicely executed, although the Olympias (while very pretty) could probably not operate scouting aircraft very effectively without a hangar.

In US doctrine, battleships didn't need to worry about aircraft hangars because they could be expected to operate in the battle line, and the loss of some aircraft could be compensated by other ships. Cruisers could be expected to scout independently, and so they needed their own reserve of aircraft.

The Deignan-class Destroyer was designed in 1920 initially as an improvement to the Clemson class in regards to range, speed and firepower. There were only six ships built, using the cancelled Clemson-Class DD Designations, and the rest of the planned DDs cancelled after the stock market crash of '29. All 6 ended up in the Asiatic Fleet, based out of Cavite Naval Base, Philippines, and were summarily lost in various actions at the beginning of the war.


The Muscatatuck-class Cutter was designed in 1921 as a solution to resolve the issues of speed and firepower lacking in Cutters at the time. With the development of the 5"/25 as a large caliber AAA gun in the USN, trials were tested to see how effective it was against surface targets by an enterprising young Coast Guard Lieutenant. Needless to say, the Coast Guard adapted it for its Muscatatuck-class Interdiction Cutters. 10 of these cutters were constructed, 4 of them in PNW at PSNS and Seattle-Tacoma Shipyards.

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