The Challenge

The Second World War Destroyer Escort Challenge was an Shipbucket challenge held in 2020. It was set up by Kiwi Imperialist

The original thread can be found here: http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=197133#p197133

Requirements: Welcome to the Second World War destroyer escort challenge! For those unaware, the United States built several hundred destroyer escorts during the Second World War. These valiant vessels escorted merchant convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic and saw extensive service elsewhere. USS Samuel B. Roberts, for example, was sunk during the famed confrontation between Taffy 3 and Admiral Kurita's Centre Force. Other navies built equivalent types, such as the frigates of the Royal Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy's kaibōkan. In this challenge, participants are asked to draw a fictional destroyer escort that could have existed during the Second World War period (1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945). The destroyer escort does not have to participate in the Second World War, or even belong to a real-life nation. It only needs to conform to the given time frame. As a destroyer escort is a smaller ship, this challenge is a perfect opportunity for new members and FD scale artists to explore SB scale. I hope we will see many excellent entries over the coming month.

Design Requirements

   Your submission must depict a destroyer escort - a ship designed to escort merchant convoys at sea - or an equivalent type (e.g. frigate, kaibōkan, geleitboot).
   The included drawing should depict the ship on a specific date between 1 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.
   Maximum design speed of the ship must not exceed 28 knots (52 km/h, 32 mph).
   The ship should possess anti-submarine warfare equipment.

Challenge Rules

   Each participant must submit a single image.
   The image should be a Shipbucket template modified to include the participant’s art. Templates which include a data sheet are allowed.
   One side-view of the participant's ship must be included. One top-view is also permitted, but not required. All other views are prohibited.
   If two views are included, they must depict the same ship at the same point in time.
   All art should be in Shipbucket scale, and conform to the Shipbucket style guidelines.
   A textual description accompanying each submission is permitted, but not necessary.
   Off-topic posts will be reported to the relevant authorities.

This challenge will run until the 25th of November, ending at 23:59 UTC-12 (International Date Line West).

A poll will be held after this date. Members of the Shipbucket community will have an opportunity to rate each submission. Please provide honest and meaningful scores for each entry. Responses which grant maximum scores to a select group of entries, and minimum scores to all other entries, will be deleted. Scores will be allocated in three categories, each with a scale of 1 to 10. They are as follows:

   Drawing Quality - The overall quality of the drawing. One might consider detailing, shading, and accuracy.
   Design Realism - How realistic is the design presented? Any accompanying text may be considered.
   Originality - Does the submission present a new and unique design, or is it a copy of an existing one?