[Epapazian]

Anyone up for a real oldie?

[Cruver Collecter]

How about this sleek sea going vessel?

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

Anyone up for a real oldie?

Is it the Bon Homme Richard?

[1250ships]

An LST equipped as an aircraft carrier. They operated light observation aircraft in support of the landings in the Med. Based on the layout I'd say it is LST-906. There were five other LSTs in this basic configuration but only LST 906 had four aircraft racks fitted.

Here is a 1/1250 scale model of her so you can see how the cradles worked:

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

How about this sleek sea going vessel?

[1250ships]

OK- I tried to be sneaky on the last three and you guys figured them out. So have to get harder. Try this one:

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by 1250ships

An LST equipped as an aircraft carrier. They operated light observation aircraft in support of the landings in the Med. Based on the layout I'd say it is LST-906. There were five other LSTs in this basic configuration but only LST 906 had four aircraft racks fitted.

Here is a 1/1250 scale model of her so you can see how the cradles worked:

Exactly correct on this one. Picture out of a Joint Service Army Navy Recognition Journal from the 1940s. Fantastic looking model. Curious, have you ever heard of a ship game callec Fletcher Pratt's Naval War Game?

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by 1250ships

Japanese Tenryu class light cruiser- either Tenyru or Tatsuta. Both lost in World War Two, both sunk by US submarines.

Correct answer on the light cruiser!

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by 1250ships

Italian Raimondo Montecuccoli class light cruiser- either Raimondo Montecuccoli or Muzi Attendolo both completed in 1935. Attendolo has her bow blown off by a tropedo from HMS Unbroken and then while in port for repairs was sunk in a US bombing raid. Montecoccoli survived the war and served as a training ship post-war lasting in that role until 1963.

Good answer!! I thought this might have been a hard one to nail down.

[1250ships]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

Exactly correct on this one. Picture out of a Joint Service Army Navy Recognition Journal from the 1940s. Fantastic looking model. Curious, have you ever heard of a ship game callec Fletcher Pratt's Naval War Game?

Sure- Fletcher Pratt was big before WW2. No one seems to be quite sure what happened to all the models they built for the game. They were a mix of 1/600 and 1/1200.

[1250ships]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

Good answer!! I thought this might have been a hard one to nail down.

Had to look at my references to see which class they were. They are very similar to the following class but the aircraft handling gear is just slightly different.