110 foot WW1 subchasers

Don are these of any help?

From:  http://www.splinterfleet.org/sfww1.php

   Reid

Don Stauffer

Does anyone know whether the US 110 foot subchasers had bridge windows?

Yes, they did.  From the 1918 specs book for the class:

Pilot house - Windows shall be fitted where indicated.  They shall have 1/4-inch clear plate glass and shall hinge up and fasten to the roof.  Sashes shall be of white pine.

There is at least one photo in Todd Woofenden's Hunters of the Steel Sharks in which you can see reflection off the glass.  His web site http://www.subchaser.org is a great resource.

Al Ross

alross2

 

Don Stauffer:

Does anyone know whether the US 110 foot subchasers had bridge windows?

 

Yes, they did.  From the 1918 specs book for the class:

Pilot house - Windows shall be fitted where indicated.  They shall have 1/4-inch clear plate glass and shall hinge up and fasten to the roof.  Sashes shall be of white pine.

There is at least one photo in Todd Woofenden's Hunters of the Steel Sharks in which you can see reflection off the glass.  His web site http://www.subchaser.org is a great resource.

Al Ross

Thanks, Al.

Don,

If you look in Squadron's 110' Subchasers in Action, there are a lot of photos of SC-1 Class boats in there ... and yes, they did have glass paines in the bridge ports.

My grandfather served on SC-21 and then, on SC-253 in WW1 ... and my late father served on SC-699 in WW2 ...

Hope this helps, sir.

Garth

PTConsultingNHR

Don,

If you look in Squadron's 110' Subchasers in Action, there are a lot of photos of SC-1 Class boats in there ... and yes, they did have glass paines in the bridge ports.

My grandfather served on SC-21 and then, on SC-253 in WW1 ... and my late father served on SC-699 in WW2 ...

Hope this helps, sir.

Garth

Thanks, Garth.  And I'll try to pick up a copy of that Squadron book.

 

 

Not a problem, Don.  I'm glad to help modelers. 

I've been told that, I'm not positive, it's still available through Squadron.  And, I do know for a fact that it's available through Amazon.

Garth

Hey , GARTH . you are a sight for sore eyes .It,s nice to hear from you  .I have that book and kit and I believe it is the best for these guys .Do you remember The contact we had concerning the TULAGI TERROR ? I found what was left of the second model I did of her and it was gross .Anyway I am trying to bring back any memories of her looks and equipment .I will get back at you .You have my E-mail address .       tankerbuilder .

PTConsultingNHR

Not a problem, Don.  I'm glad to help modelers. 

I've been told that, I'm not positive, it's still available through Squadron.  And, I do know for a fact that it's available through Amazon.

Garth

 

Yep- ordered it from Amazon, half of list price,and it has already shipped!

Hello Tankbuilder,

I do remember you, and the TULAGI TERROR too ...

Are you sure that you want to relie on me as a source?  I have been told that I'm wrong almost all of the time and that my books are based on secondary sources and that I'm stupid for using them and the implication has been made that I'm just plain stupid ...

And, models that I've had built for myself are inaccurate and just wrong and I'm stupid and wrong for thinking or even saying that they are  correct.

My hard drive crashed two weeks ago, and I lost my email addresses, so - you can go to www.ptboatworld.com and click on CONTACT US and I'll email you back.

Thanks,

Garth

You probably have this link already , but just in case you dont,    

 http://www.subchaser.org/

I found the above site in an amazing collection of links      

   http://www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html

Don -- I would suggest Jack Hudock's excellent notes on building the Glencoe model, here:

http://www.subchaser.org/glencoe-kit-notes

I'm not a model builder, but would be happy to field any technical questions about WWI chasers. As you will see in Jack's post, there are several things in the Glencoe model that can be improved with a bit of TLC. As for me, I'll be happy as long as you don't paint the depth charges red ...

Send me some photos as the project progresses, and I'll post them in the showcase section: http://www.subchaser.org/showcase

(Contact me through the website and I'll send you an email address for sending files.)

Best wishes,

--Todd Woofenden, The Subchaser Archives www.subchaser.org

TWoofenden

Don -- I would suggest Jack Hudock's excellent notes on building the Glencoe model, here:

http://www.subchaser.org/glencoe-kit-notes

I'm not a model builder, but would be happy to field any technical questions about WWI chasers. As you will see in Jack's post, there are several things in the Glencoe model that can be improved with a bit of TLC. As for me, I'll be happy as long as you don't paint the depth charges red ...

Send me some photos as the project progresses, and I'll post them in the showcase section: http://www.subchaser.org/showcase

(Contact me through the website and I'll send you an email address for sending files.)

Best wishes,

--Todd Woofenden, The Subchaser Archives www.subchaser.org

Thanks for the link.  That looks like a great writeup and reference.