- Member since
November 2005
|
Posted by Anonymous
on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:09 PM
Originally posted by Poniatowski
I knew a vet from that ship who survived the sinking.
Ron
Really?? Wow! That's incredible... He must have a story to tell.
Brian
|
- Member since
February 2003
- From: Indiana, USA
|
Posted by cassibill
on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:34 PM
Here's some stuff on the resin Iron Shipwright stuff
http://www.steelnavy.com/ISWIndianapolisMT.htm
http://www.steelnavy.com/IS%20Indianapolis.htm
The kit's expensive so I'm waiting on the Trumpeter kit. Those links do have neat stuff though.
I'd like the USS Indianapolis, 2 USS Indiana's and The USS Munsee in scale with each other. Any other ships w/ IN connections??
|
- Member since
February 2003
- From: Indiana, USA
|
Posted by cassibill
on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:47 PM
Opps I forgot the 4 USS Vincennes's and the 3(at least) USS Wabashes.
|
|
|
Posted by Publius
on Friday, September 18, 2009 12:26 PM
Isn't the Trumpeter USS San Francisco pretty similar? Is San Francisco same class, Portland, as Indy? I sould know, but I don't take notes every time I surf the net. I want to build a model of Indy too, maybe the sinking. My late father was on Indy for 44 months and got off in San Francisco as they were loading the bomb. He was sent back to the National War College in the east. He lost a lot of friends when she went down. Never talked about it though. Lots of the crew did change during the war. Captain Mc Vay had only had command for a short time if I remember right. The Trumpeter kit isn't cheap at over 50 bucks, but I'll bet it makes an impressive ship. I think she had ten battle stars for her service. Good luck, Paul Venne
|
- Member since
December 2002
|
The San Francisco and Indianapolis are totally different ships. In addition to the Iron ShipWright 1/350 there is also coming soon if not already on the market a 1/350 Indianapolis from Yankee Modelworks. Bear in mind when buying resin that those types of kits come complete with photo etch, some even come with machined brass or aluminum main battery guns, although I don't know if either of these offerings do. Several of the battleships that I have bought in resin came with brass barrels as well. WS
|
- Member since
December 2006
- From: Jerome, Idaho, U.S.A.
|
Posted by crackers
on Saturday, September 19, 2009 9:01 PM
 
There is interred in the Jerome Cemetery, a survivor of the tragic sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. Even though we both live in the same town, I never met Mr. Shaffer or his family. I think he would be reluctant to talk about his nightmarish experience of floating for four days and nights in shark infested waters without fresh water or food, facing exposure and dehydration. His ship sank in 12 minutes after being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on the Philippine Sea. Of the 1,196 crewmen aboard, about 300 went down with the ship. The remaining 900 floated in absolute horror until discovered by accident 4 days later. Only Mr Schaffer and 315 of his shipmates were saved. The U.S.S. Indianapolis was the last U.S . surface ship sunk in the Pacific conflict. Montani semper liberi ! Happy modeling to all and every one of you. Crackers ![Angel [angel]](/emoticons/icon_smile_angel.gif)
|
More great sites from Kalmbach Media
|
|