U.S.S. San Fransico-Pics

Diggeraone, I'm not sure if you saw my posts earlier, but I have a damage report online here that covers covers your dad's time aboard ship.

diggeraone,

These are great pictures. They look like they came from a cruise book.

My father was on the San Francisco too, from late '41 (pre-Pearl Harbor) to mid-'44 (Truk).

I remember that he had some pictures of when they crossed the equator in '42, and a photo-copy of the PUC, but all of his pictures from his Navy days disappeared  when the house was cleaned out.

For some reason, he never got a cruise book from any of the ships he was on ('40-'60). Is this one available online? 

There is a 1:350 scale resin & brass kit of the USS Indianapolis by Iron Shipwright.

http://www.commanderseries.com/ships_350.html

Buy it now during ISW's IPMS Nationals sale and you can save 25% (you do not need to go the the show nor be a member to get the savings) .

To my knowledge, there is not a styrene kit of the Indianapolis in one of the larger scales, although there have been wishful thinking rumbles every year.

If you really want a large size model you can get a fiberglass R/C hull and scratchbuild the superstructure & details

A little off topic but I've built the Tamiya 1/700 USS Indianapolis...I was just wondering if this kit is out there somewhere in a larger scale. I'm really fascinated with the story of her sinking, and how those men spent days out in the open Pacific.  

CapnMac82 wrote:

I had picked up a couple of CL(AA)-53's, and at least one Indy thinking to kitbash a Portland or Northhampton.

Loose Cannon has announced the availability of a conversion set to convert the Tamiya Indianapolis to the Portland.    The set is available right now and is being sold at the IPMS Nats in Kansas City

Matchbox San Diego CL-53 (Atlanta class)?  Matchbox did a heavy cruiser but it was the Indianapolis (CA-35).  Both were in 1/700 scale

Yes and no <g>.  I had picked up a couple of CL(AA)-53's, and at least one Indy thinking to kitbash a Portland or Northhampton.  Intentions can be tough that way <g>.

Just couldn't remember an SF, but could not, not remember either. 

Thanks for posting the pics too many people forget that there were more than carriers and battleships that fought in the pacific.

Tracy

Thanks for the pics.

I was going to ask the same question about its fate.

Keel laid on 09 SEP 1931 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA
Launched 09 MAR 1933
Commissioned 10 FEB 1934
Decommissioned 10 FEB 1946
Stricken 01 MAR 1959
Fate: Sold for scrap to Union Mineral and Alloys Corp. 09 SEP 1959

Diggeraone,

Wow!  All these people looked, but none of us replied.  Those pics were really interesting, and I, for one, would love to see more.

Thanks!
Bruce