What Was Your First Ship?

I was looking around my work bench wondering why it has taken me 3 years (so far, good thing plastic does'nt go bad) to finish my Bismarck. Then I remembered my first ship build, which was the USS Wisconsin by Revell the year was 1968. This was before the internet, modeling forums, and the DREADED Photo etch. I received my catalogs from Aurora, Lindberg, and Revell paged through them and hoped I'd reach my local discount stores and got the latest releases before my friends did. The good kits sold for about $2.00 each. That was a months allowance!  So if anyone else remembers their first, please share with us!