Subject: SMML VOL 2934 Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:52:41 +1000 The Ship Modelling Mailing List (SMML) is proudly sponsored by SANDLE http//sandlehobbies.com For infomation on how to Post to SMML and Unsubscribe from SMML http//smmlonline.com/aboutsmml/rules.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS INDEX 1 AURORA the hartford model kit 2 "Rum-runner" Flivvers and four-stackers 3 Squadron/Signal Quality Control - suggestion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODELLERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) From "eBay Member paulship57@hotmail.com" Subject AURORA the hartford model kit I saw this on eBay and remembered a discussion about whether this kit was a sidewheeler or not.(Not a sidewheeler) AURORA the hartford model kit. Item number 5999122476 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) From "Harold Stockton" Subject "Rum-runner" Flivvers and four-stackers I came across the account of a number of WW-I "four-stackers" and earlier "Flivvers" that were brought out of mothballs to help the Coast Guard counter the rum-runners during prohibition. Accordingly, twenty-five older destroyers were transferred by the Navy to the US Treasury Department for service with the Coast Guard. Some began to show signs of wear and tear after the often arduous pace of operations on the Rum Patrol and required replacement. Accordingly five of the newer flush deck destroyers were transferred to the Treasury Department in 1930 and 1931. Adapting these vessels to service was thought to be less costly than building new ships. In the end the rehabilitation of the vessels became a saga in itself because of the exceedingly poor condition of many of these war-weary ships. In many instances it took nearly a year to bring the vessels up to seaworthiness. Additionally, these were by far the largest and most sophisticated vessels ever operated by the service and trained personnel were nearly nonexistent. As a result, Congress authorized hundreds of new enlistees. These inexperienced men generally made up the destroyer crews. Some of the first destroyers were pre-World War I 742-ton "flivvers", capable of over 25 knots, an advantage in the rum-chasing business. They, however, were easily outmaneuvered by smaller vessels. The destroyers' mission, therefore, was to picket the larger supply ships ("mother ships") and prevent them from off-loading their cargo onto the smaller, speedier contact boats that ran the liquor into shore. On 20 February 1933 the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, the repeal of Amendment 18, was proposed by Congress and ratification was completed on 5 December 1933. This eliminated the need for the Rum Patrol. The remaining destroyers were returned to the Navy and sold for scrap. Classes involved were the Paulding (DD-22) class destroyers, and were a modification of the earlier Smith-class. The newer class burned oil rather than coal, lightening the ships and making them faster. The ships served in the Navy and some were later transferred to the Coast Guard, while the rest were sold for scrap. Generally 21 ships, hull numbers 22 through 42, are considered Pauldings. However, some rate the hull numbers 32 through 42 as Monaghan-class. Others break hulls 24-28, 30, 31, 33 and 36 as Roe-class, with hulls 32, 35, and 38-42 as Monaghan-class. Hulls 24-27 and 30-31 were modified from the four-stack design to have three stacks. Next came those of the USS Tucker (DD-57) class destroyers, USS Davis (DD-65), Wainwright (DD-62), Wilkes (DD-67), and Shaw (DD-68). The "four-stackers" were of the Clemson class destroyers like the Raphael Semmes (DD-189), William H. Hunt (DD-194) and the Welborn C. Wood (DD-195). Ships in the Rum Patrol CG designation, Navy designation, CG Commissioning, CG Decommissioning USCGD Cassin (CG-1), USS Cassin (DD-43), 30 August 1924, 5 June 1933. USCGD Conyngham (CG-2), USS Conyngham (DD-58), 8 March 1925, 5 June 1933. USCGD Cummings (CG-3), USS Cummings (DD-44), 15 May 1925, 30 April 1932. USCGD Downes (CG-4), USS Downes (DD-45), 14 October 1924, 18 November 1930. USCGD Ericsson (CG-5) , USS Ericsson (DD-56), 28 May 1925, 30 April 1932. USCGD Porter (CG-7), USS Porter (DD-59), 20 February 1925, 5 June 1933. USCGD Ammen (CG-8), USS Ammen (DD-35), 22 January 1925, 18 May 1931. USCGD Burrows (CG-10), USS Burrows (DD-29), 30 June 1925, 14 February 1931. USCGD Fanning (CG-11), USS Fanning (DD-37), 30 May 1925, 12 August 1930. USCG Henley (CG-12), USS Henley (DD-39), 14 November 1924, 30 January 1931. USCGD McCall (CG-14), USS McCall (DD-28), 17 June 1925, 12 August 1930. USCGD Monaghan (CG-15), USS Monaghan (DD-32), 30 June 1925, 29 January 1931. USCGD Patterson (CG-16), USS Patterson (DD-36), 24 November 1924, 1 April 1930. USCGD Paulding (CG-17), USS Paulding (DD-22), 23 January 1925, 12 August 1930. USCGD Roe (CG-18), USS Roe (DD-24), 30 May 1925, 4 March 1930. USCGD Hunt (CG-18), USS Hunt (DD-194), 5 February 1931, 28 May 1934. USCGD Terry (CG-19), USS Terry (DD-25), 30 June 1925, 12 August 1930. USCGD Wood (CG-19), USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195), 15 April 1931, 21 May 1934. USCGD Trippe (CG-20), USS Trippe (DD-33), 24 June 1924, 15 April 1931. USCGD Semmes (CG-20), USS Semmes (DD-189), 25 April 1932, 20 April 1934. USCGD Davis (CG-21), USS Davis (DD-65), 4 September 1926, 5 June 1933. USCGD Shaw (CG-22), USS Shaw (DD-68), 13 July 1926, 5 June 1933. USCGD Tucker (CG-23), USS Tucker (DD-57), 29 September 1926, 5 June 1933. USCGD Wainwright (CG-24), USS Wainwright (DD-62), 30 July 1926, 29 March 1934. USCGD Wilkes (CG-25), USS Wilkes (DD-67), 23 August 1926, 29 March 1934. An interesting aspect of naval history. Harold Stockton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) From "Reid, John (AFIT)" Subject Squadron/Signal Quality Control - suggestion Tim Reynaga wrote >> That said, I know you have heard this before, but PLEASE take another look at Squadron/Signal quality control for the "In Action" series. Content errors such as inaccurate captions and references to FS numbers for WW2 USN paint colors are an irritation, but the major problem has been the reproduction of photographs. The pics are the main reason I buy these booklets, but in recent releases many of the pictures have been so badly pixilated as to be useless. I used to buy each title sight unseen, but now I wait until I can thumb through them at the local hobby shop to check the photo quality. In some cases I have forgone the purchase because of the poorly reproduced photos. It is a great series, please don't let it decline because of something so simple as quality control! << And so say all of us! I was very pleased to see that the metric-conversion error which occurred in titles published a couple of years ago has been corrected in new titles (the problem was an assumption that “ton” of Washington Treaty displacement meant 2000 lb not the Imperial ton of 2240 lb). My conclusion is that S/S do actually listen to comments – which is excellent news. What would be even better news would be a “corrigenda” listing on their website – and a url to that printed in each title, because errors and further research will always occur after publication. 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