U.S.S. Iowa BB04 1896 Golden Bear 1:250

[Demel]

Hello,

I am building the USS Iowa at the moment and I have stumbled upon some aspects I cannot sort out by myself.

Carl stated in this thread (page 2) that he designed the Iowa as she appeared in 1898. The model´s main turrets are of an oval shape. Wheras this is certainly true for the Iowa in her final appearance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Io...rway_c1922.jpg

I wonder whether the turrets were not of a rotund shape first. A book I own contains a drawing which shows them in such a shape and a sketch from an early design phase has rotund turrets too.

So at the moment I am hesitating to glue down the finish turrets.

Can anybody lead me to some conclusive evidence with regards to the shape of the turrets?

Kind regards

Demel

[Michael Mash]

Hello Demel,

Nice to hear about your plans to build this model. Sorry I don't have any research material to help you with this question.
The drawing you show on the right does indeed show nearly perfectly round turrets. I would recommend caution in concluding the shape of the turrets based on a single drawing. The preceding Indiana class of battleships had perfectly round turrets, but the Iowa’s main turrets (as far as I know) were slightly oval. I suppose it is possible, that in the early development stage, navy designers drew round turrets. But I have not seen any photos that she was ever built with them.
Looking forward to your work, if you intend to post updates.
Regards,
Mike

[Demel]

Hello Michael,

thank you very much for your input!


Demel

[chiawatkom]

It is a good time for a foreigner like me to learn how to make a classic ship. Learning historic ship will make me have broader knowledge and develop my design skill. Thank you.