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Originally Posted by CMDRTED
looks great boats. The big 5 are my all time favorite battlewagons. I grew up with and served at the same time but not on the New Jersey she was re re commisioned and blasted a segment of Vietnam off the country. But as big and sleek as she was I still liked the stubby lines and cage masts of the battleship row bunch. That is great info on the color schemes. Alot of the steel navy site and other ship modeling sites are still debating the colors.
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Ahoy Comander Sir
thank you for your reply on my old Battleship Maryland I remember back in 1967 when they brought her out of mothballs, I was on board the old U.S.S. GUADALUPE AO-32 we just pulled in San Pedro for side cleaning. I saw her moored in front of the queen Mary in long Beach she is a massive beast with the long low free board the Iowa class battleships had showed the great naval might and power of out old navy.I( checked out the Steel Navy the debate still carries on about the Arizona. I squared the fellas away so there will be peace in both debates about the paint meaure I learned the hard way as I explained to them. My late father was a Battleship sailor at pearl he was on the OKLAHOMA his rate was aviation machinist mate second class. He worked on OS-2U,s Kingfishers In 1958 I was ion the Navy for 1 year I joined in 1957 I was 17 year old and wanted to get all the education in the world through the navy. I bought the first release of the Revell U.s.s. Arizona and saved for a 30 day leave build when i came home for leave. My dad came over to the house and caught me turning to on the old Arizona he interupped me on the double and said what are you doing. I replied back I am painting the hull, He said I can see that its the wrong color you dummy. Well the kit says light gray he replied back yes in the 1920,s and 30,s it was spit and polish But at pearl they were painted 5d Dark gray with pale gray upper surfaces. My dad told me the Arizona was painted measure 5d up to October of 1941 durring manuevers as we pulled in at pearl a yard tug pushed the Nevada in to the Arizona as they moore at the mooring quays. she had to go to drydock for repairs and refitting. When she came out of drydock in in november her color measure was 5s dark seablue. the Arizona was the only Battleship at Pearl that wore the new paint measure. I got the straight dope from my dad on this. Thanks sir for your reply on my old Maryland.
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