Piet

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Again my heartfelt thanks to everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hello Ian, good to see in my shipyard and appreciate your comment.  
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,

Well, as all yuns may have surmised - I decided to tackle the deck launched torpedo launcher.  I did make some progress today, at least I got the swivel or rotation plate with the swivel pin tube soldered and both the torpedo tubes soldered to it.  
 
Next will be all the other hardware that belongs on the launcher made and soldered to the tubes.  There is a lot that's associated with launching torpedoes as can be seen in the original photo.  
 
I think though that the biggest headache will be reworking the openings and doors in the deck structure.  It'll be a head scratcher for sure.  I may even have to remove some of the side plates and remake them.  But, such is the ways of scratch building with a lot of afterthoughts - - - of - oh, that'll be nice to incorporate - - - without first having the drawings or photos that came to me at a much later date.  But so what, I'm not shying away from a challenge and we'll overcome this one too.
 
But it still beats a total rebuild like Mark Taylor did and this too will end up looking good.  At least I'll do my best to work it in such a way that all this rework will be invisible, like it has always been there.  This area has been taken apart several time.    
 
Now for a few pics.
 

This is a copy of one of the several original photos from the Dutch builder I have on file.  Here we can see how much work is involved to make my model come close to looking like that.
 

This is a crude soldering jig for soldering the rotation table / base plate as the base of the launcher unit.  I still need to add a wooden disc blow it to allow the tubes swiveling outside the deck side.
 

Here I have clamped both tubes to the rotation table or base plate and centered, ready to be soldered to the swivel tube and the base plate.  
 

This is a heat-sink for when I have to solder all the parts to the tubes without having to worry that it'll fall apart.  I may not need it but just in case, better to be safe then sorry.
 

The tubes are now soldered to the base plate and put inside the deck structure for a look-see.  Hmmm, beginning to look like something 
 

Here I rotated the launcher to hit the forward and aft sides of the openings to see how much I have to widen the openings.  Fortunately not much, I'm lucking out here.  I also need to take into account that the closing doors of the tubes will add to the lengths. 
From here on in it'll be mostly trial and error with the rework.
 
Cheers,

Thank you Michael, Everything is going smooth with this build
 
Best Rgards,
Pete

Today was the day to start the Winged Keel, To say it is difficult would be an understatement. ( this is the first one that I have done or even a Cup boat for that matter) I first finished Fairing the hull to the Keel line , Next I cut frames for the Keel, Then I made the wings, On the frames, I notched in the wing angle , I then used scarp to fill in the spaces between the frames . I got the front 2 sections of the keel finished . I still have the aft section of the Keel with the trim tab fo finish followed by Fairing the Keel ,The Wings have not been glued in at this time, This is an amazingly well designed Boat.  Here are the results

This will be my summer project, as I believe I mentioned in my Sherbourne log. Rather a change from the cutter I have been working on, I’m sure you will agree – well, for a start, there aren’t any guns! But why this particular ship, and why a half-hull, you may well ask? Well, read on, but first a bit of history…
 
The ’Statsraad Lehmkuhl’ was built as a steel barque for the German Schoolship Association and launched at Bremerhaven-Geestemunde in January 1914. She was originally named ’Grossherzog Friedrich August’, after the then Duke of Oldenburg, and used to train merchant navy cadets. Taken as reparations by the British after the First World War, she was then sold to Norway in 1921 and renamed ’Statsraad Lehmkuhl’, after the minister Kristoffer Lehmkuhl (Statsraad meaning cabinet minister), who had worked in the interests of sail training. She was put into service in 1923 as a sail training ship for Bergens Skoleskib and used as such until the Second World War, when was taken over by Nazi Germany and given the name ’Westwärts’. Following hostilities she reverted to her previous ownership and name, and was put back into service following renovation. She continued to sail until 1966, when she was laid up due to financial difficulties, until in 1978 she was bought by shipowner Hilmar Reksten, who donated her to the Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation. She is based in Bergen. (She will be referred to as SL hereafter.)
 
Today the organisation welcomes ’trainees’ of all ages and nationalities to sail on board, and she is also used by schools, and employees in corporate business. In 2000 German naval cadets trained on board whilst the ’Gorch Foch’ was being refitted, and since 2002 she has been officially used for training cadets of the Royal Norwegian Navy. Her voyages have taken her across the Atlantic to America several times, and she is a frequent participant in the Tall Ships Races. Under sail she has frequently reached a speed of 17 knots and, on at least one occasion, 18 knots was recorded. Her website contains further details, both about her and her training programme.
 
Although I have referred, colloquially, to SL as a ’ship’ she is of course, and always has been, rigged as a barque – square rigged on the fore and main masts, fore-and-aft rigged on the mizzen. By convention, the barque as originally conceived had three masts and reference to their number was not normally made.
 
There are four main reasons for my building this half model:
 
1) I had spent three weeks aboard the barque in the June/July of 1988, sailing from Bergen, Norway (where she is based) to South Shields in the UK, back to Bergen and thence to Leith, Scotland. I had originally booked for two weeks on board and had intended to return to the UK from Bergen by ferry. However, following my cruise, the SL was due to sail to Leith to pick up a Norwegian girl’s choir that had been appearing at the Edinburgh Festival. Thus, courtesy of the captain, I was able to spend another week aboard the ship – at no extra charge.
 
2/ On board I met the Swedish girl who was later to become my wife. Therefore the model is largely being made for her.
 
3/ This year, 2014, marks SL’s centenary. The late Harold Underhill thought her to be perhaps being the most beautiful of the barques of that time, and I tend to agree. Even at 100 years old, I think she is still better looking (from any angle) than some later vessels.
 
4) Half-hulls are interesting in themselves historically for, although they are now largely used for decorative purposes, they were originally used as part of the building process of an actual ship.
 
 
Approximate Dimensions:
 
The ship: Hull length, 277.’ (84.60 metres); Sparred length, 321’ (98 meters); Beam - 41’ (12.60 metres); Draught -17’ (5.20 metres); Gross tonnage - 1516 tonnes; Height mainmast: 157.48' (48 metres); Sails: 22; Sail area: 2062 m2.
 
The model: Hull length - 36” (91.44 cm) Sparred length - 40” (101.6 cm); ’Half-beam’ - 2 ¾” (6.98 cm); Draught – 2” (5.08 cm); Gross tonnage – 0!
 
The model will be built using plans drawn up for the ’Grossherzogin Friedrich August’, by the late Harold Underhill – the Lines and Profile, drawn to a scale of 1/8th” to 1’ – which will make the model of a good size to admit of some detail. Even though the plans are for the ship under her original name, the deck layout and other details have not been altered a great deal and any changes that have been made appear to be minimal – such as the positioning of boats, alteration to the figurehead, etc. How much detail I will include, I have not yet decided, but there will of course only be stump masts.
 
As mentioned this will be a summer project (for the approximately four months we are here at our cottage) and I intend to store her here over the winter, suitably protected of course, and continue working on her next year – and probably the year after that!  At a suitable stage she will be moved to the flat in town, where a spot has already been designated for her, atop a long bookcase. Unfortunately, there are plenty of other jobs to take me away from the project, but I hope to be able work on her whenever I can – so watch this space! In the meantime here is a link to one or two photos of her:
 
https://www.google.se/search?q=statsraad+lehmkuhl+%2B+photos&client=firefox-a&hs=rRS&rls=org.mozilla:sv-SE:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=sCbEU5T3Goe9ygO-8YDYDA&ved=0CCIQsAQ&biw=1065&bih=509#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=uMfSHUqYE4cyxM%253A%3B9Ix4jWbc9xIczM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Feuroclippers.typepad.fr%252Fphotos%252Funcategorized%252F2008%252F11%252F10%252Fstatsraad_lehmkuhl_mudie_1.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Feuroclippers.typepad.fr%252Fuk%252F2008%252F11%252Ffinancial-cri-1.html%3B500%3B768

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Yesterday the drawer behind Him was opened, and He was inside ?!?!?!? Today, near the drawer

Back to plates, plates, plates

I was analyzing this photo


First eight lines of plates from waterline to keel are without gore strakes "lawns" (?). Only between the eighth and ninth row gore strakes lawns start ( red arrows). So, even I step away from regular coopering procedure, when curvature starts, I decide to try to "push" gore strakes lawns as down under waterline as much as it is possible, to the place where them are not visible when model comes from down to up. On the same edge of bow toward stern, you can see almost parallel rows of plates, without visible gore strakes  "lawns" near edge, and I decided to try to make this
Did I succeed ? I think - yes

Thx Harvey
 
My favorite games are/were : AoE, Descent, Tom Rider I-V, F-16/M-29, and Call of Duty I,II,III multy-player on NET
 
After that my own computer can not run modern games ( 8 years old, but good enough for business to run in same time ESET, MSWord, OutlookExpress, Thunderbird, MSAccess, MSExel, Chrome, Skype, Adobe acrobat, Winfax, etc etc without freezing my PC), and it was more important to renew Admirals and Children computers and to bye laptop than to renew my own PC), so there was online chess on cellphone, crossed with paper Sudoku before starting work on Her Majesty
 
We all enjoy in playing, are we ?
 
I was little overfull/overload/overcharged by plates, and little rest I needed evoking memories and forming a index/content of log, and today I`ll continue with plates. Tomorrow one day trip to Novi Sad ( 80 km from Belgrade - not to EXIT festival which is currently running) with Hothead about continuation of his bachelor/master study there. It is opportunity to visit great fortress of Petrovaradin, but festival runs there, and a crowd ....

After our vacation I have done something....
It's totally different as planking     
No sawdust but rope dust.......
 
I have ( try ) to make the,
 
Main royal stay
Main topgallant stay
Main topmast stay
Main topmast preventer stay
 
Then I have try to make a connexion between the eyebolt and the stay ....but again, the rope going on his own way....turning around again !
It takes some time before all the stay's are on the eyebolts.
But it keep you from the street.
 

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,

Thanks everyone for visiting and your likes.
 
Hey Andy, thanks for the link and yes, I was aware of the anniversary and had plans to go but more important doctor visits prevented that.  Hopefully next year.  I did visit the USS Cod last year with my grandson and had a private tour by Paul Farace, the curator.  He was thrilled meeting the son of the Dutch Navy guy who was the official Quality Control officer on the O19 when she was build in Schiedam, the Netherlands.  Sjors and Anja live nearby.  My father sailed on her on all the proving runs and also to the Netherlands east Indies in 1939.
I'll add a few pics below for anyone who's interested in the story of the rescue of the crew of the O19 by the USS Cod back in July 1945.  
There is also a video on YouTube about the rescue operation. 
 
Sorry to be a little slow in spooling up to productivity after our visit at our daughter's in Moon Township, PA.  A lot of stuff to catch up with, like doctor visits, lawn and etc.
Today I mowed the front yard - - - again and after lunch helped Gwen put her office chair together.  She tried doing it herself and followed the instructions but had "massive" problems, her words  Sooooh, as a "good" husband I offered my assistance and the first thing I did was throw the instructions aside.  Men don't need no stink'n instructions - - -            I did it my way, which worked, of course - - - well, a little more muscle helped.     Gwen is rather limited in that department due to her carpel tunnel issue, poor girl.
 
Okay, so back to work on the O19.  I dug up a few pics of the deck torpedo launcher thingy and will do that next, wish me luck, it's all brass work.
 
Here are a few pics related to the USS Cod rescue operation of the O19 as Andy so kindly pointed out.
 

The USS Cod in the background with the O19 stuck on Ladd reef in foreground, in process of transferring the O19 crew.  btw,that's the O19 dingy you see.  It had to be abandoned.
 

A nice pic of the USS Cod.
 

This photo was taken just after the war ended when both crews threw a party, long to be remembered and cherished by them.  Both crews posed for their picture.
 

This is a composite pic of both crews with their ladies at the party to celebrate the war ending and rescue just after the war with Japan ended.
 

The reunion in 1997 at the USS Cod Memorial and Museum in Cleveland, OH.  These are the few men of the O19 crew still living in 1997.  They have now all passed away. 
 

This is a picture I took last year of the USS Cod conning tower with her war record on it.  You can see the number O19 on the con and a martini glass.  The martini glass is to commemorate that infamous party with both crews and their ladies. 
 

A picture of the USS Cod's battle flag.  Here too you can see the martini glass with the number O19.  The word below the double dolphins is in the Netherlands language and means "Submarine Service."
 
Cheers,