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I have used numerous CAD apps all my life, both for Mac & PC and in both mechanical and landscape architecture. You also need to look at the following. 32 and 64 bit applications. XP is 32 bit and is the ACAD app. you use 32 bit as well or 64 bit? For instance: I have been using Canvas since version 1 for the MAC. In version 3.5 I switched over to the PC. My version 9.2 worked great on XP. I upgraded to Windows 7-64 bit and my Canvas 32 bit kept crashing on 64 bit. Win 7-64 can run 32 bit apps but sometimes there are problems. I was going to upgrade my Canvas app but $500.00 for the 64 bit app was a bit steep. I purchased TCad 20 Deluxe ($100.00) and can do everything and then some. This version does not do any lofting. But I went to the TCad forum and asked away. Several very knowledgeable people mentioned a work around. The TCad community is extremely large and there are many third party apps. created as well. You can always take the new PC and wipe the drive and then install XP. It will work and it will scream. I still run Win 2000 on a Pentium 4 with lots of RAM as I have a CAD app. where the company went belly up. It is called "WalkThrough". I use it my free-lancing landscape design. You creat a 2D garden and set point A and then B. The app. will take all the points from the garden and create a 3D movie. Then the customer gets an idea of what the garden looks like. I have an app. at work called Pro-Landscape and pretty pricey ($1500.00) and it does what I do with WalkThrough but I can't justify buying that one...... yet. Marc

March 12 1594 - Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies 1642 - Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand 1917 - All American merchant ships to be armed in war zones 1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt designates Admiral Ernest J. King to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations, as well as the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet to which he was appointed on 30 December 1941. 1956 - In first overseas deployment of Navy missile squadron, VA-83 left on USS Intrepid

March 11 1935 - Birth of Naval Security Group when OP-20G became the Communications Security Group 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Act 1942 - In a PT boat, LCDR John Bulkeley leaves the Philippines to take General Douglas MacArthur to Australia 1945 - Use of first Navy landing craft to cross Rhine River at Bad Neuenahr 1965 - Market Time patrols begin off South Vietnam coast WWII - 1940 Mar 11, Mon. -- U.S. freighter Exmoor, detained at Gibraltar by British authorities since 9 March, is released. 1941 - •Mar 11, Tue. United States Congress passes Lend-Lease Act; "cash and carry" provisions of Neutrality Act of 1939 are changed to permit transfer of munitions to Allies. Although criticized by isolationists, the Act proves to be the primary means by which the United States will provide Great Britain, the USSR, and other belligerents with war material, food, and financial aid without the U.S. having to enter combat. 1942 - March 11, Wed. Pacific Lieutenant General Douglas MacArthur and Rear Admiral Francis W. Rockwell depart Luzon, with their respective staffs, in motor torpedo boats PT-32, PT-34, PT-35, and PT-41, bound for Mindanao. For his role in the evacuation, as well as other operations in the Philippines since the start of hostilities, Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley, Commander, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3, will receive the Medal of Honor (see 13 March). Submarine Pollack (SS-180), operating in the East China Sea about 270 miles east of Shanghai, sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Fukushu Maru, 30°53'N, 126°20'E and passenger-cargo ship Baikal Maru, 31°00'N, 126°32'E. U.S. passenger ship Mount McKinley is stranded off Unimak Island, Aleutians; wrecked subsequently by heavy seas, the ship will be written off as a total loss. Atlantic Unarmed U.S. freighter Texan is torpedoed, shelled, and sunk by German submarine U-126 about 40 miles east of Nuevitas, Cuba, 21°32'N, 76°24'W; Cuban fishing boat Yoyo rescues survivors. Unarmed U.S. freighter Caribsea is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-158 about 14 miles east of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, 34°40'N, 76°10'W; U.S. freighter Norlindo rescues survivors. Coastal minesweeper AMc-202, at 40°32'N, 71°40'W, rescues seven survivors from Brazilian steamship Cayru, sunk by German submarine U-94 on 9 March, and transports them to New London, Connecticut. 1944 - 11 March, Sat. -- Pacific Japanese submarine RO-110 is sunk by Indian Navy sloop HMIS Jumna and Australian minesweepers HMAS Ipswich and HMAS Launceston 17 miles south of Vizagapatam, 17°25'N, 83°21'E. Submarine Bowfin (SS-287) sinks Japanese army cargo ship Tsukikawa Maru, west of Halmahera Island, 01°25'S, 128°14'E. Japanese minelayer Wakatake and army aircraft carry out ineffective counterattack on Bowfin, which attacks, unsuccessfully, Asaka Maru, which is rescuing Tsukikawa Maru's survivors. Japanese cargo ship Daitoku Maru is sunk in collision with cargo ship No.6 Daiboshi Maru in the Sea of Japan, 40°10'N, 137°41'E. Mediterranean Commander Cruiser Division 8 breaks flag in French light cruiser Emile Bertin and takes operational command of Emile Bertin, Gloire, Georges Leygues, and Duguay-Trouin for training purposes (see 24 March1944). USAAF aircraft sink German submarines U-380 and U-410, Toulon, France. 1945 - 11 March, Sun. -- Europe LCVPs (TG 122.5.1) go into action 200 miles from the sea, sailors assisting in erecting and maintaining an army pontoon bridge at the Remagen bridgehead. Navy support of the army's crossing the Rhine River proves invaluable and adds greatly to the successful invasion of the enemy's homeland. USAAF heavy bombers (Eighth Air Force) sink German submarines U-2515 and U-2530 during raid on Hamburg, Germany. PB4Y-1 (VPB 103) sinks German submarine U-681 southwest of the Scilly Islands, 49°53'N, 06°31'W. Pacific Army troops landed on 10 March take Zamboanga, Mindanao Japanese land attack planes [FRANCES], flying direct from Kanoya, Japan, attack U.S. fleet anchorage at Ulithi; one FRANCES damages carrier Randolph (CV-15), 10°01'N, 139°40'E, another crashes into Sorlen Island. Salvage vessel Current (ARS-22) is damaged by collision with Randolph during fire-fighting operations. Submarine Segundo (SS-398) sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Shori Maru off Shori Island southern Korea, 34°25'N, 127°54'E. PBM-3D (VPB 28) attacks Japanese convoy in South China Sea, sinking water carrier Wayo Maru about 40 miles southeast of Macao, 21°31'N, 112°28'E. USAAF B-25s bomb Japanese shipping off Tourane, French Indochina, sinking motor sailships Kinsei Maru, Namikiri Maru and No.3 Hinode Maru. Japanese merchant trawler Koko Maru is sunk by USAAF mine in Yangtze River, 31°22'N, 121°34'E.

That is an excellent idea and I am going to start doing that. On a very early model I built I used Q-tips for the sponge and the rammer for the cannon accruements. I did shape the Q-tip somewhat and painted it black. Marc

Hans, Beautiful work and I love your carvings. The stern's paint job is well done and thanks for explaining the four statues. I did not know this as I am always reading something about Dutch naval history. In both SAIL Amsterdam and Philadelphia I have visited her. She is an impressive ship. I will continue to follow your build. Thanks for sharing. Marc

March 9 1454 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America). 1500 - Pedro Cabral departs with 13 ships to India. 1798 - Appointment of first surgeon U.S. Navy, George Balfour. 1914 - Test of wind tunnel at Washington Navy Yard. WWII Saturday, March 9, 1940 The unescorted British steam merchant Borthwick was torpedoed and sunk by the U-14, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Wohlfarth, north of Zeebrugge off the Belgian coast. Of the ship’s complement, all 21 survived and were picked up by the Flushing pilot boat Loodsboot No.9. The 1,097 ton Borthwick was carrying general cargo and was bound for Leith, Scotland. The British steam merchant Akeld was torpedoed and sunk by the U-14 north of Zeebrugge. All of the ship’s complement of 12 died. The 643 ton Akeld was carrying general cargo and was bound for Newcastle, England. The British steam merchant Abbotsford was torpedoed and sunk by the U-14 north of Zeebrugge. All of the ship’s complement of 19 died. The 1,585 ton Abbotsford was carrying steel and flax and was bound for Grangemouth, Scotland. The neutral Irish steam trawler Leukos was torpedoed and sunk by the U-38, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Liebe, in the fishing grounds in Donegal Bay near Dublin, Ireland. The Greek steam merchant P. Margaronis was torpedoed and sunk by the U-28, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Günter Kuhnke, southwest of Lands End, near the English Channel. All of the ship’s complement of 30 died. The 4,979 ton P. Margaronis was carrying ballast and was bound for Canada. Sunday, March 9, 1941 The minesweeping trawler HMS Gulfoss (FY 710) struck a mine and sank in the English Channel east of Hastings. Tuesday, March 9, 1943 Sailing with Convoy SC-121, the Norwegian motor merchant Bonneville was torpedoed and sunk by the U-405, commanded by Korvettenkapitän Rolf-Heinrich Hopmann, in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Of the ship’s complement, 36 died and 7 survivors were picked up by the rescue ship Melrose Abbey. The 4,665 ton Bonneville was carrying general cargo, explosives and a landing craft as deck cargo and was headed for Liverpool, England. Sailing with Convoy SC-121, the American steam merchant Malantic was torpedoed and sunk by the U-409, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann, in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Of the ship’s complement, 25 died and 22 survivors reached land by lifeboat. The 3,837 ton Malantic was carrying ammunition, bombs and general cargo and was headed for Liverpool, England. Sailing with Convoy SC-121, the British motor tanker Rosewood was torpedoed and sunk by the U-409 in the northern Atlantic Ocean. All of the ship’s complement of 42 died. The 5,989 ton Rosewood was carrying fuel oil and was headed for Clyde, United Kingdom. A straggler from Convoy SC-121, the Swedish steam merchant Milos was torpedoed and sunk by the U-530, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Kurt Lange, in the northern Atlantic Ocean. All of the ship’s complement of 30 died. The 3,058 ton Milos was carrying general cargo, including steel and lumber and was headed for Grimsby, England. Sailing with Convoy BT-6, the British motor merchant Kelvinbank was torpedoed and sunk by the U-510, commanded by Korvettenkapitän Karl Neitzel, about 200 miles northeast of Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana in the western Atlantic Ocean. Of the ship’s complement, 28 died and 32 survivors were picked up by the American steam merchant George G. Meade. The 3,872 ton Kelvinbank was carrying ballast and was headed for Macoris, Cuba. A straggler from Convoy RA-53, the American steam merchant Puerto Rican was torpedoed and sunk by the U-586, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Dietrich von der Esch, about 100 miles northeast of Iceland in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Of the ship’s complement, 64 died and 1 survivor were picked up by the ASW trawler HMS St. Elstan (FY 240). The 6,076 ton Puerto Rican was carrying ore and was headed for the United States. Thursday, March 9, 1944 While escorting convoy CU-16 the destroyer escort USS Leopold (DE 319) was torpedoed and sunk by the U-255, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Erich Harms, approximately 400 miles south of Iceland in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Of the ship’s complement, 171 died and 28 survivors were picked up by the destroyer escort USS Joyce (DE 317).

March 8 1945 - Phyllis Daley becomes first African-American Ensign, Navy Nurse Corps 1958 - Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is decommissioned, leaving the Navy without an active battleship for the first time since 1895. 1965 - Seventh Fleet lands first major Marine units in South Vietnam at Danang WWII 1940 - Mar 8, Fri. -- War again comes to the Americas: Canadian destroyer HMCS Assiniboine stops German freighter Hannover in Mona Passage, off the coast of the Dominican Republic, at which point the merchantman's crew sets fire to the ship and abandons her. Boarding party from British light cruiser HMS Dunedin, however, saves Hannover from destruction. Conflicting representations by British and German diplomats as to Hannover's exact position prompt the Dominican government to drop the question of violation of territorial waters (see 24 May). Hannover will ultimately be converted into the escort carrier HMS Audacity. The effort expended to capture Hannover, however, allows German freighters Mimi Horn and Seattle to escape the Caribbean and make a break for Germany. Mimi Horn is scuttled to avoid capture in Denmark Strait on 28 March; Seattle is lost during the early phases of the invasion of Norway on 8-9 April. 1942 - March 8, Sun. Pacific Japanese naval force (Rear Admiral Kajioka Sadamichi) occupies Lae and Salamaua, New Guinea. Japanese occupy Rangoon, Burma. Small reconnaissance seaplane from Japanese submarine I-25 reconnoiters Wellington, New Zealand. Atlantic Net tender Mulberry (YN-22) rescues 14 survivors from U.S. freighter Cardonia, sunk by German submarine U-126 the day before. Coast Guard cutter Calypso (WPC-104) rescues 54 survivors from Brazilian steamship Arabutan, sinks their lifeboats as a hazard to navigation, and transports the men to Little Creek, Virginia. 1943 - 8 February, Mon. Pacific Operation KE: Japanese destroyer force (Rear Admiral Hashimoto Shintaro) completes the evacuation of 1,796 troops from Guadalcanal. Submarine Tunny (SS-282) sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Kusuyama Maru off southwest coast of Formosa about 55 miles west of Takao, 22°40'N, 119°12'E. Japanese cargo ship Shotoku Maru is sunk by storm near Hinomizaki, Honshu, 35°26'N, 132°38'E. Atlantic During continued efforts by German submarines against SC 118, U-608 unsuccessfully attacks destroyer Schenck (DD-159). Swiss freighter Caritasi rescues 14 survivors of U.S. freighter Charles C. Pinckney, sunk on 28 January 1943 by U-514; eight of the 27-man Armed Guard survive their ordeal, as do six merchant sailors. 1944 - 8 March, Wed. -- Pacific Japanese planes bomb Eniwetok, Engebi Island, destroying ammunition, petroleum products and distillation units but leaving airstrip undamaged. Submarine Lapon (SS-260), in attack on Japanese convoy southeast of Hong Kong, damages merchant cargo ship Toyokuni Maru in South China Sea, 19°21'N, 116°09'E; merchant cargo ship Nicherei Maru takes the damaged freighter in tow (see 9 March). British submarine HMS Sea Rover, in attack on Japanese convoy, sinks transport Sh_bu Maru in Strait of Malacca, 03°38'N, 99°12'E. PBY sinks Japanese fishing boat No.5 Ebisu Maru off Tadji, 03°10'S, 142°13'E. USAAF P-38s sink Japanese fishing boat No.38 Taigyo Maru off Aitape. U.S. aircraft sink Japanese guardboat No.2 Nanshu Maru off Duke of York Isle, St. George Channel, 04°12'S, 152°30'E. Mediterranean U.S. freighter Virginia Dare, irreparably damaged by Allied mine on 6 March off Tunis, breaks up after encountering heavy weather; she is subsequently written off as a total loss. 1945 - 8 March, Thu. -- General Inter-American Conference, in session at Mexico City since 21 February 1945, ends. Europe Submarine chaser PC-564 engages German minesweepers M 412, M 432, M 442 and M 452 and nine smaller craft off Chaussey. The Germans are bound for the port of Granville, France (see 9 March). Pacific Covered lighter YF-926, being towed to Pearl Harbor, T.H., founders in heavy weather and sinks. USAAF aircraft sink Japanese landing ship T.143 off Formosa, 23°35'N, 121°35'E. Japanese guardboat No.3 Daikoku Maru is sunk by U.S. aircraft east of Ogari Jima. Japanese merchant cargo ship Toyo Maru is sunk by aircraft off Hankow, China. USAAF aircraft (5th Air Force) sink Japanese merchant cargo ship I shima Maru, 22°34'N, 114°53'E. USAAF B-24s (14th Air Force) sink Japanese Coast Defense Vessel No.69 southeast of Hainan Island 19°02'N, 111°50'E (see 16 March). Navy PBMs bomb Japanese convoy, sinking cargo vessel No.21 Yusen Maru off Chinman Tao, 24°27'N, 118°19'E. USAAF B-24s (10th Air Force) attack Japanese shipping in Andaman Sea, sinking cargo vessel Hoyo Maru, 13°00'N, 98°00'E. USAAF B-24s bomb Japanese shipping at Hong Kong, sinking guardboat Hyushin Maru off St. John Island 21°42'N, 112°44'E. USAAF P-51s (14th Air Force) attack Japanese shipping in the Yangtze, off Hankow, sinking cargo vessel Toyo Maru (ex-Chinese Tang Yang), 30°33'N, 114°17'E. Japanese cargo vessel Kwan-Shan Maru is sunk by mine off Kiangyin, China, 31°55'N, 120°16'E.

You may already know this but when you measure the height (includes the stand/cradle/base), length and width of your model you need to add a minimum of 2 inches for each side. Example: If your model is 20" long by 24" high by 8" wide, your case needs to be at least 24" long by 28" high by 12" wide. My dowels for the frame where from popular. 3/4" by 3/4" by 36". purchased 10 of them. I used my router and with trail and error got the correct depth for the groove for the acrylic pane to fit. I purchased 3' by 4' sheets of acrylic and measured many times until I used my scroll saw to cut the panes to the correct size. I don't have a table saw so I rigged a fence on the scroll saw to keep the pane even.

I made a case for my Bounty and I used my router to make the groove. I used 4mm thick acrylic. For a base I used 3/4 " Sitka spruce. Spent around $35.00 on the whole thing. Marc

I am working on the running rigging and attaching the sails to the roping and masts. Adding more rope where needed as I go. Just a close-up from the standing & running rigging. I use toothpicks to keep the ropes taught and this is temporary. I tighten here and there so it is just a matter of removing the toothpick, pull the rope a bit and put the toothpick back. I will do this until everything is taught, even and looks good. Then the roping will become permanent. For dgbot - First picture, lower right corner - I broke off the flagstaff. I'll just wait till I finish the rigging and start on the flags. Marc

Here are 2 sites I have had in my favorite folder. (you may already know about these). http://www.cardfaq.org/faq/freeb.html http://www.paper-replika.com/ (dead link) The only card model I have ever done was a clock kit that was from a Canadian manufacturer. It worked but it was slow. Meaning it lost 5 minutes every day. Marc

These pieces are exquisite. The detail is amazing. You do beautiful work. You can start doing custom work for people who model but don't know how to carve. Marc

Thank you for the comment and this will help me decide to purchase one. I did some research on the reviews of several models and price. The one from Harbor Freight is reasonable, I've seen it in there store and I like it. I am going to get it. I don't want to spend a lot of money on an electric tool, I have never used before. Try it out and if I use it as much as you do, I will look for a mid-range model. Calipers do count. I uses them as well, I have one from grad. school and it is still very accurate. Marc

Thanks, Dave. I am trying to be very careful. So if I need something on my table and it is behind the boat, I need to STOP, Think, Look around, move ship, get item, bring ship forward and work on it. Marc

As I mentioned before, I broke the top of the mast because there wasn't enough wood as I had built a sheave in it. The repaired mast. Got rid of the sheave, molded wood putty in the hole and wrapped it with roping. This roping is all along the mast so it doesn't look that awkward. I read a long time ago that you can use clear nail polish on the ratlines and I have used it on every ship I've built that had ratlines. The clove hitch doesn't come apart and it is virtually invisible to the eye. The rigged heart block. Standing rigging is complete. I finished the topsail with the clew lines and the lines (that I don't have a name for). They are tied as half moon shapes on each side of the top sail. The directions only show one side on how it integrates with the rigging. I went to the Frisian maritime museum http://www.friesscheepvaartmuseum.nl/ and looked at there ship models as well as there paintings. Also I came upon a model where it clearly shows how it is rigged. "This model is ALL mine".

I use mostly hand tools (sandpaper, files, knifes, etc). For power tools it would be Dremel and scroll saw. I have been contemplating about buying a combo belt and disc sander. Besides building boats I also build working clocks and getting those teeth sanded by hand takes a long time. I don't know. Marc

February 28 1653 - -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beats Dutch 1893 - Launching of USS Indiana (BB-1), first true battleship in U.S. Navy. 1959 - USS Strong rescues 13 Arab fishermen from Bahrain when their fishing boats floundered in a storm. 1980 - Blue crew of USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) launches 4 Trident I (C-4) missiles in first C-4 Operational Test. WWII 1942 - February 28, Sat. Pacific Battle of Java Sea, begun late the previous afternoon, concludes. Japanese heavy cruiser Haguro torpedoes and sinks Dutch light cruiser De Ruyter (Doorman's flagship, in which he is lost) while Nachi torpedoes and sinks Dutch light cruiser Java; remnants of the Allied force flee to Surabaya, sheltering briefly there before trying to escape to Australia. In the wake of the battle, submarine S-37 (SS-142) encounters boat from the sunken De Ruyter and recovers two U.S. Navy sailors who had been serving in a liaison capacity in the Dutch ship. Before continuing on patrol, the U.S. submariners provide the Dutch seamen with rations. S-37's sistership S-38 (SS-143) rescues survivors from sunken British destroyer HMS Electra. Japanese land on north coast of Java. Battle of Sunda Strait begins shortly before midnight as heavy cruiser Houston (CA-30) and Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth (Captain Hector M. L. Waller, RAN), attempting to retire from Java, accidentally encounter Japanese transport force and escorting ships (Rear Admiral Takagi Takeo) in Banten Bay, Java, and engage them (see 1 March). Minesweeper Whippoorwill (AM-35), while searching waters south of Tjilatjap for survivors of sunken seaplane tender Langley (AV-3), rescues crew of British freighter City of Manchester, that had just been torpedoed, shelled and sunk by Japanese submarine I-153 at 08°16'S, 108°52'E. Gunboat Tulsa (PG-22), in the vicinity on the same errand, takes on board the injured British merchant sailors and treats the wounded. Atlantic German submarine U-578 torpedoes and sinks destroyer Jacob Jones (DD-130) off the Delaware capes, 38°42'N, 74°39'W. Unarmed U.S. tanker Oregon is torpedoed, shelled, and sunk by German submarine U-156 about 150 miles northeast of Mona Passage, 20°44'N, 67°52'W; U-156 machineguns the crew trying to launch one of the lifeboats, killing six men. One group of 26 survivors reaches Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on 4 March; U.S. tanker Gulfpenn rescues other group of four men the following day. PBY (VP 73) mistakenly bombs and damages submarine Greenling (SS-213) outside submarine sanctuary off New London, Connecticut. 1943 - 28 February, Sun. Pacific TBF (VGS 11) bombs Japanese shipping at Buin, and completes destruction of previously damaged ammunition ship Hibari Maru. Japanese cargo ship Kashii Maru is sunk in collision with Kasagisan Maru off Shimoda, Honshu, 34°39'N, 138°58'E. Mediterranean U.S. freighter Daniel Carroll, in convoy TE 16, is torpedoed by German submarine U-371 off the coast of Algeria, 37°05'N, 04°02'30"E, but is towed by a British tug to Algiers, arriving there the following day; she suffers no casualties to either her merchant crew or her 27-man Armed Guard or 30 passengers. 1944 - 28 February, Mon. -- Pacific Destroyer Abner Read (DD-526) is damaged by grounding off eastern New Guinea, 08°44'S, 148°27'E. Submarine Sand Lance (SS-381) sinks Japanese transport Kaiko Maru just east of Musashi Wan, off Paramushiro, Kurils, 50°20'N, 155°26'E, but is later damaged when she runs aground off Paramushiro. Submarine Balao (SS-285), in attack on Japanese convoy, sinks army cargo ship Akiura Maru and transport Sh_h_ Maru about 90 miles northwest of Manokwari, New Guinea, 00°06'N, 132°53'E. 1945 - 28 February, Wed. -- Pacific TG 78.2 (Rear Admiral William M. Fechteler) lands Army troops (186th Regimental Combat Team, Reinforced, of the 41st Division) on Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island P.I.; TG 74.2 (Rear Admiral Ralph S. Riggs), consisting of three light cruisers and four destroyers, provides support. The operation is unopposed. Off Iwo Jima, destroyer Bennett (DD-473) is damaged by aircraft bomb, 24°46'N, 141°19'E; destroyer Terry (DD-513) by shore battery, 24°48'N, 141°33'E and medium landing ship LSM-42, by mortar fire; collisions account for damage to submarine chaser PCS-1461 (with small craft), 24°46'N, 141°19'E, and tank landing ships LST-641 and LST-787, 24°46'N, 141°19'E. On Iwo Jima, as the 3d Battalion, 27th Marines, battles a Japanese counterattack, Pharmacist's Mate First Class John H. Willis is wounded while administering first aid to casualties. Although evacuated to an aid station, he sneaks away, returning to the front lines and resuming his duties with his assigned platoon. Going to the aid of a wounded man in a shell hole, Willis is treating the casualty when enemy troops lob hand grenades into the position. Willis throws out eight in succession, but a ninth explodes in his hand killing him. His courageous actions, witnessed by his platoon, prompt them to repulse the Japanese thrust. For his conspicuous gallantry, Willis is awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously. Elsewhere on Iwo, Pharmacist's Mate Second Class George E. Wahlen, USNR, voluntarily rushes to the aid of an adjacent platoon that has suffered heavy casualties, treating 14 men before returning to his own unit. He braves heavy mortar and rifle fire to do so, actions that, together with that performed on 26 February, establish him as a hero in the eyes of the marines he serves (see 2 March). USAAF B-24s attack Japanese convoy in Okinawa area, sinking motor sailship No.7 Kokoku Maru. Atlantic Destroyer escort Fowler (DE-222) and French L'Indiscret sink German submarine U-869 off Morocco, 34°30'N, 08°13'W. Marc

WOW, that is a most impressive build.. AMAZING. The detailed metal work on it is enough to make me drool. Did you built the brass frames and the motor driven gear-winches from scratch. If so that is some beautiful detail. The wood on the deck has a worn look. Very realistic. The rigging on the winches looks so real. The rigging on this boat is intense as well. You really have to concentrate that every rope goes in its correct position. Your sketches look great as well. Engineering or mechanical drafting background? I also like that you have some figures on the deck. What type of fabric do you use for your sails? Linen or silk? On my Yacht Mary I used linen and I liked that. Also goes well with the sewing machine. The sails look great and my philosophy is that, a ship without sails is not a ship. It gives you the complete model with all the rigging needed. I find that you do outstanding work. What is the ships final destination? European Maritime museum? I enjoyed following the log and learned some new methods from it. Thanks for sharing. Marc

You have a small collection and I have way too many of them. Keep parts in them as well as computer parts. Because they close nicely with the little lock, nothing falls out. I make fine rings out of the old fashion ball point pens I still see lying around. The springs are nice and round and easy to cut. The admiral got on my case the other day when I took apart an old vacuum cleaner which she was throwing in the trash. I started separating all the parts I could use and trash. Then I found a little motor with copper wire on it and started unraveling that. She told me if I need that so bad go buy it, and it would be new and I did not have to clean it. So I did that, but kept a few parts I can mold into something else. Marc

egkb is very observant about a particular subject and asked me the following question: I Googled the following: "British authorities detained American vessels at Gibraltar" After reading the site from the Gibraltar port authority and numerous newspaper articles, it is that everyone that passed the "rock" had to pay a duty tax and many ships smuggled contraband as well. These illegal activities continue to this day. For the longest time the Spanish did not recognize Gibraltar. Lots of illegal fishing by the Spaniards. Gibraltar became one of Britain's most important possessions in the Mediterranean. It was a key stopping point for vessels en route to India via the Suez Canal. A large British naval base was constructed there at great expense at the end of the 19th century. British control of Gibraltar enabled the Allies to control the entrance to the Mediterranean during the Second World War. Here is the free book on Internet Archive - no copyright. Title: American Rights & British Pretensions on the Seas. The facts and the Documents, official and Other, Bearing upon the Present Attitude of Great Britain toward the Commerce of the United States. Written in 1915 at Harvard University by a lawyer. The first chapter explains a great deal and is very interesting. https://archive.org/details/americanrightsbr00hale Hope this answers your questions. There is a lot written about this subject and many countries have protested as well. Marc

February 26 1590 - Mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda. 1804 - Vice-admiral William Bligh ends siege of Fort Amsterdam, Willemstad. 1811 - Congress authorizes first naval hospital. 1852 - British frigate Birkenhead sinks off South Africa-458 die 1913 - Approval of experimental wind tunnel for Navy. 1944 - 1st female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed WWII - 1940 February 26, Mon. -- Captain Raymond A. Spruance relieves Commander Reuben L. Walker as Commandant Tenth Naval District. U.S. passenger liner Washington is detained at Gibraltar by British authorities. 194 - February 26, Thu. Pacific Submarine S-38 (SS-143) bombards Japanese radio station on enemy-occupied Bawean Island, that had been set up the previous day. Small reconnaissance seaplane from Japanese submarine I-25 reconnoiters Melbourne, Australia. Atlantic Unarmed U.S. bulk carrier Marore is torpedoed, shelled, and sunk by German submarine U-432 off the North Carolina coast, 35°33'N, 74°58'W. U.S. tanker John D. Gill rescues 25 survivors; 15 more men land at Coast Guard Big Kinnakeet Lifeboat Station. There are no casualties. U.S. tanker R.P. Resor is torpedoed by German submarine U-578 five miles off Sea Girt, Delaware, 39°47'N, 73°26'W; of the 41-man merchant crew and 8 Armed Guard sailors on board, one civilian and one Armed Guard sailor are rescued by submarine chaser PC-507. Coast Guard cutters Icarus (WPC-110) and Antietam (WPC-128), yacht Zircon (PY-16) and coastal minesweeper AMc-200 converge on the scene; Eagle Boat PE-55 attacks sound contact in the vicinity without result (see 1 March). U.S. tanker Cassimir is sunk in collision with U.S. freighter Lara 48 miles from Frying Pan Shoals lightship, 33°28'N, 77°34'W. 1943 - 26 February, Fri. Pacific Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Kyo Maru No. 3 is mined and sunk off Rangoon, Burma, 15°36'N, 96°15'E. 1944 - 26 February, Sat. -- Pacific Submarine Gato (SS-212) attacks Japanese convoy Wewak No.20 as it proceeds along the Palau-Hollandia track, and sinks passenger-cargo ship No.3 Daigen Maru about 140 miles northwest of Hollandia, 01°51'N, 139°00'E. Narita Maru rescues over 700 of the 1,200 troops being transported in No.3 Daigen Maru. Submarine Grayback (SS-208) is damaged by land-based Japanese naval aircraft, East China Sea, 25°47'N, 128°45'E.8 Motor torpedo boat PT-251 runs aground during action with Japanese barges in southern Empress Augusta Bay; and is then sunk by shore battery, Solomons, 06°30'S, 155°10'E. USAAF B-25s (14th Air Force) attack shipping in port of Tourane, French Indochina, sinking Vichy French surveying vessel Astrolabe and dredging ship Gilmot, 16°04'N, 108°13'E. Vichy officials consider Astrolabe a total loss, given the absolute impossibility of raising her with the means available in French Indochina. Mediterranean Tank landing ship LST-349 sinks after running aground off south coast of Italy, 40°55'N, 12°58'E; LCT-36 sinks after grounding off Naples. 1945 - 26 February, Mon. -- Pacific Lieutenant General Millard F. Harmon, Commanding General, USAAF Air Forces, Pacific Area, departs Guam for Oahu, via Kwajalein, in his C-87 transport. The aircraft (its last reported position 11°15'N, 174°15'E) never reaches its destination. An extensive coordinated search by all services ensues for the next 20 days but fails to locate any trace of the missing plane or its passengers. Off Iwo Jima, storm damages heavy cruiser San Francisco (CA-38), destroyers Colahan (DD-658), Halsey Powell (DD-686), Benham (DD-796), John W. Weeks (DD-701), Stephen Potter (DD-538), and Preston (DD-795); attack cargo ship Muliphen (AKA-61) is damaged in collision with heavy cruiser Salt Lake City (CA-25), 24°46'N, 141°19'E. Tank landing ships LST-760 and LST-884 are damaged by shore battery fire, 24°46'N, 141°19'E. On Iwo Jima, Pharmacist's Mate Second Class George E. Wahlen, USNR, attached to a rifle company in the 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines, retrieves a wounded leatherneck from in front of his company's lines and carries him to safety. Wahlen, wounded in the left eye before he accomplishes this heroic act, will continue to discharge his duties with similar courage over succeeding days (see 28 February and 2 March). Light cruiser Pasadena (CL-65), 31°20'N, 141°15'E, and destroyer Porterfield (DD-682), 33°10'N, 143°30'E, are damaged by gunfire from Japanese guardboat that penetrates task group formation south of Honshu. Minesweeper Saunter (AM-295) is damaged by mine off El Fraile island Luzon, 14°17'N, 120°38'E. Planes (VC 82) from escort carrier Anzio (CVE-57) sink Japanese submarines I 368, 35 miles west of Iwo Jima, 24°43'N, 140°37'E, and RO 43, 50 miles west-northwest of Iwo, 25°07'N, 140°19'E. Destroyer escort Finnegan (DE-307) sinks Japanese submarine I 370 120 miles south of Iwo Jima, 22°45'N, 141°27'E. USAAF planes sink Japanese tanker No.9 Takasago Maru at 20°01'N, 111°44'E. Japanese merchant cargo ship Zuisho Maru is damaged bygunfire, near Hong Kong. Europe U.S. freighter Nashaba, bound for Ghent, Belgium, in convoy TAM 91, sinks after striking a mine in the Schelde estuary, 51°22'18"N, 02°55'25"E. There are no casualties among the 27-man Armed Guard. Marc

Thanks to both of you giving me a heads up. I have a list and will see what they have. Also I may just order some books from the publisher "De Bataafse Leeuw" and just have them shipped here. But I won't expect much. Thanks again. Marc

Kevin; I'll just continue with today and consider the mix-up as a minor glitch in my thought process. Marc

Piet Excellent build. Colors look good together and I like the planking on the deck. With such a large boat you can build many details. Thanks for sharing. Marc

I am so sorry, will not happen again. Marc