Shipbucket

Great work!

In 1949 the US department of interior took possession of the C1 M AV1 ship Coastal Rider, had it converted to a passengers and cargo ship for use in supplying remote and isolated settlements of the natives of Alaska. The ship was renamed North Star, and replaced the first North Star, a small wooden ship built in 1932. The second North Star was making its first voyage in September 1949 while the older North Star was still being used. And so here is the North Star II

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

Excellent!

And now for some WW1 merchant ships. During WW1 the US had tackled the problem of merchant ships losses by building masses of ships, the than US Shipping Board being responsible for the design as well as construction of the ships. The problem of trooping was solved by the 1029 design, better known as the 535' type. These ships were designed as transports, but none wee completed in time for war service, and so many were completed as luxurious passenger ships. In 1921 and 1922 when all were completed they were first operated by various shipping companies on behalf of the USSB and later some were transfered to the various companies.



The SS Hawkeye state as completed. Serving for nearly 30 years in merchant service she was acquired by the US navy in 1941, and was converted into a troopship. Serving as troopship during operation Torch she was sunk by a German U-boat on 12 November 1942

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

Lovely job Novice.

Wow. This is unmistakably Novice syle...

I must say it proved quite interesting to compare our two versions of the 535' Class. There's quite a lot of differenc...

Love your anchor

Next great work from Novice: King of SB-scale merchant ships!

Four of the 535' class ships were transfered to the Munson Steamships lines for their service between New York and South America. The four ships were so named as to emphasize the connection between the US and the South American states. The names were Pan America, American Legion, Southern Cross and Western World. The company itself was a big operator of cargo ships, but the big 1929 economic crash, and failure to update the fleet meant the company went under by 1937, and the four ships went back to the USSB and than sold to the army as troopships, later transfered to the Navy, all surviving the war and scrapped soon after.

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

So nice, so nice Novice your drawings of these old steamers always make me glad all over

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Work in progress:
DD County Class PNS Babur (1982)(PAK)
FF Type 21 Class D182 PNS Babur (2000)(PAK)
All relevant Coat of Arms

Seconded!

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