ships lighting

[EMSPAUL]

would any body know how the helo deck is lit up on FFG or DDG`S ? and if so are they blinking or solid thank`s paul

[Ghost 2501]

i think they may be solid,

[patmat2350]

try also asking at the forum at www.warshipmodelsunderway.com

Pat M

[CG Bob]

On the two USCG WMEC's I served on with helo decks, there were 2 red lights that shined on the deck. They were mounted high on the superstructure and aimed down towards the center of the deck.

[Ghost 2501]

whec, ^^ enforcement cutter?? whats the WH stand for

[patmat2350]

High Endurance Cutter.
According to the Coast Guard, no one knows what the W stands for!
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/faqs/Designations.html

Pat Matthews

[Ghost 2501]

cheers pat, oh have ya got your beloved texaco tanker back?

[patmat2350]

nope

[Massey]

Sorry OT but what happened to your tanker Pat?

Massey

[CG Bob]

whec, ^^ enforcement cutter?? whats the WH stand forI gave my dad a ball cap from one of the WMEC's (Medium Endurance Cutter) I served on. He wore it to work almost every day. His boss (a bit of an idiot) asked him what WMEC stood for. My dad cooly replied "Water borne Medium Endurance Cutter, as opposed to a Land borne cutter".

Actually, all USCG cutters are United States Ships (USS) and mail can be properly addressed to USS DALLAS (WHEC 716). During WWII, Coasties and Navy sailors wore the "flat hat", aka Donald Duck hat, similar to the RN enlisted hat. The name of the ship was on the hat band. For USCG ships, the band read "USS ALEXANDER HAMILTON, CG". After WWII it became more proper to use USCGC DALLAS (WMEC 716) rather than USS. This also illustrates why it is important to use the ship class designator (SSN, WHEC, DDG, WTGB, etc) and hull number when identifying ships.A few years ago I looked and found that there were about a dozen US naval ships (USN/USCG) with the same name, but different designators. Some examples are: DALLAS SSN/WMEC and MOBILE BAY CG/WTGB.

[patmat2350]

Sorry OT but what happened to your tanker Pat?

Massey

low freeboard + choppy windy day = do the Titanic maneuver

PM

[Ghost 2501]

where as my mishap with Celestia was hovercraft induced

bzzzzz whack glug glug oh "s:censored: !!!"

[EMSPAUL]

will you guy`s get back on track here i am building a burke class and a perry class and no one seems to be able to anwser me i have the post on model war ship under way

[Ghost 2501]

if ya need help on the burke class, and maybe the perry, contact psships on www.modelwarships.com and the forum www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk, psships is the new name for SIRMAR model ships, a maker of fine resin castings in 1/96th scale.

[CG Bob]

PERRY class - long or short hull? It also helps to know which flight or sub class of ship you're making, as there are differences between the sub classes and yards that built the ships. Have you tried navsource.org (http://www.navsource.org/) for pictures? That's where I got the following pictures from showing the flight deck lights. Again, the helo lights are circled in red.