World War I
American Battleships
Delaware class
A Study in Blueprints
Vol I
by Duane D. Borchers, Sr.
BK-108 $75.00 (Foreign,
$105.00)(11"x17", soft cover, 128 pages)
Ships of class: USS Delaware (BB-28) and USS North Dakota
(BB-29).
LIST OF BLUEPRINTS
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of |
Page |
|
Location of name & draft figures, |
Newport News, S.B. |
Feb. 26, 1910 |
9-10 |
|
Outboard fittings, boat stowage, |
do. |
Mar. 9, 1909 |
11-12 |
|
do. |
do. |
June 14, 1911 |
13-16 |
|
Boat stowage, |
BuC&R |
Dec. 1, 1909 |
17-19 |
|
Compartment & access, |
Newport News, SB |
May 4, 1911 |
20-21 |
|
do. |
do. |
do. |
22-23 |
|
Stem & bow framing, |
BuC&R |
Jan. 20, 1911 |
24-26 |
|
do. |
Newport News, SB |
Nov. 26, 1910 |
27-30 |
|
Stern post, counter casting & stem |
do. |
Aug. 25, 1910 |
31-33 |
|
Cross sections, frames 19, 86, 98, |
do. |
May 4, 1011 |
34-35 |
|
Floors, frames 10 through 23, |
do. |
Nov. 26, 1910 |
36-38 |
|
Floors, frames 24 through 32, |
do. |
do. |
39-41 |
|
Floors, frames 33 through 43, |
do. |
do. |
42-44 |
|
Floors, frames 44 through 57, |
do. |
do. |
45-48 |
|
Floors, frames 58 through 76 |
do. |
Nov. 26, 1910 |
49-52 |
|
Floors, frames 78 through 88 1/2, |
do. |
do. |
53-55 |
|
Floors, frames 89 through 95, |
do. |
do. |
56-58 |
|
Floors, frames 96 through 103, |
do. |
do. |
59-61 |
|
Floors, frames 104 through 112, |
do. |
do. |
62-64 |
|
Outside plating, |
BuC&R |
June 23, 1909 |
65-69 |
|
Gun deck plating, |
Newport News, SB |
Dec. 25, 1910 |
70-72 |
|
Gun deck joiner plan, |
do. |
Mar. 27, 1909 |
73-76 |
|
Main deck plating, |
do. |
May 2, 1908 |
77-80 |
|
Forecastle deck plating, |
do. |
Dec. 28, 1910 |
81-82 |
|
Superstructure deck, |
do. |
Dec. 25, 1910 |
83 |
|
Superstructure plating, |
do. |
Dec. 28, 1910 |
84-86 |
|
Bridge, upper conning bridge & check |
do. |
Dec. 7, 1908 |
87-88 |
|
Berthing & messing, |
Norfolk Navy Yard |
May 4, 1911 |
89-91 |
|
Docking plan, |
do. |
Apr. 28, 1911 |
92-93 |
|
Gen. Arrg=t., of
awnings & jack rod |
Newport News, SB |
Nov. 26, 1910 |
94-95 |
|
Masts & spars, |
BuC&R |
Oct. 12, 1910 |
96-97 |
|
Forward searchlight tower, |
do. |
Feb. 10, 1909 |
98-99 |
|
Aft, searchlight tower, |
do. |
Dec. 8, 1908 |
100-101 |
|
Proposed arrg=t.,
of flying bridge & |
New York Navy Yard |
Aug. 20, 1911 |
102 |
|
Arrg=t., of
searchlights on forecastle & |
Newport News, SB |
Dec. 28, 1910 |
103 |
|
Arrg=t., for handling searchlights |
do. |
Dec. 15, 1910 |
104-105 |
|
Conning tower foundations, |
do. |
Nov. 26, 1910 |
106-107 |
|
Searchlight tower between frames 71-73, |
do. |
Dec. 28, 1910 |
108-109 |
|
Searchlight tower between frames 51-55, |
do. |
do. |
110-111 |
|
Proposed installation of vegetable |
BuC&R |
Apr. 27, 1911 |
112 |
|
Conning tower, |
BuC&R |
do. |
113-116 |
|
Ladders & netting in fire control towers, |
Fore River S.B. Co. |
May 11, 1909 |
117-119 |
|
Arrg=t., of fire control towers, |
Newport News, SB |
- |
120-122 |
|
Side ladders, gen., arrg=t., |
do. |
Dec. 15, 1910 |
123-124 |
|
Docking keel, |
do. |
Nov. 26, 1910 |
125-128 |