World War II, Korea and Viet Nam
American Carriers
Essex class, short hull
A Study in Blueprints
by Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-061
$75.00
(Foreign: $105.00)(11"x17", soft cover book of engineering
drawings, 183 pages)
Ships of class: USS Essex (CV-9),
USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Intrepid
(CV-11), USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Franklin (CV-13),
USS Lexington
(CV-16), USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), USS Wasp (CV-18),
USS Bennington
(CV-20) and USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31).
List of Blueprints
|
Title |
Vessel & |
Date of |
Scale |
Page |
|
Inboard Profile, |
USS Wasp |
Corrected to |
1/32" |
25-26 |
|
Outboard profile, stbd., |
do. |
do. |
do. |
27-28 |
|
Outboard profile, port, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
29-30 |
|
Flight deck, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
31-31 |
|
Gallery deck and forecastle deck, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
33-34 |
|
Island platforms & bridges, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
35-36 |
|
X-tions, frames 23, 62, 102, 104, |
do. |
do. |
1/16" |
37 |
|
Main and 2nd deck, |
do. |
do. |
1/32" |
38-39 |
|
3rd and 4th decks, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
40-41 |
|
Title |
Vessel & |
Date of |
Page |
|
Inboard profile, port & starboard, |
USS Boxer |
Corrected to |
42-43 |
|
Outboard profile & bridges, |
do. |
do. |
44-45 |
|
Flight, gallery & forecastle decks, |
do. |
do. |
46-47 |
|
Main, 2nd & 3rd decks, |
do. |
do. |
48-49 |
|
4th, 1st platform & 2nd platform decks, |
do. |
do. |
50-51 |
|
Hold, 3rd bottom & double bottom, |
do. |
do. |
52-53 |
|
Outside plating, fwd. to frame 102, |
USS Essex |
Aug. 17, 1944 |
54-56 |
|
do., aft to frame 102, |
do. |
Nov. 10, 1944 |
57-60 |
|
Bow framing, fwd frame 4, below 4th deck, |
do. |
Nov. 11, 1944 |
61-62 |
|
Side framing, below 4th deck, |
do. |
Mar. 9, 1941 |
63-65 |
|
Side framing, below 4th deck, |
do. |
Feb. 17, 1941 |
66-68 |
|
Side framing, below 4th deck, |
do. |
Mar. 1, 1941 |
69-70 |
|
Side framing, below 4th deck, |
do. |
Mar. 14, 1941 |
71-73 |
|
Side framing, below 4th deck, |
do. |
April 10, 1941 |
74-76 |
|
Side framing, below 4th deck, |
do. |
Aug. 8, 1941 |
77-79 |
|
Side framing, below 4th deck, |
do. |
Mar. 24, 1941 |
80-81 |
|
Stern framing, below main deck, |
do. |
May 6, 1941 |
82-83 |
|
Bow framing, above 4th deck, |
do. |
June 8, 1943 |
84-86 |
|
Side framing, above 4th deck, |
do. |
do. |
87-88 |
|
Side framing, above 4th deck, |
do. |
Aug. 11, 1943 |
89-90 |
|
Side framing, above 4th deck, |
do. |
June 8, 1941 |
91-92 |
|
Side framing, above 4th deck, |
do. |
June 12, 1941 |
93-94 |
|
Side framing, above 4th deck, |
do. |
May 19, 1941 |
95-96 |
|
Side framing, above 4th deck, |
do. |
May 17, 1941 |
97-98 |
|
Side framing, above 4th deck, |
do. |
May 12, 1941 |
99-100 |
|
Bulkhead stiffening and side framing in way of |
do. |
1941 |
101-103 |
|
Bulkhead stiffening and side framing in way of |
do. |
Mar. 5, 1941 |
104-106 |
|
Bulkhead stiffening and side framing in way of |
do. |
Jan. 8, 1941 |
107-109 |
|
Outboard island enclosure bhd, aft frame 93, |
do. |
Feb. 14, 1942 |
110-111 |
|
Inboard & end island, enclosure bhd, |
do. |
do. |
112-113 |
|
Inboard & end island, enclosure bhd, |
do. |
Feb. 12, 1942 |
114-116 |
|
Sponson at main deck, frames 39-60, |
do. |
Jan. 2, 1942 |
117-120 |
|
Lateral support for corners of transverse |
do. |
May 11, 1942 |
121-122 |
|
Flight deck plating, forward frame 40, |
do.
|
Jan. 2, 1942 |
123-125 |
|
Flight deck plating, frames 40-78, |
do. |
Oct. 13, 1943 |
126-127 |
|
Outboard longtiudinal girders under flight |
do. |
Jan. 22, 1942 |
128-129 |
|
Framing in way of forward elevator, |
do. |
Jan. 30, 1942 |
130 |
|
Framing in way of forward elevator, |
do. |
Dec. 23, 1942 |
131-132 |
|
Forecastle deck plating, |
do. |
July 5, 1943 |
133-134 |
|
Comm. Platform plating & beams, |
do. |
Oct. 18, 1943 |
135-137 |
|
Flag bridge plating & beams, |
do. |
Nov. 25, 1943 |
138-140 |
|
Top of pilot house plating & beams, |
do. |
- |
141-142 |
|
Navigating bridge plating & beams, |
do. |
Oct. 10, 1944 |
143-145 |
|
Rudder post & skeg, |
do. |
April 30, 1941 |
146-148 |
|
Deck house on flight deck, |
do. |
Jan. 8, 1942 |
149-151 |
|
Radar platform on smoke stack, |
do. |
Nov. 23, 1944 |
152-153 |
|
Type ABM@
reproducer platform on |
do. |
Nov. 4, 1944 |
154-155 |
|
Foundation-windless & capstan at |
do. |
Dec. 11, 1943 |
156-158 |
|
Foundation for stern capstain, motor & resistors, |
do. |
Jan. 12, 1942 |
159-160 |
|
Portable platform in way of cutout section in |
do. |
Sept. 27, 1943 |
161 |
|
Air defense foundation & sky lookout platform, |
do. |
- |
162-164 |
|
Details of P.P.I. enclosures in air defense |
do. |
1941 |
165-166 |
|
Foundation for guns & directors, port side |
do. |
Feb. 27, 1943 |
167-169 |
|
40/mm R.S. room enclosure, bhds-top of pilot |
do. |
Jan. 12, 1942 |
170 |
|
40/mm gun director foundation, platforms & |
do. |
April 27, 1942 |
171-172 |
|
40/mm cartridge case ejector, chutes & |
do. |
Aug. 25, 1944 |
173-175 |
|
40/mm R.S. room enclosure bhds-top of pilot |
do. |
Jan. 12, 1942 |
176-177 |
|
5" gun platform & foundations, frames 22-37, |
do. |
Mar. 31, 1942 |
178-183 |
|
5" gun platform & foundations, frames 184-198, |
do. |
Dec. 18, 1941 |
181-183 |
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