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I emailed this docking block plan to Patrick. As Tracy said, I don't see any docking keels. It looks as if the shaft skegs are used for some of the blocking, but otherwise the hull simply rested on the docking blocks.

[quote="Tracy White"][quote="patrickmil"]Did Yorktown have docking keels? If so, are there available plans that show these?[/quote]

None of the plans I have show external docking keels. There may have been some internal structure serving part of that function, but there was nothing outside of the hull other than the bilge keels.[/quote]

I contacted Devin at cv5yorktown.com and he looked through the giant book of plans from Maryland Silver Co. and found nothing resembling docking keels. We're at the same conclusion. In fact, he stated "It looks to me as if what they used for ‘keels’ are the prop skegs, and the flat portions of the hull, but I don’t see any specific protrusions that one would call docking keels."

Appreciate your efforts in looking. Thank you!

[quote="FFG-7"]Guba, I already linked him to a bigger set CV-5 USS Yorktown Booklet of General Plans (1940) https://archive.org/details/cv5bogp1940 & he has a set from Floating Drydock. this is on another site we are both on.[/quote]

I looked over those plans. Really appreciate the links. Thank you!

[quote="Guba"][quote="patrickmil"]I'm gathering resources for building Yorktown mid to late 1940. I'm hoping to get answers to the following questions:

Did Yorktown have docking keels? If so, are there available plans that show these?

Does anybody know of available aftermarket for 1/200 water cooled Browning .50 cals? [color=#FF0000]Found a somewhat acceptable STL file for this and will have a try at printing them[/color]

Does anybody know of available aftermarket for 1/200 quad 1.1" guns? [color=#FF0000]Found Veteran Models for these and have them ordered[/color]

Thanks in advance for any and all advice and help!

Patrick[/quote]

Here's a set of plans for Yorktown.

https://maritime.org/doc/plans/[/quote]

I really appreciate your response. Thank you!

[quote="patrickmil"]Did Yorktown have docking keels? If so, are there available plans that show these?[/quote]

None of the plans I have show external docking keels. There may have been some internal structure serving part of that function, but there was nothing outside of the hull other than the bilge keels.

Guba, I already linked him to a bigger set CV-5 USS Yorktown Booklet of General Plans (1940) https://archive.org/details/cv5bogp1940 & he has a set from Floating Drydock. this is on another site we are both on.

[quote="patrickmil"]I'm gathering resources for building Yorktown mid to late 1940. I'm hoping to get answers to the following questions:

Did Yorktown have docking keels? If so, are there available plans that show these?

Does anybody know of available aftermarket for 1/200 water cooled Browning .50 cals? [color=#FF0000]Found a somewhat acceptable STL file for this and will have a try at printing them[/color]

Does anybody know of available aftermarket for 1/200 quad 1.1" guns? [color=#FF0000]Found Veteran Models for these and have them ordered[/color]

Thanks in advance for any and all advice and help!

Patrick[/quote]

Here's a set of plans for Yorktown.

https://maritime.org/doc/plans/

I'm gathering resources for building Yorktown mid to late 1940. I'm hoping to get answers to the following questions:

Did Yorktown have docking keels? If so, are there available plans that show these?

Does anybody know of available aftermarket for 1/200 water cooled Browning .50 cals? [color=#FF0000]Found a somewhat acceptable STL file for this and will have a try at printing them[/color]

Does anybody know of available aftermarket for 1/200 quad 1.1" guns? [color=#FF0000]Found Veteran Models for these and have them ordered[/color]

Thanks in advance for any and all advice and help!

Patrick

[quote="FFG-7"]take a look at these links that shows different ships' boats.
https://www.alamy.com/a-detachment-of-us-marines-with-snow-skis-and-alpine-gear-prepare-for-departure-from-the-amphibious-assault-ship-uss-guadalcanal-lph-7-in-the-hangar-bay-during-nato-exercise-teamwork-92-subject-operationseries-teamwork-92-base-trondheim-fjord-country-norway-nor-image504377273.html?imageid=DD07DF87-F668-4ACA-9C70-496394549ED8&p=2015184&pn=1&searchId=d58f2eaa8721140376e779525d01f733&searchtype=0/
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=103218&start=840[/quote]
Thanks a lot for your help

take a look at these links that shows different ships' boats.
https://www.alamy.com/a-detachment-of-us-marines-with-snow-skis-and-alpine-gear-prepare-for-departure-from-the-amphibious-assault-ship-uss-guadalcanal-lph-7-in-the-hangar-bay-during-nato-exercise-teamwork-92-subject-operationseries-teamwork-92-base-trondheim-fjord-country-norway-nor-image504377273.html?imageid=DD07DF87-F668-4ACA-9C70-496394549ED8&p=2015184&pn=1&searchId=d58f2eaa8721140376e779525d01f733&searchtype=0/
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=103218&start=840

Sorry [b]FFG-7[/b]for the late reply, yes they are all on their cradles

does your pe set include boat cradles?

Thanks [b]FFG-7[/b]for your reply...but l need to see the ropes or other means that secured the launches if you can help l really appriciate

the 50 footers would be in the boat bays plus 2 x 40 footers & a 35 footer while other 40 footers would be parked alongside the starboard side of the island.
CV-5 USS Yorktown Booklet of General Plans (1940) https://archive.org/details/cv5bogp1940

Dear all l need your help you will see here the picture of a 50' motor launch l need from you if you have any picture of those launches secured on the deck of the carrier...
Thanks in advance
Pic for reference

Greg

USS Yorktown. Model built for the Seiji Maruyama’s 1968 “Yamamoto Isoroku” movie.
The photo was taken in the Toho Studios.

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Correct. That table looks to be accurate for February through May. After Lexington was hit, some of her aircraft landed on Yorktown, so post-battle you could have some of her birds on deck, but I don't recall how many or of what type.

Thank you [b]Devin[/b] for your reply....

I did some extra research and l found out on this website
http://www.wings-aviation.ch/24-Naval-Wings/1922/Air%20Group%20Yorktown.htm
That Yorktown never had VT-2 (Cv2 Lexington) but had VT-5.
So l need to change the markings...that should be side # before star

Please correct me if l'm wrong

Have a nice day
Please check also the pics of the markings of the other markings of the other squadrons

At Coral Sea, Yorktown's airgroups still had the insignia with the red dot, and the rudder stripes.

I don't know about the LSO stripe. Enterprise around this time and at Midway had those LSO stripes on her aircraft, as evidenced in many photos, but I can't recall seeing any Yorktown aircraft with them.

Dear all l need your help...
I have to do all the squadrons that were on Yorktown, this is the original post of [b]CharlesRollinsWare[/b]
[i]Details for Yorktown are at Coral Sea are: (all BLACK and no LSO stripes)
VF-42: SIDE large F-#, forward of Star; TAIL large # on forward fin
VB-5: SIDE large ##, rear of star
VS-5: SIDE large ##, rear of star; TAIL large S on forward fin
VT-2: SIDE large T-# rear of star[/i]
This is clear but l found some pictures of planes april/may 42...with these colors.... so l’m lost
The star should be White and blue with red dot..or just white and blue???
The LSO stripes should be there or not???
Thank u in advance for your help