Calling all "Hog Islander" cargo ship & transport fans!

[steviecee]

All the hog islanders were built at the Hog Island shipyard. No other yard built them. I don't remember reading anything describing the plates being lapped or not.

[MT Hopper]

Ironic humour. Now when I search for an answer to my question, google lists me several times. Apparently I have become a google referent. Hogs were generally done their "careers" by 1947-48. The Hog Islander was somewhere between 380 to 401 feet OAL although it could be Lpp. 54 feet is the general consensus on Beam and draft is apparently somewhere between 24 to 27.5 feet ( plus the usual fresh water salt water summer winter allowances). Considering it was wartime and skilled labour was in short supply, and the hulls were wanted quickly: 1/ the hulls were riveted Lap strake (British = clinker) as flush plating was more difficult, heavier, costlier and slower. 2/ plating starts at the garboard strake and proceeds up and forward to the bow. 3/ butts were probably backed by a butt plate and the seams were done with the traditional steel plate caulking ( i.e. pneumatic caulking chisel to upset the steel).

Will

[MT Hopper]

Any plans/drawings for deck/cargo winches suitable for Hog Islander?

Cheers
Will

[JimRussell]

The steam winches from a liberty ship should be close. The liberty ship design came from a 1930's British "tramp" design. I built APA-6 Heywood (a WWI passenger/cargo design) and bought a Trumpeter 1/350 liberty ship just for parts (winches, vents, anchors, etc.).

[MT Hopper]

Thank you very much.

Cheers
Will

[MT Hopper]

Can any one point me to a picture of the front of a closed bridge Hog Islander?

Thanks
Will