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USN ABSD-5, BB Montana, CL Atlanta, DE Cannon 'Inspirations' by Kelve Chan

Robbo Roberts

posted on 3 years ago — updated on 1 year ago

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So as we start our week long inspirations for a week of infamy we take a look at some of the fantastic builds, dioramas from all parts of the sea from all ages in time historic. Adie Roberts him self will be building a MTB which he hopes to get built in enough time to create a diorama and keeping you informed all the way through the build

To start the week we have the amazing diorama of the US ABSD-5 with the USS Montana USS Atlanta and the USS Cannon from modeller Kelve Chan

USS ABSD-5, later redesignated as AFDB-5, was a nine-section, non-self-propelled, large auxiliary floating drydock of the US Navy. Advance Base Sectional Dock-5 (Auxiliary Floating Dock Big-5) was constructed in sections during 1943 and 1944 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company in Morgan City, Louisiana for World War II. With all nine sections joined, she was 825 feet long, 28 feet tall (keel to welldeck), and with an inside clear width of 133 feet 7 inches. ABSD-5 had two traveling 15-ton capacity crane with an 85-foot radius and two or more support barges. The two side walls were folded down under tow to reduce wind resistance and lower the center of gravity. ABSD-5 had 6 capstans for pulling, each rated at 24,000 lbf (110,000 N) at 30 ft/min (0.15 m/s), 4 of the capstans were reversible. There were also 4 ballast compartments in each section.