The Union Fleet in Color

[The Rock Doctor]

She bravely runs away.

[The Rock Doctor]

Decided to sketch out the Hans Liedtke class sloop, since it's an interesting little hybrid of salvage/rescue vessel and patrol vessel.

Those two gun-like things forward of the after-100mm gun are water monitors for fire-fighting.  Extra boats and the towing stuff for other rescue work, and a high freeboard and superfiring forward gun to keep things dry in bad weather.  Considering they were originally designed for the Strait of Magellan and now ply the mid-Atlantic, these are probably useful features.

[The Rock Doctor]

Adjusted the starboard profile of CV Wrona to reflect the fact that her hanger deck floor - not the flight deck - is what's represented at 9 meters freeboard.

She looks rather thicc, as the young people say.

[Jefgte]

She is looking like a CVE.

[The Rock Doctor]

I was a bit surprised at it, but she's actually not a very large vessel, so with a minimum freeboard there is a striking resemblance.

The next one, Centaury, doesn't have quite as chunky an appearance.

[The Rock Doctor]

The Wspanially class pre-dreadnought (or semi-dreadnought, whatever) as built (top) and as refurbished (below).

[TacCovert4]

Ooh, new funnels and two new pieces of superstructure.

I wish I had that talent.  I probably need to get you to do up the Aztec Fleet now that it's drastically new and changed.

[The Rock Doctor]

Give me a sense of how your favorite ship would look and maybe I can try it out some time.

[TacCovert4]

Probably the Lake Class. 

4 Triple Turrets divided evenly fore and aft.  4 Shafts, figure 2 large funnels aft of the blocky (cube-ish Queen Anne's Mansion type) forward superstructure.  Torpedo tubes abaft the rear superfiring turret.  3 Twin 100mm deck mounts (with shields) each side amidships, 2 70mm AA guns pyramided above and between the 100s on the superstructure on each side.  6 x 30mm pintle mounts spread along the sides.  And a port and starboard catapult aft with a floatplane on each.

Color scheme is white with Aztec Green (my flag color) trim and hull bottom.

[The Rock Doctor]

Initial draft.

1)  I'm working from British inter-war cruisers here.

2)  I always find the Queen Anne just a bit too blocky but this is my take on it.

3)  The guns and superstructure could be compressed a bit more to provide additional deckspace at the bow and stern.

[TacCovert4]

Initial draft.

1)  I'm working from British inter-war cruisers here.

2)  I always find the Queen Anne just a bit too blocky but this is my take on it.

3)  The guns and superstructure could be compressed a bit more to provide additional deckspace at the bow and stern.

Probably compress it s little.   Especially for the stern for the aircraft to have more room.  From the side the superstructure would be blocky, but it is somewhat wedge shaped at the Fore. I might add a low bit of superstructure aft of the tower, like a step down.  I see Aztec ships with a bit more superstructure to allow for more ventilation given the tropical clime.  Also why white is the color instead of grey. 

[The Rock Doctor]

You said "Color scheme is white with Aztec Green" but that's easily fixed.

[TacCovert4]

No, white is the correct color.  Better in the tropics.

[The Rock Doctor]

Second draft.

[TacCovert4]

Perfect