USS SARATOGA CV-3, angled deck, jets. Finsished

[pyro-manic]

That works really well. I love that you kept the stack stripe!

[sandiego89]

That works really well. I love that you kept the stack stripe!

Thank you all- had to keep the stripe! Even though there was no need to distinguish her from the LEXINGTON at this point she sure looks better with it   

[Joe C-P]

CV-60 also carried the stripe to honor her predecessor.

I like how this came out; it looks plausible. 

[PR19_Kit]

What's all this 'stripe' business please? I can see it on the model but haven't a clue what it's all about.

[Rheged]

What's all this 'stripe' business please? I can see it on the model but haven't a clue what it's all about.

Lexington and Saratoga allegedly looked identical, so Sara carried a stripe to show she wasn't Lex

[sandiego89]

Exactly, here is a link with a picture of the LEXINGTON and SARATOGA side by side, the stripe is very distinctive.  Seems she did not get the stripe until @1929, but had been operating besides the LEXINGTON for a few years as they.  Probably snagged more than one unaware aviator- much to his chagrin.  Interesting that most other US carriers carried large deck numbers or the Royal Navy  a single letter desgnator so aviators could tell which ship was which.   

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/020210.jpg

[PR19_Kit]

Ahah, it all makes sense now, thanks. 

I must admit I can't find any pics of the later 'Sara' with a stripe anywhere, did they paint it out at some stage?

[reddfoxx]

 

[Joe C-P]

Exactly, here is a link with a picture of the LEXINGTON and SARATOGA side by side, the stripe is very distinctive.  Seems she did not get the stripe until @1929, but had been operating besides the LEXINGTON for a few years as they.  Probably snagged more than one unaware aviator- much to his chagrin.  Interesting that most other US carriers carried large deck numbers or the Royal Navy  a single letter desgnator so aviators could tell which ship was which.   

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/020210.jpg

The lower part of the island was painted black for a while, in tribute.

[Popeye]

wonderful work good sir......born again hard,  I must say

[nighthunter]

Exactly, here is a link with a picture of the LEXINGTON and SARATOGA side by side, the stripe is very distinctive.  Seems she did not get the stripe until @1929, but had been operating besides the LEXINGTON for a few years as they.  Probably snagged more than one unaware aviator- much to his chagrin.  Interesting that most other US carriers carried large deck numbers or the Royal Navy  a single letter desgnator so aviators could tell which ship was which.   

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/020210.jpg

That picture was taken in 1929 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, in Bremerton, WA, my new hometown. You can tell it's pre-1930s because the Green Hammerhead Crane isn't built yet.

[PR19_Kit]

Why were the funnels on those two so huge? Or were they something else that just looked like the funnels?

[nighthunter]

Why were the funnels on those two so huge? Or were they something else that just looked like the funnels?

Both the Sara and Lady Lex were originally designed to be American Battlecruisers, and indeed they are funnels, 4 stacks combined into one long stack. In fact, during the depression, the Lady Lex was ported in Tacoma, WA, my home town, to supply power during a bad drought, that hampered our hydro-electric dams.

[PR19_Kit]

Magic, thanks so much Nighthunter. 

There was a 1/700 (I think) model of the Saratoga (complete with stripe!) at the Bristol Show last weekend and it looks SERIOUSLY impressive in the plastic.

[Captain Canada]

Awesome ! Even better than I expected. Love the airwing...this thing is gonna kick some serious butt ! Great job all-around