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CG-54 USS Antietam |
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USS Antietam (CG-54)
is a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser of the United States
Navy. Antietam was named for the site of the 1862 Battle of
Antietam, Maryland, between Confederate forces under General Robert
E. Lee and Union forces under Major General George McClellan, during
the American Civil War. The primary mission of the USS Antietam is
to operate with aircraft carrier battle groups in extreme threat
environments well into the 21st century. The purpose of the ship is
to detect, classify and track hundreds of potential targets
simultaneously in the air, on the surface, and under the sea. It can
destroy targets using a variety of weapons: ship and helicopter
launched torpedoes, deck guns, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface
missiles, rapid-fire close-in weapons, and electronic jammers and
decoys.
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No kit will be used
for the construction of this model. For the hull I will be
using a 1/96th scale fiberglass hull and fittings from
The Scale Shipyard
and will also be using other fittings and items from
Sirmar.
For the superstructure, I will be using laser and metal etch I got from
HomePort Model
Ships.
HomePort Model Ships supplies fully
detailed lasers and etch for your next models. Their laser cuts are
professionally done with the care and have the same details that are
on the real ships. Fitting positions are clearly marked on each
part, and vents are scribed into the walls, and windows are cut out
as well.
Another source of parts is the
Loyalhanna Dockyard. |
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My objective will be to not only
have this model in the water by Spring 2008, but also to document it's
construction. |
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I would like to
send out a sincere thanks to the following
people and companies for their help with the
Model Marina USS Antietam website:
Eric
Bertelsen of SPUTNIKK.COM for his help with some
of the graphics work on this site. I also
want to thank Eric for his patience in answering
many questions about Homeport
Model Ships laser cut superstructure.
His help contributed greatly to not only the
completion of my model, but also to this
website. Not only is Eric a Interactive
Designer, but he is also a fellow modeler.
Check out his websites. |
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