Anchor
The anchor included in the deck hardware set
was a generic anchor. I have seen the same part in other Dumas kits. This
anchor has flukes for rocky bottoms. The anchor on the USS Crockett has sharp
pointed flukes for sandy bottoms.
I used the plastic anchor form the PPR
plastic kit. I found some spare chain I had and used it for the anchor chain.
The chain goes from a void in the deck, around the capstan, through the bow chock then
attached to the anchor.
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JACKSTAFF
Per Dumas directions: The forward jack staff
should also be 6" tall with the braces coming half way up the height. Drill a
1/16" hole in the bow chock for the staff. Also drill a 1/16" hole in the bottom
of the small mast light at the top.
In a simple world, this set up would work for
all cases, but it doesn't. We modelers run our ships and to make it simple, the
Jackstaff is in the stored position while under way. So with this I made my
jackstaff then placed it in a "stored" position on the deck.
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Ensign
Staff
Again, per Dumas directions: The rear ensign is 3" tall
with the two braces coming half way up Drill the mast light for the ensign staff.
Underway, the ensign staff is sceured. The location
varried between the ship. So the location shown here may not be the correct location
for other ships in the Ashville class.
Anchor & Stores Davits
The USS Crockett required a davit to hoist up the anchor on to
the deck. While uderway, this davit was stored on the forward breakwater on the
sarboard side.
In oreder to lower stores below deck, the crew used yet another
type of davit. The stores davit was used for this purpose and was stored on the
forward breakwater on the port side.
STORES DAVIT PICTURE HERE
Replenishment At Sea Mast
In certian cases, stores where brought on board by replenishment
ship and not by the use of a helicopter. A mast was areacted on the aft deck and a
line was run from the cargo ship to the USS Crockett. From this line, stores could
be passed form one ship to the other. Look below at the photograph to see a real
Replenishment At Sea Mast.
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