R/C Naval Combat

As revealed in the recent torpedo thread, most of us (apart from a certain Strasbourg captain) have been talking and not building.  I challenge myself, and the rest of the aspiring Battlestations! captains, to post a picture in this thread showing their progress!   I don't want this to come across as a threat or ultimatum; it's a friendly encouragement to all of us to get building.  Mike M has stated that he's going to bust his butt to have a battle-ready ship at the IRCWCC Fall SE Regional battle so we can stage a demo battle and see how it goes.  I am picking up the gauntlet that he so bravely cast and building USS Georgia to combat the French Menace.

I will be selling most of my 1/144 hulls (got too many anyway) to enable the 1/96 hulls to progress, and I will rework the members thread to post a pic of the current project for each captain.  To arms!

Still kicking around Swift v. Clemson. Swift is actually easier to arm than Clemson and with centerline tubes I don't think it will be as tippy. It may be trippy though.

Swift also has a much more interesting rudder layout which I think should enable it to turn like a cow.  Historically speaking Clemsons were not much better though..

Hull wise, Clemson is a much easier build.  No forecastle and a very simple hull.  Also has more of a punch with 4 triple torpedo tubes.  The intention is to arm only 4 of them 2 port and two starboard.

Guns are a wash.  Swift as built has 4x4", Clemson as built 4x4"  My Swift is the 1917 version.  2x 4" and 1x6" in the forecastle.

Speed is a wash.  Both are 35 knotters.  Swift was designed for 37 but never reached it.

Swift is slighty larger. 

I'll probably start both, then the dissertation will get in the way,. until von Tugboat hits me on the head with a mallet and makes me finish one or the other. 

I already have one of those, installed in my Rodney. It's paired with an LED on my controller which shows green for clear-to-fire, and red for not-clear. Neat little bit of kit.