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Oliver Hazard Perry Build

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38 8 March, 03:26
gorby
Nice work so far.
17 May, 06:52
NLAWScametovisit
Thanks gorby!
17 May, 12:35
gorby
Looking very impressive.
5 June, 07:21
Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍
6 June, 07:11
NLAWScametovisit
Sorry for the delay on updates! The OHP long hull decals from floating Dry dock are still in the mail, as are PE for the flight deck nets and bridge antennae. Hopefully it all gets here soon!
19 June, 17:23
NLAWScametovisit
So, she's all done and there's some good workbench pics of her up, but I'm waiting to find time to do some cleaner pictures of her in her finished state before I officially complete the project.
9 July, 19:09
Mockingbird
amazing work
16 August, 01:50
Andrew P
Ambitious project, and it turned out really well. Thanks for sharing and detail your experiences with the build.
16 August, 03:40
gorby
Turned out excellent!
16 August, 05:23
NLAWScametovisit
Thank you all for the feedback and support! I really loved building this kit, and I loved all the details of the OHP class that I learned in the process. This kit really was an amazing way to get into modeling.
17 August, 00:59
Guy Rump
Beautiful build! 👍
18 August, 08:04

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FFG-54, USS Ford
Gunners mate Patrick Osborne Ford was postumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in Vietnam. An account of his death is provided by Ralph J. Fries of River Section 535:

"Ford was the after .50 gunner. When the boat took a B-40 rocket in the port fuel tank, it blew and started a fire in the coxswain flat where BM1 Delph, the boat captain was killed instantly. Patrol officer, Lt. William Dennis was standing at the entrance to the coxswain flat talking on the radio. He was blown overboard, hitting his head on the canopy railing, and drowned. His body was picked up later on that day. The engineer, EN1 Knott was wounded while either standing on the engine covers, or close by the forward bulkhead of the engine compartment on the starboard side of the boat. I would assume he was on the engine covers manning the M-60 machine gun or Honeywell grenade launcher that was attached to the engine cover splinter shields. GMGSN Barry Johnson was in the forward .50 gun mount and was wounded from the blast of the port fuel tank.

Ford left the after .50 and pushed EN1 Knott into the water, then he pulled GMGSN Johnson from the forward .50 gun mount and put him into water. Ford, I assume, went to the coxswain flat and put the starboard engine throttle full speed ahead and straightened out the rudder to head straight to the beach as the boat was going in circles. After the boat hit the beach, Ford manned his gun until he was out of ammunition. This is when the VC captured him, before the cover boat could arrive on scene. When the cover boat arrived, they picked up Knott and Johnson out of the water.

The survivors stated that during the late evening and night of June 21st, they could hear screams that made their hair stand on end from a man on the land in the under brush, close by where Ford was captured near his boat. They knew that Ford was alive but being tortured most unmercifully. They retrieved Ford's mutilated body on the 25th.

Patrick Ford was not killed by a burst of fire after leaving the boat, he was captured and tortured to death."

We shall not forget him.

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1:350 USS Oliver Hazard Perry FFG-7 (Academy 14102)No Tamiya Extra Thin Cement (Tamiya 87038)No Tamiya Masking Tape 18mm x 18m (Tamiya 87032)No Plastic Putty (Vallejo 70.401)1:350 Oliver Hazard Perry (Hawk Graphics D3523)1:350 USS Oliver Hazard Perry Class - Deck Masking Sheet (Pontos Model 35001MS1)No Fine Pin Vise D (0.1 ~ 3.2mm) (Tamiya 74050)6+
USS Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG-7)
US US Navy (1794-now)

FS36375 FS36320, Hull Red
 

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