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Steve
 
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Default drawings/plans WW2-era needed

It might first help to get the terminology correct.. What you list are Ships
not Boats. Any Navy sailor worth his salt might take exception to the miss
use of these terms.

The last of the T2 tankers has been so modified (jumbo-ized) that she hardly
recognizable and is operated by MSC (Military Sea Lift Command) with
civilian crew.. I served on the Ashtabula as cargo officer and the last I
heard she was still with MSC..

The last of the Victory Ships and Liberty Ships are being scrapped over that
past half dozen years. Any that may be remaining on the Pac. coast will be
at Suson Bay (sp?) near Sacramento CA.

There are groups who have taken some of these ships and have been restoring
and preserving them as museums. One of the Victory Ships is on SF waterfront
and did a historic passage from the Pac to the Atlantic coast a couple years
ago with a volunteer crew. I think they were intending to attend the Normand
annversary events in France. Not sure how far they got. Anyway, these groups
may have information that may help you..

Another possible source would be a friend of mine who owns the company that
is purchasing these old ships and scrapping them out in China. His name is
Jimmy Chen and the company is ChenCo, head quartered in Puyallup WA. He has
a private museum and collection of nautical stuff from these ships. I'm sure
he has drawings or more correctly, Book of General Plans.

I know he has models of a lot of these ships.

I hope this helps.

Steve (CWO USN ret)

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